{{Short description|American politician (born 1988)}} {{infobox officeholder | name = Jaime Churches | birth_date = {{birth date and age|August 23, 1988}} | birth_place = Snellville, Georgia, U.S. | state_house = Michigan | district = 27th | term_start = January 1, 2023 | predecessor = Regina Weiss | party = Democratic | education = Madonna University (BS, MS) | website = {{URL|www.jaimechurches.com|Election site}} | successor = Rylee Linting | term_end = January 1, 2025 }}
'''Jaime Churches''' (born August 23, 1988) is an American educator and politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025. She lost reelection in 2024, and was succeeded by Republican Rylee Linting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jon |date=2024-11-06 |title=Republicans wrest back control of Michigan House, providing a check on Whitmer's power |url=https://michiganadvance.com/2024/11/06/republicans-wrest-back-control-of-michigan-house-providing-a-check-on-whitmers-power/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Michigan Advance |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Born in Snellville, Georgia, Churches was raised in the Downriver region of Metro Detroit. She earned a Bachelor of Science in education and a Master of Science in educational administration from Madonna University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Jaime Churches |url=https://www.gongwer.com/directories/bio.cfm?nameid=712201 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.gongwer.com}}</ref>
== Career == Churches worked as a student teacher at several elementary schools before joining Wegienka Elementary School as a full-time, fifth grade teacher in 2012. From 2005 to 2012, she worked as a summer camp director at the Building Blocks Daycare and Learning Center. Since 2018, she has worked as a fifth grade teacher in the Grosse Ile Township Schools.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Miriam |date=2022-11-03 |title=Serving my Students – from the Capitol instead of the Classroom |url=https://mea.org/serving-my-students-from-the-capitol-instead-of-the-classroom/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Michigan Education Association |language=en-US}}</ref> Churches was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaime Churches |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jaime_Churches |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
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