Legislator Details


Leon C. Drolet
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 34

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Birth
Date: 1/9/1967
City: Warren, MI
County: Macomb County MI
Country: US
 
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Number of Children: 0

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Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Bachelor's degree Oakland University in political science

Biographical Sketch:
Former legislative aide, served on Macomb County Board of Commissioners, 1999-2000 and 2006-08. In 2010, he ran in the Republican primary for the 11th Senate District nomination, but he was unsuccessful in winning the election. He then was campaign manager for Arizona's ballot proposal "to prohibit governments in Arizona from employing affirmative action policies that discriminate against, or grant preferences to, any individual or group based on race, ethnicity or gender in government hiring, contracting, or public university admissions."

Notable Facts:
Drolet was openly gay.

Sessions Served:

Ninety-Third Legislature, 2005-2006
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Government Operations , Energy and Technology , Employment Relations, Training and Safety , Tax Policy
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City of Residence: Clinton Twp
County of Residence Macomb
District: 33
District Description: Townships of Ray, Macomb and part of Clinton [see map in Manual p.189]; cities of Ray Center, Davis, Mead and Macomb in Macomb County

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Government Operations
Ninety-Second Legislature 2003-2004
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Employment Relations, Training and Safety , Government Operations , Commerce , Local Government and Urban Policy , Tax Policy
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City of Residence: Clinton Township MI
County of Residence Macomb
District: 33
District Description: Townships of Ray, Macomb and part of Clinton [see map in Manual p.184]; cities of Ray Center, Davis, Mead and Macomb in Macomb County

Date Elected: 11/5/2002
Date Sworn In: 1/8/2003
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Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Ninety-First Legislature, 2001-2002
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
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City of Residence: Clinton Township
County of Residence Macomb
District: 33
District Description: Townships of Lenox, Macomb, chesterfield and part of Clinton [see map in Manual p.209] and city of New Baltimore in Macomb County

Date Elected: 3/20/2001
Date Sworn In: 3/26/2001
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Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Elected in a special election to fill the vacancy left by Janet Kukuk's death.

Bibliography:

Gongwer2002; Capitol2005 p.38; DetNews 5/14/2013 online
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