State Reps. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids), Padma Kuppa (D-Troy), Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) and Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) announced legislation to ensure Michigan’s water is managed in the best interests of the public, at a press conference on March 17, 2022.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) and members of the House Democratic Caucus gathered to urge the legislative majority to take action on bills that would bring more transparency and accountability to state government, at a press conference on March 8, 2022. Michigan consistently ranks last in the nation on ethics and transparency structures, and House Democrats continue their fight to change that in preparation for Sunshine Week.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) testified on a bipartisan package of bills aimed at eliminating and treating lead exposure across the state, in the House Health Policy Committee on December 9, 2021. The bills combat lead exposure by requiring testing and coverage for Medicaid recipients, providing training for physicians to spot lead exposure, updating codes for renovators, and getting kids the resources they need to overcome the adverse effects of lead exposure.
Michigan House Democrats introduced a 34-bill package that puts Michigan workers first by restoring organizing, collective bargaining and workers’ rights, on February 23, 2022. “We know that our entire state succeeds when workers succeed,” said state Rep. Regina Weiss (D-Oak Park). “By introducing this package, the Labor Caucus is proud to continue the strong Democratic tradition of standing up for the interests of working people.”
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) held a press conference to discuss a package of bills aiming to enhance identification, prevention and treatment of lead exposures, on October 14, 2021.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) testified on HB 4715, which deals with community solar facilities, in the House Energy Committee on October 27, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) spoke to her resolution making May 20, 2021, Hip Hop Appreciation Day in Michigan.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) gave the Invocation to start session on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
State Reps. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids), Leslie Love (D-Detroit), Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D-Detroit), John Cherry (D-Flint) and Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) unveiling the comprehensive Healthy Homes, Healthy Families package to eliminate the threat of lead exposure in and around the home at a press conference in Lansing on Feb. 4, 2020
State Reps. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor), Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) and Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) introduced legislation to protect Michigan’s water resources and ensure they are managed in the interests of the people of the state, at a press conference Thursday, December 5, 2019. The three-bill package affirms that all the waters of the state are held inalienably in the public trust, bans the diversion of bottled water outside the Great Lakes watershed and explicitly authorizes the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to protect water in its jurisdiction.
Members of the House Democratic Caucus were joined by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other stakeholders for the introduction of the Michigan Reproductive Health Act (RHA), which would guarantee individuals are free to make independent decisions about their own reproductive health, at a Capitol press conference Tuesday, October 29, 2019. State Reps. Bill sponsors include state Reps. Kristy Pagan (D-Canton), Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing), Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Township), Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor), Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham), Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) and Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D-Detroit).
Democratic members of the House of Representatives show their support for the striking United Auto Workers members on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
Michigan House Democrats introduced House Resolutions 156-161 to formally call on the federal government to adopt Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recently unveiled Great Lakes 2020 Agenda and take meaningful action to protect the health, economy and ecology of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) welcomed Pastor Dallas Lenear, of Project GREEN in Grand Rapids, for the invocation Thursday, May 16, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) listens as Governor Whitmer discusses the 2019 budget during a joint session of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) speaks against the House Bill 4397 on Thursday, May 9, 2019. With no hearings or public input, Republicans rushed the bill through in the middle of the night, providing a giveaway to insurance companies in the form of loopholes to avoid guaranteed lower rates or an end to discriminatory rate setting practices. Michigan’s auto insurance industry is one of the least regulated in the U.S. with Michigan drivers paying nearly two times more than drivers anywhere else in the nation, according to a University of Michigan study.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) listens to testimony in the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday, February 27, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) joined by League of Conservation Voters Executive Director Lisa Wozniak for Gov. Whitmer's first State of the State address in the Capitol in Lansing on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) listens to testimony in the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday, February 27, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) speaks in response to legislative Republicans overturning Gov. Whitmer’s executive order, allowing decision-making bodies within the DEQ to continue to be operated by industry, manufacturing and business interests, on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) takes the Pledge of Allegiance before session on Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) was sworn in officially as representative for the 76th House District for the 2019-2020 legislative session, on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. The swearing-in ceremony marked the formal opening of Michigan’s 100th Legislature.
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