Legislator Details


Sue Shink
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Gender: Female
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married Tom Hatch; children: 3, Emily, Naomi and Mary Margaret

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Race: Caucasian or White

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University of Michigan LSA 1985-1989 BA Political Science, University of Michigan Law School 1989-1992 JD, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment (Now SEAS) 1990-1995, MS Resource Policy and Analysis.

Biographical Sketch:
Washtenaw County Commissioner, 2019 -- Present; Chair, Board of Commissioners, 2021-2022; Chair, Working Session, 2019-2020 BOC liaison to, and active participant in, the following Boards and Committees: SEMCOG Executive Committee; Vice Chair, SEMCOG Transportation Coordinating Committee o Washtenaw County Brownfield Authority o Agricultural Lands Preservation Advisory Committee, Chair 2014-2021, Founding member since 2007 o Coalition for the Remediation of Dioxane (CARD) o Environmental Council (Climate Action Planning) o Vice Chair, Michigan Works! Southeast o Ann Arbor SPARK! o Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) Environmental and Agricultural Committees o Washtenaw County Road Commission o Washtenaw Policy Food Council (2019-2020); MSU Extension (2019-2020); Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission; Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee; Washtenaw Urban County (2021-present) Farmer, North Wind Farm, 2003-present; Entrepreneur: Sustainably raised livestock, created value-added products, sold online and at farmer's market. Northfield Township Trustee, 2004-2008; Board liaison to and active participant in Zoning Board of Appeals; Recreation Committee; Davidson, Staiger and Hill, PC, Port Huron, MI, Attorney, 1996-1997;31st Circuit Court, Port Huron, MI, Attorney, 1995-1996;Leonard Jaques Admiralty Law Firm, Detroit, MI, Attorney, 1995 Also served as Washtenaw County Commissioner, District 2, 2019-present; Northfield Township Trustee 2004-2008.

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Sessions Served:

One Hundred-Second Legislature, 2023-2024
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary, Appropriations Subcommittee on Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety, Energy and Environment, Housing and Human Services, Local Government, Natural Resources and Agriculture
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City of Residence: Northfield
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District: 14
District Description: parts of Jackson and Washtenaw Counties

Date Elected: 11/8/2022
Date Sworn In: 1/11/2023
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Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture; Vice Chair of the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety; Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary

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