Over the years, state Rep. Ann Bollin has developed a reputation as a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility.

She boasts an impressive resume as the newly named chair of the critical House Appropriations Committee for the 2025 legislative term.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall appointed Bollin, R-Brighton Township, to the post on Tuesday. State Rep Matt Maddock, R-Milford, will serve as vice chair for the committee.

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“I am incredibly honored that Speaker Hall has placed his trust in me to lead the Appropriations Committee,” Bollin said in a statement. “His priorities for a responsible and transparent budget process align closely with mine, and I am eager to work together to ensure our state’s resources are directed to the core, essential functions of government.”

Bollin brings years of experience and a strong record of budget oversight to the influential House Appropriations Committee, which oversees the state budget. The position makes her one of the most powerful people in the House, reports her hometown paper The Livingston Post.

After being elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2019, Bollin has served on the House Appropriations Committee in each of her first three terms. In 2023-24, she served as Republican vice chair of the General Government Appropriations subcommittee.

Known as a “budget hawk,” Bollin built her legislative career around the principles of fiscal responsibility and efficiency.

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As committee chair, Bollin will lead the charge in developing a budget that prioritizes essential services, eliminates waste, and returns surplus revenue to Michigan families.

Bollin has pushed for greater accountability in state programs, such as the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve program, through measures like annual audits and claw-back provisions for unspent funds.

Last week, she joined Rep. Sarah Lightner, R-Springport, and other Republican colleagues in decrying the $1.8 billion in taxpayer subsidies awarded to Ford for its BlueOval electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall. Besides various concerns with the project, the federal government is blacklisting CATL, the Chinese battery manufacturer partnering with Ford on the project.

“The Defense Department’s decision to blacklist CATL should serve as yet another wake-up call,” Bollin said in a news release. “Michigan taxpayers should not be footing the bill for a project tied to a company that raises serious national security concerns. This is exactly why I’ve been fighting for more accountability and oversight in how these massive subsidies are awarded.”

Prior to serving in the Legislature, Bollin served as Brighton Township Clerk from 2003-2018 and was the longest serving clerk. She attended Central Michigan University and studied Recreation Therapy and was a Taubman Fellow at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program. She is also a Michigan Political Leadership Program alumnus, according to her House About page.

In 2021-22, she served as chair of the House Elections and Ethics Committee and as a member of the House Appropriations Committee. For Appropriations, she was vice chair of the general government budget subcommittee and a member of the Health and Human Services and Joint Capital Outlay subcommittees.

“My focus has always been on respecting taxpayers and refusing to spend their money frivolously,” Bollin said. “The state budget must reflect our values by funding essential services like public safety, elections, and infrastructure. Additional revenue should be returned to the hardworking families who earned it and to whom it rightfully belongs.”