Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 7
Gender: Male
Age at election: 33
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 6/19/1977
City: Petoskey, MI
County: Emmet County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Kathryn; children: 2, Sylvia and Mackinac
Number of Children: 2
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Occupation: executive director
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Bachelors: University of Michigan
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Mitch and Cynthia (Williams) Irwin. He served as a Washtenaw County Commissioner from 1999-2010. He was named “Best Young Government Leader of the Year” in 2000 by the Michigan Jaycees, “Best Elected Official” in 2007 by the Workforce Development Board and was a founding member of Partners For Transit, which is committed to providing county-wide public transit to Washtenaw County residents. He also worked for the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and for then-State Senator Alma Wheeler Smith. He was the executive director for the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Notable Facts:
Son of Sen. Mitch Irwin.
Served in both chambers.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary, Appropriations Subcommittee on Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, Appropriations Subcommittee on Universities and Community Colleges, Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety, Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection, Housing and Human Services, Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee, Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Health and Human Services DHHS
Postions Held: Assistant Majority Floor Leader
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: parts of Monroe, Lenawee and Washtenaw Counties
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Housing and Human Services; Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Universities and Community Colleges; Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Environment, Great Lakes and Energy EGLE
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: parts of Monroe, Lenawee and Washtenaw Counties
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health/Human Services, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, Appropriations Subcommittee on Universities and Community Colleges, Judiciary and Public Safety, Oversight, Administrative Rules
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: part of Washtenaw County:
Ann Arbor city (part), Ann Arbor Township, Augusta Township, Lodi Township (part), Milan city, Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Saline city, Saline Township (part), Scio Township (part), Superior Township, York Township, Ypsilanti city and Ypsilanti Township
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Minority Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Universities and Community Colleges
Member of the Michigan Commission on Uniform Laws.
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Judiciary and Public Safety, Oversight, Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health/Human Services, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, Appropriations Subcommittee on Universities and Community Colleges
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: part of Washtenaw County: Ann Arbor city (part), Ann Arbor Township, Augusta Township, Lodi Township (part), Milan city, Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Saline city, Saline Township (part), Scio Township (part), Superior Township, York Township, Ypsilanti city and Ypsilanti Township
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Minority Vice-chair of the Appropriations Subcommittees on General Government; and Universities and Community Colleges; Minority Vice-chair of the Committee on Oversight
Committees Served On: Joint Committee on the Flint Public Health Emergency, Judiciary , Elections , Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections, Appropriations Subcommittee on State Police, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Financial Liability Reform, Judiciary
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Energy and Technology , Judiciary
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Parts of the cities of Scio, Ann Arbor and Pittsfield [see map in manual p.228] in Washtenaw County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2011; Capitol2011 p.42; Manual2015 p.200, includes picture; manual2014 p.197, includes picture