Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 44
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Birth
Date: 6/10/1962
City: Jackson, MI
County: Jackson County, MI
Country: US
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Number of Children: 0
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Occupation: realtor
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graduated from Lumen Christi High School;
BA, University of Michigan
Biographical Sketch:
Served as mayor of Jackson from 1995 - 2006. Served for 12 years as a staff member in the Michigan Legislature and five years with Congressman Carl Pursell. Chaired Jackson County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, member of the Economic Development Corporation of Jackson, member of the National Association of Realtors, member of the City of Jackson Planning Commission, Trustee of Ella Sharp Park Board, Downtown Kiwanis, Urban Core Mayors Group and Trustee for Police and Fire Pension Boards. His father, Michael Griffin, also served in the House.
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Committees Served On: Michigan Capitol Committee, New Economy and Quality of Life, Oversight and Investigations, Regulatory Reform , Transportation
County of Residence Jackson
District Description: Townships of Concord, Hanover, Napoleon, Parma, Pulaski, Sandstone, Spring Arbor and Summit; cities of Jackson, Devereaux, Parma, Concord, Hanover, Horton, Stoney Point and Vandercook Lake in Jackson County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Michigan Capitol Committee and the Committee on Oversight and Investigations
Committees Served On: Commerce , Great Lakes and Environment, Michigan Capitol Committee, Transportation , New Economy and Quality of Life
Postions Held: Assistant Associate Floor Leader
City of Residence: Jackson
County of Residence Jackson
District Description: Townships of Concord, Hanover, Napoleon, Parma, Pulaski, Sandstone, Spring Arbor and Summit; cities of Jackson, Devereaux, Parma, Concord, Hanover, Horton, Stoney Point and Vandercook Lake in Jackson County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Michigan Capitol Committee; Vice-Chair of the Committee on Transportation
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2010; Capitol2009 p.41
He ran for the House in 2010, but he lost. He also ran unsuccessfully for the 19th Senate District to fill a vacancy when Senator Schauer resigned after he was elected to Congress. The election was held on November 3, 2009.
