Andy Meisner
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Andrew Meisner is a politician from Ferndale, Michigan
. He is a former Democratic Party
member of the Michigan State House of Representatives
. He currently serves as the Oakland County
Treasurer, having been elected to this position in 2008.
In 2001, Meisner returned to Michigan to work as a corporate communications director for a real estate firm.
Meisner was awarded the "Rising Star Award" in 2005 from the 21st Century Democrats. Meisner is an advocate for easing restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.
After serving the maximum number of 3 terms in the State House under term limits, In November 2008, Meisner ran against the incumbent Oakland County Treasurer and won.
In September 2009, Governor Granholm named Meisner to the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090921/FREE/909219979
Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit to the south, Oak Park to the west, Hazel Park to the east, Pleasant Ridge to the north, Royal Oak Township to the southwest, and Royal Oak to the north....
. He is a former Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the Michigan State House of Representatives
Michigan State House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2000 federal U.S. Census.Members are elected in...
. He currently serves as the Oakland County
Oakland County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...
Treasurer, having been elected to this position in 2008.
Early life
While in college, Meisner was an aide to Congressmen Sander Levin and David Obey. After graduating, he became Congressman Levin's policy analyst for issues concerning criminal justice, mental health, unemployment insurance, and foreign affairs. Meisner was then elected vice president of the national, non-profit Drug-Free Kids Campaign, or CADCA.In 2001, Meisner returned to Michigan to work as a corporate communications director for a real estate firm.
Political career
Meisner was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002. Since then he has become the Assistant Democratic Leader and the Vice-Chair of the House Commerce Committee and Ethics, Oversight and Campaign Finance Committee, and serving as a member of the Tax Policy Committee.Meisner was awarded the "Rising Star Award" in 2005 from the 21st Century Democrats. Meisner is an advocate for easing restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.
After serving the maximum number of 3 terms in the State House under term limits, In November 2008, Meisner ran against the incumbent Oakland County Treasurer and won.
In September 2009, Governor Granholm named Meisner to the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090921/FREE/909219979
Electoral history
- 2008 election for Oakland County Treasurer
- Andy Meisner (D), 52%
- Pat Dohany (R), 47%
- 2006 election for State House
- Andy Meisner (D), 79%
- Will Sears (R), 21%
- 2004 election for State House
- Andy Meisner (D), 73%
- William Axtell (R), 24%
- Lloyd Sherman (L), 3%
- 2002 election for State House
- Andy Meisner (D), 70%
- Keith Sanford (R), 26%
- Art Myatt (G), 3%