2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 17

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Ken Crider

Republican

Work
Commercial sheet metal worker

Ken Crider works as a commercial sheet metal worker.

Sources for Crider

  • Ken Crider (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Laurie Pohutsky

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 17
Work
State Representative, Michigan House District 17; laboratory technician and customer service specialist, Armune BioScience

Laurie Pohutsky is the sitting State Representative for District 17 in the Michigan Legislature.

Laurie Pohutsky has served in the Michigan House since 2019. She is a microbiologist who has worked as a laboratory technician and customer service specialist at Armune BioScience and as a laboratory or quality control technician at National Surgical Healthcare, Millennium Health and Neogen Corporation.

Sources for Pohutsky

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