Meet Noah
State Representative Noah Arbit was born and raised in the east-side of West Bloomfield by his parents, Dr. Steven and Edie Arbit. Noah attended Bloomfield Hills Schools and Temple Israel, and graduated with a degree in comparative politics and Jewish studies. Guided by the Jewish call to repair the world, Noah was inspired to join the world of politics, working for numerous candidates and campaigns, including Hillary Clinton and Governor Whitmer.
In 2019, in the aftermath of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Noah founded the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus to empower and mobilize our Jewish community to organize collectively against hate, antisemitism, and extremism.
In 2021, Noah was appointed Director of Communications for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, where he helped form the office’s first-ever Racial Justice Advisory Council, as well as a partnership to assist in prosecuting anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in Oakland County.
In 2021, sick and tired of Greater West Bloomfield being represented by extremist legislators, Noah decided to run for State Representative — to serve the people of West Bloomfield, Commerce, and the Lakes — and ensure that our community would never again be an afterthought in critical policymaking conversations in Lansing.
In November 2022, at age 27, Noah was elected state representative for Michigan’s 20th House District. In his first term, Noah has carved out a reputation as a serious, studied lawmaker unafraid of speaking truth to power.
As our State Representative, Noah has been a passionate champion on a wide-range of issues reflective of our diverse community, from taking on rising hate crimes, to expanding access to vital mental health care for kids, seniors, and everyone in-between, to protecting our inland lakes, combating gun violence, and defending reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and voting rights.
Noah has written and introduced critical legislation to strengthen Michigan’s hate crime laws, combat AI-generated election disinformation, cut red tape for mental health practitioners, hold corporate polluters accountable, and recognize Chaldean Heritage Month in the State of Michigan.
Over the 2023-24 term, Noah proudly negotiated for and secured over $5 million dollars in state funding for institutions and local infrastructure projects and institutions in Greater West Bloomfield and Commerce, marking the largest-ever state investment in our community.
Noah currently serves as Co-Chair of the Black-Jewish Unity Caucus of the Michigan Legislature, Vice Chair of the Oakland County Legislative Caucus, and a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, Aerospace and Defense Caucus, Disability Caucus, LGBTQ+ Caucus, and Public Transit Caucus.
It is the greatest honor of Noah’s life to have the privilege and responsibility of waking up every morning committed to advocating for the people of West Bloomfield, Commerce, and the Lakes — the community that raised him and made him who he is. Our community deserves a leader who shows up, works tirelessly, and fights for us — not a political party or special interests. That’s exactly the kind of leader Noah has been, and always will be — for us.
