Biography
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.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
