Mike Shirkey

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Mike Shirkey
Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byArlan Meekhof
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 16th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byBruce Caswell
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 65th district
In office
November 30, 2010 – December 31, 2014
Preceded byMike Simpson
Succeeded byBrett Roberts
Personal details
Born (1954-12-05) December 5, 1954 (age 69)
Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSue
EducationKettering University (BA)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website
Shirkey (second from left) and Tom McMillin (second from right) receiving the Sunshine Award from the Michigan Press Association.

Michael J. Shirkey[1] (born December 5, 1954) is a member of the Michigan State Senate and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in 2010 and Senate in 2014. His district, the 16th, covers all of Branch, Hillsdale, and Jackson Counties.

He has a bachelor's degree from Kettering University and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Shirkey worked for GM for 13 years before starting his own engineering company.

In early April 2020, he criticized Governor Gretchen Whitmer for extending a "stay home" order until the end of April.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Michigan Committee Statement of Organization". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sen. Shirkey says Whitmer is 'killing our livelihoods' with stay-at-home extension". mlive. 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-23.

Sources

Michigan Senate
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate
2019–present 		Incumbent
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