{"id":967,"date":"2023-02-06T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/gelderland\/?post_type=people-type&#038;p=967"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:11:19","slug":"elke-smulders","status":"publish","type":"people-type","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/gelderland\/mensen\/elke-smulders\/","title":{"rendered":"Elke Smulders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-elke-smulders8613\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Elke Smulders\" >\n\tElke Smulders<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--110 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--60 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/306\/2026\/07\/Elke-Smulders_afbeelding.jpg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Martijn Beekman\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-people-introduction\">\n\t<div class=\"block-people-introduction__content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--big\">\n\t\t<strong>Politiek verschil maken zit voor Elke in het concrete. &#8220;Je kunt klagen, maar je kunt ook kijken naar wat w\u00e9l kan.&#8221;<\/strong><br><br>&#8220;Ik ben opgegroeid met een vader met een lichamelijke beperking. Van kind af aan heb ik geleerd dat meedoen niet voor iedereen vanzelfsprekend is en dat je mensen niet beoordeelt op hoe ze eruitzien, maar op wat ze doen. Inclusiviteit zit in mijn genen. Dat is voor mij geen thema, dat is gewoon wie ik ben.&#8221;\t<\/p><section class=\"people-bullet-point-card block-people-introduction__people-bullet-point-card\" style=\"--bg-color: var(--global-colors-skyBlue)\">\n\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading    heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-over-elke-7374\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over Elke\">\n\tOver Elke <\/h2>\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__info\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"lists\">\n\t\t\t\t<li><label>Leeftijd<\/label><span>43 jaar<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Geboorteplaats<\/label><span>&#039;s Hertogenbosch <\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Woonplaats<\/label><span>Zaltbommel <\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Voornaamwoorden<\/label><span>Zij\/haar<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__email\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tStuur Elke  een <a href=\"mailto:elke.smulders@psgelderland.nl\">e-mail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__socialmedia\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"people-bullet-point-card__sm_panel\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elkesmulders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Instagram\"><i class=\"icon people-bullet-point-card__icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><path d='M7.03.084c-1.277.06-2.149.264-2.91.563a5.874 5.874 0 0 0-2.124 1.388 5.878 5.878 0 0 0-1.38 2.127C.321 4.926.12 5.8.064 7.076.008 8.354-.005 8.764.001 12.023c.007 3.259.021 3.667.083 4.947.061 1.277.264 2.149.563 2.911.308.789.72 1.457 1.388 2.123a5.872 5.872 0 0 0 2.129 1.38c.763.295 1.636.496 2.913.552 1.278.056 1.689.069 4.947.063 3.257-.007 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inwoner verkleinen. Ik ben een moeder op het schoolplein en een klant van de lokale ondernemer. Gewoon; zoals ieder ander. Haar grootste drijfveer ligt in het sociaal domein. Jarenlang werkte ze in de jeugdzorg en jeugdbescherming, waar ze zich inzette voor veilige plekken voor kinderen. Juist daar groeide haar overtuiging dat ze niet alleen in de praktijk, maar ook vanuit de politiek het verschil wil maken.<br><br>\t<\/p><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-4120946450\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expertises (portefeuilles)\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-expertises--portefeuilles-9976\">\n\tExpertises (portefeuilles)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-4120946450\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-4120946450\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\tCultuur<br \/>\r\nErfgoed<br \/>\r\nLeefbaarheid<br \/>\r\nRegioarrangementen <br \/>\r\nWonen <br \/>\r\nRuimte \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-64139006\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Functie historie\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-functie-historie4271\">\n\tFunctie historie<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-64139006\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-64139006\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"content-accordion lists content-accordion__lists lists__weight--medium lists__color--black lists__type--default\"><li><label>2018 &#8211; 2023<\/label><span>Fractievoorzitter D66 Zaltbommel<\/span><\/li><li><label>2023 &#8211; Heden<\/label><span>Statenlid D66 Gelderland<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--semiBold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav--strong-wanneer-voelde-jij-dat-politiek-echt-het-verschil-kan-maken----strong-2302\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Wanneer voelde jij dat politiek echt het verschil kan maken?\">\n\t<strong>Wanneer voelde jij dat politiek echt het verschil kan maken? <\/strong><\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<br>Voor mij zit de kracht van politiek in concrete verbeteringen die mensen echt merken. Toen ik zag dat extra geld voor bibliotheken kinderen betere leesbegeleiding kon geven en mijn kennis van de jeugdzorg daadwerkelijk werd omgezet in beleid, wist ik dat politiek verschil maakt.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--semiBold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav--strong-welke-doorbraak-zou-jij-willen-realiseren-in-gelderland---strong-5876\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Welke doorbraak zou jij willen realiseren in Gelderland?\">\n\t<strong>Welke doorbraak zou jij willen realiseren in Gelderland?<\/strong><\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tHet oplossen van de netcongestie. Je kunt van alles willen, maar als we geen stroom hebben, heeft dat geen zin. Daarom wil ik dat we veel meer buiten de gebaande paden durven denken. We hebben een probleem \u00e9n een oplossing. Laten we dan heel erg kijken hoe het w\u00e9l kan, in plaats van veel praten en weinig resultaat.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--semiBold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav--strong-waar-moet-d66-in-jouw-provincie-over-vier-jaar-bekend-om-staan--br---strong-6877\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Waar moet D66 in jouw provincie over vier jaar bekend om staan?\">\n\t<strong>Waar moet D66 in jouw provincie over vier jaar bekend om staan?<br><\/strong><\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tIk wil heel graag dat D66 bekendstaat als een partij die van onderop hoort wat er leeft. Mijn zoon van twaalf vroeg me laatst: \u201cWat ga ik nou morgen merken van wat jij de hele dag hebt gedaan?\u201d Een lastige vraag, maar wel een terechte. Die vraag zette me aan het denken.<br><br>Onlangs maakte ik een filmpje waarin ik uitleg wat inwoners merken van het werk dat we in de Provinciale Staten doen. Dat werd tien keer zo vaak bekeken als mijn andere video\u2019s, terwijl 90 procent van de kijkers geen D66\u2019er was. Dat bevestigde voor mij dat we veel beter moeten uitleggen wat provinciebeleid betekent in het dagelijks leven. Het gaat over de bus die rijdt, over de vraag of er een huis wordt gebouwd. Provinciebeleid staat niet ver weg. W\u00edj maken het ver weg. 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