Sarah Lighter attended Lansing Community College. 

"I have been proud to serve the residents of Michigan during my first two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. Moving from the county commission to the State House was an opportunity to expand my service territory. Being your voice in the Michigan legislature has been a true honor."

Sarah currently serves as a State Representative. She is serving her third term. 

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Supports tax reform to allow citizens to keep more of their earnings.

Supports broader access to education and certifications for skilled trade careers to fill essential roles in Michigan's economy.

Supports a common-sense approach to funding infrastructure, ensuring tax dollars are used efficiently, and prioritizing effective government budgeting over seeking additional taxpayer handouts.

Supports a funding infrastructure, ensuring tax dollars are used efficiently, and prioritizing effective government budgeting. 

- Supports tax reform to allow citizens to keep more of their earnings.
- Supports broader access to education and certifications for skilled trade careers to fill essential roles in Michigan's economy.
- Supports a funding infrastructure, ensuring tax dollars are used efficiently, and prioritizing effective government budgeting. 

Economy

Supports reforming Michigan's criminal justice system by making sentencing guidelines more uniform, differentiating between types of offenders, and focusing on rehabilitation.

- Supports reforming Michigan's criminal justice system by making sentencing guidelines more uniform, differentiating between types of offenders, and focusing on rehabilitation.

Public Safety

Supports access to vital services for seniors and regularly engages with the elder community to address their views and concerns in the legislature.

Supports access to vital services for seniors.

- Supports access to vital services for seniors.

Healthcare

Supports crafting a bipartisan solution to maintain school funding and continue investing in education following the COVID-19 crisis.

Supports crafting a bipartisan solution to maintain school funding and continue investing in education.

For Candidate Sarah Lightner on Issue education: Supports broader access to degrees and certifications to fill vital vocational positions.

Supports broader access to degrees and certifications to fill vital vocational positions.

- Supports crafting a bipartisan solution to maintain school funding and continue investing in education.
- Supports broader access to degrees and certifications to fill vital vocational positions.

Education

As of May 5, 2026, Sarah Lightner’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- A state representative is an elected member of the Michigan House of Representatives, which is the lower chamber of the Michigan Legislature.
- State representatives introduce, debate, amend, and vote on bills that become state laws.
- The Michigan House of Representatives consists of 110 members, each representing a specific district within the state.
- State representatives are elected to serve two-year terms and are limited to a combined total of 12 years in the Michigan Legislature under current term limit rules.
- Candidates must be at least 21 years old, a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, and a resident of Michigan and the district they represent.
- State representatives receive a salary set by the state, which is approximately $71,000 per year.

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