Erika Geiss
Erika Geiss | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hoon-Yung Hopgood |
| Constituency | 6th 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 by | Doug Geiss |
| Succeeded by | Alex Garza |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Doug Geiss |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Taylor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University and Tufts University |
| Website | Official website |
Erika Geiss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 1st Senate district. Geiss previously represented the 6th senate district.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Biography For Rep. Geiss | housedems.com". housedems.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.
- ^ "Bio". Senator Erika Geiss. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Legislator Details - Erika Geiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Democratic Party 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 politicians of Panamanian descent
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature
- African-American Catholics