PHOTO INFORMATION: State Rep. Brian BeGole (right), of Antrim Township, was recently sworn in to the Michigan House of Representatives by Michigan Supreme Court Justice David F. Viviano.

BeGole, who is beginning his second term, represents the 71^st House District, which includes Corunna, Durand, Owosso, Perry, Bancroft, Byron, Morrice, New Lothrop, Vernon, portions of Lennon and Ovid, and the townships of Antrim, Bennington, Burns, Caledonia, Fairfield, Hazelton, Middlebury, New Haven, Owosso, Perry, Rush, Shiawassee, Venice and Vernon in Shiawassee County. It also includes Chesaning, Oakley, Brady Township, Chesaning Township and Maple Grove Township in Saginaw County and Argentine Township, Gaines Township, and a portion of Mundy Township in Genesee County.

Rep. BeGole also was recently selected by his House Republican colleagues as Assistant Floor Leader for the 2025-26 term. He will help lead legislative efforts for Republicans during House session and ensure parliamentary procedure and House rules are followed.

The Republican caucus regained majority in 2025 after serving in minority during the 2023-24 legislative term. This will interrupt the trifecta that Michigan Democrats previously held while in control of both chambers of the Legislature and the governor’s office. The Michigan House of Representatives will hold its first session day of the new term on Wednesday.