Tonya Schuitmaker

Tonya Schuitmaker (born March 10, 1968) is an American politician. A member of the Republican party, she served the State Senator from Michigan's 26th State Senate District, serving since 2011. She was the President Pro Tempore of the Michigan State Senate for the duration of her term in office. Prior to her election to the Senate, she served three terms in the Michigan State House of Representatives. She was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2004 and then again in 2006 and 2008 from the 80th House District, which included all of Van Buren County, the city of Otsego and the townships of Otsego and Watson in Allegan County. She was a candidate for Attorney General of Michigan in the 2018 election.