Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 7
Gender: Male
Age at election: 41
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/21/1961
City: Highland Park, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
single
Number of Children: 0
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Occupation: lawyer, artist, labor relations director, senior policy analyst, grant writer, fundraiser
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Warren Consolidated schools; BA in public affairs and MPA, Wayne State University;
JD, University of Detroit;
LLM Tax Law, Wayne State University School of Law
Biographical Sketch:
As a lawyer, he specialized in tax planning & estates; former senior policy analyst & legal counsel for state House Democratic Caucus; former labor relations dir. for Warren. Legal counsel for Warren Jaycees & American Polish Century Club. Member of State Bar of Michigan, Federal Bar, Eastern Circuit, and U.S. Tax Court. Member of Motor Cities National Heritage Area Board of Directors, Warren Lions Club, and Warren Historical Society. Grant writer and fundraiser for Michigan Labor Legacy Project.
Notable Facts:
Designed reverse side of 1992 Olympics commemorative U.S. half dollar coin; prepared 1st drawings of 5 finalists for the commemorative Michigan quarter. Committees: Employment Relations, Training & Safety; Judiciary; Mich. Capitol; Tax Policy
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Economic Development and International Trade, Finance , Judiciary , Insurance
Postions Held: Assistant Democratic Leader
City of Residence: Warren
County of Residence Macomb
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Alternate for the Legislative Council
Minority Vice Chair of the Committees on Finance; Insurance; and Judiciary
Committees Served On: Economic Development and International Investment, Judiciary , Finance , Insurance
Postions Held: Assistant Minority Leader
County of Residence Macomb
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Minority Vice Chair of the Committees on the Judiciary; and Finance. He is also a member of the Legislative Council, the Michigan Capitol Committee, and the Michigan Commission on Uniform State Laws.
Committees Served On: Finance , Redistricting, Energy and Technology, Insurance , Judiciary
City of Residence: Warren
County of Residence Macomb
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: He also served on the Michigan Capitol Committee and the Library of Michigan Board of Trustees.
Committees Served On: Finance , Judiciary , Redistricting, Energy and Technology, Insurance , Michigan Capitol Committee
City of Residence: Warren
County of Residence Macomb
District Description: Cities of Fraser, Center Line, Eastpointe and Warren and part of Grosse Pointe Shores in Wayne County
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Vice-Chair of the Committee on Finance; Judiciary; and Redistricting
Library of Michigan Board of Trustees
Alternate on the Legislative Council
Committees Served On: Ethics and Elections, Judiciary , Labor , Michigan Capitol Committee, Tax Policy , Transportation
City of Residence: Warren
County of Residence Macomb
District Description: Parts of the cities of Warren and Sterling Heights [see map in Manual p.173] in Macomb County
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Tax Policy
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Employment Relations, Training and Safety , Tax Policy , Michigan Capitol Committee
City of Residence: Warren
County of Residence Macomb
District Description: Parts of the cities of Warren and Sterling Heights [see map in Manual p.172] in Macomb County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Committee on Employment Relations, Training and Safety
Committees Served On: Employment Relations, Training and Safety , Judiciary , Tax Policy
City of Residence: Warren
County of Residence Macomb
District Description: Parts of the cities of Warren and Sterling Heights [see map in Manual p.168] in Macomb County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: He also served on the Michigan Capitol Committee.
Bibliography:
Gongwer 2002; LSB03; Capitol 2005 p.34; Manual 2015 p.144; Manual 2014 p.145, includes picture; Manual 2017 p.143, includes photo