1. Lee Roberson Chatfield was born on May 25,1988 and is an American former politician and a Republican former member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
16 Facts About Lee Chatfield
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Lee Chatfield was first elected from the 107th House district in 2015.
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Lee Chatfield was speaker pro tempore from 2017 to 2019, and speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.
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Lee Chatfield was a teacher, coach and athletic director at the school.
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Lee Chatfield was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2014, after defeating a Republican incumbent, Frank Foster, in the primary election.
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Lee Chatfield was re-elected to the state Legislature in 2016 with 67 percent of the vote, and in 2018, with over 58 percent of the vote.
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Lee Chatfield was speaker of the state House from 2019 to 2020.
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However, proposed road infrastructure improvements became mired in deadlock, with Lee Chatfield rejecting a proposal by Whitmer to fund road repairs by raising the gas tax by 45 cents.
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In 2018, Lee Chatfield attempted to bring a loaded, unregistered handgun onto a commercial flight at Pellston Regional Airport.
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Lee Chatfield was fined $250 for failure to register his handgun, which he had purchased in December 2015.
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Lee Chatfield paid a $1,960 fine assessed by the Transportation Security Administration.
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Lee Chatfield had previously introduced a bill in the Michigan House of Representatives to make handgun registration voluntary.
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Lee Chatfield has admitted having an affair with his sister-in-law and with other women, but said that these affairs were between consenting adults.
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In mid-February 2021, after leaving office, Lee Chatfield was appointed as the new CEO of Southwest Michigan First, a privately funded economic development organization covering the seven counties of southwest Michigan.
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Lee Chatfield's hiring caused a backlash due to Lee Chatfield's past stances in opposition to LGBTQ rights.
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Lee Chatfield married his high school sweetheart, Stephanie, and they have four sons and one daughter.