Position Sought
State Representative, District 17
Current Position
Michigan House of Representatives, District 17
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Location
Michigan
Date of Primary Election
August 6, 2024
Primary Election Donation Limit
$1,250
Date of General Election
November 5, 2024
General Election Donation Limit
$1,250
Race/Ethnicity
White/Caucasian
Gender Identity
Cisgender Woman
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Connect with Laurie Pohutsky
Laurie was the first out bisexual legislator elected in the state of Michigan!
Biography
Laurie Pohutsky is a former microbiologist running for re-election to Michigan’s House of Representatives. She is the first openly queer female legislator in Michigan’s history and the first openly queer legislator to serve as the Speaker Pro Tempore. She sponsored a bill to include protections for the LGBTQ+ community in the state’s civil rights act, ban the use of the LGBTQ+ panic defense, and remove barriers to legal name changes. Her bills to repeal Michigan’s criminal abortion ban and remove politically motivated barriers to abortion access were signed into law in 2023.