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Erika Geiss

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Erika Geiss
Member of the Michigan Senate
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byHoon-Yung Hopgood
Constituency6th district (2019–2022)
1st district (2023– )
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 12th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byDoug Geiss
Succeeded byAlex Garza
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDoug Geiss
Children2
Residence(s)Taylor, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materBrandeis University and Tufts University
WebsiteOfficial website

Erika Geiss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 1st Senate district. Geiss previously represented the 6th senate district.

Biography

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Geiss is the granddaughter of Afro-Panamanian immigrants.[1] She attended Brandeis University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology. She went on to receive a master’s degree in art and architectural history at Tufts University.[2]

She previously served in the Michigan 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.[3][4] She succeeded her husband, Doug Geiss, in office in the 12th district.[5]

She was elected to the 6th District of the Michigan Senate in 2019, and to the 1st District in 2023.[6]

Personal life

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Geiss is Catholic.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Biography For Rep. Geiss | housedems.com". housedems.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.
  2. ^ "Bio". Senator Erika Geiss. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  3. ^ "2014 Live Michigan election results: State House Districts 1-110". MLive. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "Rep. Erika Geiss' Biography". Michigan House Democrats. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Erika Geiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  7. ^ News-Herald, Jim Kasuba | (2020-03-18). "Man faces ethnic intimidation charges for threats made against state senator from Taylor". The News Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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