Lynn Afendoulis

Lynn Afendoulis is the Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives, District 90, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] She previously represented District 73 in the Michigan House from 2019 to 2021 and worked in corporate communications and government relations.[1]

Afendoulis was born in Grand Rapids and earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1981.[1] She worked as a reporter and later as director of corporate communications for Universal Forest Products and vice president of the company's charitable giving foundation.[1] She has served on the boards of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, the foundation for Grand Rapids Public Schools, the Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, and the Michigan Transportation Commission, to which she was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder.[1]

Afendoulis served in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 73 from 2019 to 2021, and Bryan Posthumus succeeded her.[1] In 2022 she lost the general election for District 81 to incumbent Rachel Hood, 55.7 percent to 44.3 percent.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she began her career 40 years ago as a newspaper reporter and listed affordability, reduced government spending and public safety among her key campaign messages.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.