Rebekah Lynn Warren was born on November 25,1971 and is a former American Democratic legislator from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who represented the 55th District of the Michigan House of Representatives from January 1,2019 until January 1,2021.
16 Facts About Rebekah Warren
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Rebekah Warren was arrested for drunk driving and fleeing police in a motor vehicle on December 26,2019.
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Rebekah Warren was elected to a two-year term in the Michigan House of Representatives in 2006 and was reelected in 2008.
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Rebekah Warren chaired the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee since and sat on the Judiciary Committee, the Tax Policy Committee, and the Oversight and Investigations Committee.
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Rebekah Warren co-chaired the Michigan BioTech Caucus with Republican Senator Randy Richardville.
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Rebekah Warren is a progressive Democrat, subscribing to tenets of social equity, environmental conservation and liberal fiscal policies.
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Rebekah Warren is an ardent supporter of gender equity and has championed abortion rights.
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Rebekah Warren championed the passage of the Great Lakes Compact and associated legislation to govern withdrawals of the state's groundwater.
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In 2010, Rebekah Warren competed with fellow Democrat Pam Byrnes for the Democratic nomination for the 18th Michigan Senate seat to succeed Liz Brater.
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Until 2017, Rebekah Warren was married to Washtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith and was the daughter-in-law of Alma Wheeler Smith.
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Police had received several calls in relation to an apparently impaired driver at approximately 11 pm Police dashcam footage showed Rebekah Warren's Jeep driving erratically and colliding with the right wall of northbound I-75 before continuing on.
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When finally stopped, Rebekah Warren told police she was on her way home to Ann Arbor.
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Rebekah Warren refused to take a breathalyzer test and was taken by police to McLaren Hospital in Pontiac where testing showed her blood alcohol level was.
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On February 18,2020, Rebekah Warren pled guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.
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On May 27,2020, Rebekah Warren was sentenced to one year of probation and 10 days of community service.
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Rebekah Warren did not seek re-election in the 2020 election, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Felicia Brabec.