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Steve Daitch

About Steve

Why I'm Running

Our schools are the heart of this community. I'm running to help them thrive, with steady leadership, clear numbers, and a board that listens.

I’ve lived in Grand Haven since 2012. My partner, Elizabeth Griffin, is a children’s librarian at Loutit District Library and serves on the board of the Grand Haven Children’s Museum. Together we’re members of the museum’s Founding Fifty. We’re raising our son, Abe, here, along with our three cats: Buddy, Biscuit, and Nugget.

My career has been spent in public service. For seven years I served as Elections Coordinator for Ottawa County, responsible for running fair, accurate, secure elections for every voter. That work taught me lessons I’ll bring to the school board: how to run public institutions people can trust, how to manage complex operations on a tight public budget, and how to serve everyone regardless of politics.

Today I work nationally supporting election officials across the country, focusing on how new technology, especially artificial intelligence, is changing public institutions. I’ve seen up close what happens when institutions adopt technology thoughtfully, and what happens when they don’t.

Why the school board, and why now

I’m running now because our district faces consequential decisions in the next few years: how to respond to artificial intelligence in classrooms, how to meet multiple financial challenges, and how to build trust through genuine community engagement. These are the problems my career in public service has prepared me to work on.

I don’t have all the answers. No candidate does. What I bring is a track record of running public services well, a professional grounding in the technology questions heading our way, and a real commitment to listening. That’s why this site has a feedback form. Please take a moment to fill it out with your thoughts. I’d love to hear from you!

At a glance

  • Elections Coordinator, Ottawa County, Michigan (2014–2021)
  • Election Subject Matter Expert, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (present)
  • BA, Political Science, University of Michigan
  • Master of Public Administration, Auburn University
  • Founding Fifty, Grand Haven Children’s Museum