Legislator Details


Deb Shaughnessy
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Number of sessions served 1
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Gender: Female
Age at election: 50

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Date: 12/19/1960
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married Steve Schueller; children: Matthew and Christa

Number of Children: 2

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graduated from St. Johns High School, 1979; general associate degree from Lansing Community College with an emphasis on communications and public relations in the spring of 2007.

Biographical Sketch:
She was employed as a clerk by the Michigan Dept. of Treasury in the early 1980s. She left outside employment to raise her children for several years. She went back to work as a staff writer for Charlotte Community Newspapers and then became the executive director of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. From 1995 through 2004, she was legislative aide to several elected members of the Michigan House and Senate including Speaker of the House Paul Hillegonds and Senate Majority Leader Dick Posthumus. Elected Mayor of Charlotte from 2005-09. She worked part-time as a customer service representative for Daryl Baker and Steve Whitinger at Charlotte Insurance Agency. She served on the Charlotte Zoning Board of Appeals and its Cable Access Committee before being elected to 4 year term on the Charlotte City Council in November of 2001 and was elected mayor pro-tem in 2004. Memberships include: Michigan Municipal League's Women in Municipal Government; Michigan Association of Mayors; Charlotte Rotary Club; and more.

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Sessions Served:

Ninety-Sixth Legislature, 2011-2012
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Commerce , Education , Local, Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs, Insurance
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City of Residence: Charlotte
County of Residence Eaton
District: 71
District Description: Townships of Sunfield, Vermontville, Kalamo, Bellevue, Walton, Carmel, Chester, Roxand, Oneida, Benton, Eaton, Eaton Rapids, Windsor, and Delta; cities of Shayton, Sunfield, Mulliken, Hoytville, Delta Mills, Dimondale, Potterville, Needmore, Vermontville, Carlisle, Charlotte, Kingsland, Bellevue, Ainger, Olivet and parts of Grand Ledge and parts of the city of Lansing [see map in Manual p.277] in Eaton County

Date Elected: 11/2/2010
Date Sworn In: 1/12/2011
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Reason for Leaving Office: Lost Election
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Vice-Chair of the Committee on Insurance She lost to Theresa Aben in the November 2012 General Election.

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Capitol2011 p.55
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