Erika Geiss
Erika Geiss | |
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Member of the Michigan Senate from the 6th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Hoon-Yung Hopgood |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Doug Geiss |
Succeeded by | Alex Garza |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Doug Geiss |
Children | Two children |
Residence | Taylor |
Alma mater | Brandeis University and Tufts University |
Website | Official website |
Erika Geiss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 6th Senate district. She previously served in the House of Representatives for the 12th district – which comprises Romulus, Taylor and part of Van Buren Township – in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014.[1][2] She succeeded her husband, Doug Geiss, in office.[3]
Geiss is the granddaughter of Afro-Panamanian immigrants.[4]
References[]
- ^ "2014 Live Michigan election results: State House Districts 1-110". MLive. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Rep. Erika Geiss' Biography". Michigan House Democrats. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ Komer, David (November 13, 2013). "TAYLOR: State representative's wife a candidate for term-limited husband's seat". The News Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ^ http://housedems.com/state-rep-erika-geiss-biography
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Categories:
- Living people
- Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan Democrats
- Michigan state senators
- People from Taylor, Michigan
- African-American state legislators in Michigan
- Women state legislators in Michigan
- Tufts University alumni
- Brandeis University alumni
- University of New Hampshire faculty
- Brandeis University staff
- American people of Panamanian descent
- African-American women in politics
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians