Phil Skaggs is from Ohio. He has a degree in Russian history from the University of Michigan. He has worked as a professor of history at Goucher College, Grand Valley State University, and Aquinas College.

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Phil Skaggs is originally from Bowling Green, Ohio. He has a bachelor's degree in Russian and East European studies and a master's degree in history from the University of Michigan. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife, Kate, and two children.

Phil is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He previously worked as a history professor at Goucher College, Grand Valley State University, and Aquinas College. After leaving academia, he managed political campaigns, worked for an environmental organization, and served as legislative director for two state representatives. 

Phil Skaggs - Michigan League of Conservation Voters

Phil previously worked as a history professor at Goucher College, Grand Valley State University, and Aquinas College. Phil has managed political campaigns, worked for an environmental organization, and served as legislative director for two state representatives. 

Phil is currently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2020. Before serving in the House, Phil was elected three times as a Kent County Commissioner and served on the East Grand Rapids City Commission.

Phil Skaggs - Ballotpedia

Phil is currently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 80. He was first elected in 2022. Before serving in the House, Phil was a Kent County commissioner from 2017 to 2021 and an East Grand Rapids city commissioner from 2012 to 2016.

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Wants an economy with "real opportunity, fair wages, union rights, job training, and thriving small businesses so everyone can prosper and build their Michigan dreams."

Supports creating opportunities for all to prosper through fair wages, union rights, job training, and elevating small businesses.

Wants to make home ownership more accessible to Michiganders by building affordable housing, modernizing zoning, and reducing rents.

Aims to increase home ownership by building affordable housing, modernizing zoning, and reducing rent.

Supports providing free, high-quality childcare to help parents balance raising kids and building careers.

Supports providing free, high-quality childcare to families.

- Supports creating opportunities for all to prosper through fair wages, union rights, job training, and elevating small businesses.
- Aims to increase home ownership by building affordable housing, modernizing zoning, and reducing rent.
- Supports providing free, high-quality childcare to families.

Economy

Supports universal background checks for all gun purchases.

Supports gun safety measures, including safe storage requirements to prevent unintentional injuries or deaths of children.

Supports red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to seize guns from people deemed a danger to themselves or others.

Supports red flag laws, allowing law enforcement to seize guns from people deemed a danger to themselves or others.

- Supports universal background checks for all gun purchases.
- Supports gun safety measures, including safe storage requirements to prevent unintentional injuries or deaths of children.
- Supports red flag laws, allowing law enforcement to seize guns from people deemed a danger to themselves or others.

Public Safety

Supports establishing a public healthcare option.

Supports abortion and plans to "enshrine into our Michigan Constitution our right to privacy and bodily autonomy, including the right to reproductive care and abortion services."

Supports abortion access and plans to "enshrine into our Michigan Constitution our right to privacy and bodily autonomy, including the right to reproductive care and abortion services."

- Supports establishing a public healthcare option.
- Supports paid family leave.
- Supports abortion access and plans to "enshrine into our Michigan Constitution our right to privacy and bodily autonomy, including the right to reproductive care and abortion services."

Healthcare

Supports access to public, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.

Supports fully funding pre-kindergarten and K-12 education, providing tuition-free community college and career-skills training, and incentivizing college graduates to stay in Michigan with a matching tuition reimbursement program.

- Supports access to public, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.
- Supports fully funding pre-kindergarten and K-12 education, providing tuition-free community college and career-skills training, and incentivizing college graduates to stay in Michigan with a matching tuition reimbursement program.

Education

As of May 1, 2026, Phil Skaggs’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports expanding voting rights by allowing nine days of early in-person voting, making absentee ballot postage free, and streamlining the ballot request and tracking process.

- Supports expanding voting rights by allowing nine days of early in-person voting, making absentee ballot postage free, and streamlining the ballot request and tracking process.

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Phil Skaggs

Supports an economy with fair wages, union rights, job training, and thriving small businesses.

Phil Skaggs has a degree in Russian history from the University of Michigan. 

Phil is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He previously worked as a history professor at Goucher College, Grand Valley State University, and Aquinas College. Phil has managed political campaigns, worked for an environmental organization, and served as legislative director for two state representatives. 

Phil is currently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2020. Before serving in the House, Phil was elected three times as a Kent County Commissioner.

- Wants an economy with "real opportunity, fair wages, union rights, job training, and thriving small businesses so everyone can prosper and build their Michigan dreams."
- Aims to increase home ownership by building affordable housing, modernizing zoning, and reducing rent.
- Supports providing free, high-quality childcare to families.

- Supports establishing a public healthcare option.
- Supports paid family leave.
- Supports abortion and plans to "enshrine into our Michigan Constitution our right to privacy and bodily autonomy, including the right to reproductive care and abortion services."

- Supports access to public, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.
- Supports fully funding pre-kindergarten and K-12 education, providing tuition-free community college and career-skills training, and incentivizing college graduates to stay in Michigan with a matching tuition reimbursement program.
- Supports fully funding pre-kindergarten and K-12 education, providing tuition-free community college and career-skills training, and incentivizing college graduates to stay in Michigan with a matching tuition reimbursement program.

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