Andrew Fink | |
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Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Eric Leutheuser |
Constituency | 58th district (2021–2022) 35th district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Frederick Fink [1] July 30,1985 Ypsilanti,Michigan,U.S. |
Education | Hillsdale College (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Andrew Frederick Fink (born July 30,1985) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives since 2021,currently representing the 35th district. A member of the Republican Party,Fink was a candidate in the 2024 Michigan Supreme Court election.
Fink was born on July 30,1985,in Superior Township,Washtenaw County,Michigan. [2] He received a bachelor's degree in politics from Hillsdale College and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. [2] He was a member of the United States Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division from 2011 to 2014. [2]
In 2017,he moved from Ypsilanti to Hillsdale,where he ran a satellite office of his family's law firm,Fink and Fink,PLLC. [3] He was district director for Mike Shirkey,a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate and the Senate Majority Leader, [2] [3] from January 2019 to January 2020. [3] Fink is a member of the Federalist Society,the American Legion,and was a commissioner-at-large for the State Bar of Michigan. [2]
In the 2020 Republican primary for the Michigan House of Representatives,District 58, [4] Fink ran against farmer Andy Welden,realtor Daren Wiseley,and Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford. [5] The district covers Hillsdale County and Branch;incumbent Eric Leutheuser could not run for reelection due to term limits. [6] Of the 16,881 total votes in the August 2020 Republican primary,Fink received 6,520 votes (38.62%),Welden 4,310 votes (25.53%);Wiseley 3,126 votes (18.52%),and Stockford 2,925 votes (17.33%). [4]
During his 2020 campaign,Fink took the position that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan were unconstitutional. [7] His primary campaign was supported by Citizens for Energizing Michigan's Economy (CEME),a 501(c)(4) "dark money" group related to Consumers Energy,which ran several mailers and ads in favor of Fink. [7] [8]
In the general election,Fink faced Democratic nominee Tamara Barnes of Coldwater,a director of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. [9] [10] Fink won 71.22% of the vote (30,208 votes) and Barnes 28.78% of the vote (12,208 votes). [11]
Upon taking office, [12] [13] Fink was assigned to the House Appropriations,Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police;and Health Policy committees. [2]
After redistricting,in 2022,Fink was elected to the 35th district. [14]
In September 2023,Fink announced his candidacy for the Michigan Supreme Court. [15]
Fink lives in Adams Township. He is married to Lauren Grover [16] and has five children. [2]
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