Andy Dillon
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| 44th State Treasurer of Michigan | |
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| Assumed office January 1, 2011 |
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| Governor | Rick Snyder |
| Appointed by | Governor of Michigan |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Kleine |
| 70th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Craig DeRoche |
| Succeeded by | James "Jase" Bolger |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 17th district |
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| In office December 2004 (special election) – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Paletko |
| Succeeded by | Phil Cavanagh |
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| Born | 1962 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Redford, Michigan |
Andrew "Andy" Dillon is a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican, to be the state's treasurer. Before serving in Cabinet, Dillon was speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.
In the House, he represented a constituency in Wayne County that included Redford Township, the northern portion of Dearborn Heights, and the eastern portion of Livonia. He had served from 2007-2011.
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[edit] Early life
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Dillon graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1980, where he participated in the cross-country team. Dillon attended the Detroit College of Law and then transferred to, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in accounting and law. Dillon ran a law practice in Wayne County before becoming president of DSC Ltd. in 1995. He also served as a District Court magistrate and an aide to former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey.
[edit] Political career
Dillon was first elected to the House in 2004 in a special election. He was re-elected in 2006, and his Democratic colleagues chose him to be the 70th speaker of the House after securing majority from Republicans. He survived a recall election and was re-elected in 2008.
[edit] Gubernatorial race
On February 28, 2010, Dillon announced that he would run for governor of Michigan in 2010, a position being vacated by term-limited Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm.[1] He lost the Democratic nomination to Virgil Bernero.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/02/speaker_of_the_house_andy_dill.html
- ^ staff writers (August 4, 2010). "Bernero vs. Snyder". Detroit Free Press freep.com. http://www.freep.com/article/20100804/NEWS15/8040501/1435/Bernero-vs.-Snyder. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
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