Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 53
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/18/1957
City: Pontiac, MI
County: Oakland County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Teri; children: 3
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion: Methodist
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Occupation: businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Bachelors in Social Economic Policy: James Madison College at Michigan State University
Biographical Sketch:
He was was raised in Oxford, MI. He was the vice president of Jacobsen's Flowers, which was a family-run company, founded by his great grandfather in 1920, and had 9 locations in 2011. He served as an Oakland County Commissioner, Oxford Township trustee, past chair of the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority, and was a member of the Oxford Emergency Safety Authority. He attended the Oxford United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Oxford Rotary and the Elks and Eagles clubs. He was appointed to the Liquor Control Commission 2/13/2017.
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Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Communications and Technology, Government Operations , Elections , Energy Policy, Transportation and Infrastructure
City of Residence: Oxford
County of Residence Oakland
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Government Operations , Education , Energy and Technology , Judiciary , Transportation and Infrastructure
City of Residence: Oxford
County of Residence Oakland
Reason for Leaving Office:
Committees Served On: Energy and Technology , Judiciary , Oversight, Reform and Ethics, Transportation
City of Residence: Oxford
County of Residence Oakland
District Description: Townships of Oxford, Orion, Addison, Brandon, Groveland, Rose and Holly and the cities of Oxford, Lake Orion, Leonard, Ortonville and Holly in Oakland County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Vice-Chair of the Committee on Oversight, Reform and Ethics
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2011; Capitol2011 p.43; Manual2015 p.201, includes picture; Manual 2014 p.197, includes picture; Gongwer 2/14/2017
