Biography
A Representative from Michigan. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich. , August 11, 1958. Graduated from Flint Northern High School, Flint, Mich. , 1976. Attended University of Michigan, Flint, Mich. B. S. , Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Mich. , 2011. Founder, Genesee County Land Bank. Co-founder and chief executive, Center for Community Progress. Member of the Flint, Mich. , board of education, 1977-1985. Member of the Genesee County, Mich. , board of commissioners, 1985-1997. Genesee County, Mich. , treasurer, 1997-2009. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2025). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024. Commissioner, Michigan department of natural resources, 2025-present.