State Representative Noah Arbit, a proud West Bloomfield native, is serving his second term in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 20th House District, which includes all of West Bloomfield, the eastern half of Commerce Township, the cities of Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake and Sylvan Lake, and the northwestern-most corner of Bloomfield Township. Representative Arbit’s top policy p
riorities include:
1) Tackling Michigan’s mental health crisis impacting kids, seniors, and everyone in between.
2) Protecting our inland lakes, wetlands, and climate.
3) Strengthening consumer protection laws.
4) Combating gun violence, hate crimes, and extremism.
5) Cutting red tape to support dynamic small businesses, reduce “brain drain,” and make Michigan a destination state where talented people can find world-class opportunities, raise their families, and thrive. Since taking office in January 2023, Representative Arbit has worked relentlessly to bring passionate, principled, and forward-thinking leadership to the people of West Bloomfield, Commerce and the Lakes. He has emerged as the state’s foremost leader in combating rising hate crimes, successfully passing his Michigan Hate Crime Act and Institutional Desecration Act — historic, landmark legislation strengthening protections and penalties for violent hate crimes committed against Michiganders, as well as for houses of worship in Michigan facing rising attacks. Representative Arbit grew up on the east side of West Bloomfield, attending Bloomfield Hills Schools, the Frankel Jewish Academy, and Temple Israel, and has been involved in a number of community organizations, including serving on the West Bloomfield Diversity Task Force. He graduated with a degree in comparative politics and Jewish studies from Wayne State University. Prior to his service in the Legislature, Representative Arbit worked on several political campaigns, worked for the state House, for Gov. Whitmer, the National Council on Soviet Jewry, and founded the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus to take on antisemitism and hate in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. He also served as Director of Communications at the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, where he organized the Prosecutor’s first-ever Racial Justice Advisory Council. With his first election in November 2022, Representative Arbit became only the second Democrat to represent the West Bloomfield and Commerce area in the state House since before the Civil War.
