Legislator Details


Pam Byrnes
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Number of sessions served 3
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Gender: Female
Age at election: 57

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Date: 6/25/1947
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Marital Information:
married Kent Brown; children: Katie and Jodie

Number of Children: 2

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Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
AA, Stephens College; BA, University of Michigan; JD University of Maryland

Biographical Sketch:
Practiced law in Ypsilanti, Saline and Ann Arbor for more than 25 years. She was a board member with the Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce where she was active with that chamber's Women's Council. She ran for the 18th Senate District nomination in the 2010 Democratic primary,but lost. In 2014 she ran for Congress in the 7th District against Tim Walberg but lost.

Notable Facts:
Speaker Pro Tempore; Chair of the House Transportation Committee; a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee and the Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee and House Committee on New Economy and Quality of Life; Biosciences Subcommittee; former Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education. served on the Washtenaw County Road Commission in 2000, becoming the first female road commissioner in Washtenaw County.

Sessions Served:

Ninety-Fifth Legislature, 2009-2010
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Military and Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security, New Economy and Quality of Life, Regulatory Reform , Transportation
Postions Held: Speaker Pro Tempore

City of Residence: Chelsea
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: 52
District Description: Townships of Lyndon, Dexter, Webster, Northfield, Sylvan, Lima, Sharon, Freedom, Lodi, Manchester, Bridgewater and part of Scio [see map in Manual p.197] cities of Barton Hills, Chelsea, Four Mile Lake, Jerusalem, Dexter, Hudson Mills, Scio, Delhi Mills, Sharon Hollow, Rogers Corner, Manchester, River Raisin, Saline, Webster and part of Ann Arbor

Date Elected: 11/4/2008
Date Sworn In: 1/14/2009
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Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Served on the Legislative Council Chair of the Committee on Transportation. She ran as a candidate in the 2010 18th Senate District primary but she lost.
Ninety-Fourth Legislature, 2007-2008
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on Judiciary, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation
Postions Held: Associate Speaker Pro Tempore

City of Residence: Chelsea
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: 52
District Description: Townships of Lyndon, Dexter, Webster, Northfield, Sylvan, Lima, Sharon, Freedom, Lodi, Manchester, Bridgewater and part of Scio [see map in Manual p.177] cities of Barton Hills, Chelsea, Four Mile Lake, Jerusalem, Dexter, Hudson Mills, Scio, Delhi Mills, Sharon Hollow, Rogers Corner, Manchester, River Raisin, Saline, Webster and part of Ann Arbor

Date Elected: 11/7/2006
Date Sworn In: 1/10/2007
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Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Community Health; and Judiciary
Ninety-Third Legislature, 2005-2006
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Higher Education , Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use and Environment , Transportation
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City of Residence: Chelsea
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: 52
District Description: Townships of Lyndon, Dexter, Webster, Northfield, Sylvan, Lima, Sharon, Freedom, Lodi, Manchester, Bridgewater and part of Scio [see map in Manual p.176] cities of Barton Hills, Chelsea, Four Mile Lake, Jerusalem, Dexter, Hudson Mills, Scio, Delhi Mills, Sharon Hollow, Rogers Corner, Manchester, River Raisin, Saline, Webster and part of Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County

Date Elected: 11/2/2004
Date Sworn In: 1/12/2005
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Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Committee on Higher Education and Career Preparation

Bibliography:

Rep's web page 2010; Capitol2009 p.35
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