Related Research Articles
John Mathias Engler is an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party,he later worked for Business Roundtable,where The Hill called him one of the country's top lobbyists.
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party,he participated in the creation of the United Nations. He is best known for leading the Republican Party from a foreign policy of isolationism to one of internationalism,and supporting the Cold War,the Truman Doctrine,the Marshall Plan,and NATO. He served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate from 1947 to 1949.
John Maguire Dowd is an American attorney,former attorney for the United States Department of Justice,and former Marine Corps Judge Advocate. Dowd was employed by several law firms in the Washington,D.C. area for his expertise in defending clients accused of white-collar crimes. He was appointed by Major League Baseball (MLB) to lead the special counsel in multiple investigations with the organization in the 1980s and 1990s involving sports betting and bribery,the most notable investigation being the Dowd Report in 1989,which resulted in Pete Rose being banned from baseball for life.
Oakland University (Oakland) is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills,Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson,it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland,operating under the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. The university gained institutional independence from the board in 1970 and was renamed Oakland University.
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. is an American politician,author,and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress.
O'Dowd is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Mayo and County Sligo. The clan name originated in the 9th century as a derivative of its founder Dubda mac Connmhach. They descend in the paternal line from the Connachta's UíFiachrach. The immediate progenitors of the O'Dowd were Kings of Connacht during the 7th and 8th centuries in the form of Dúnchad Muirisci,Indrechtach mac Dúnchado,Ailill Medraige mac Indrechtaig and Donn Cothaid mac Cathail,before losing ground to their rivals the UíBriúin.
Bishop O'Dowd High School is a Catholic,co-educational,college preparatory school in Oakland,California,administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and named for the late auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco,James T. O'Dowd (1907–1950). The school requires all students to attend school liturgies,to enroll in religious studies courses each semester,and to complete its 4-year service learning program. O’Dowd is a Catholic high school community of 1,212 students. The school has 129 faculty and staff members and more than 82 part-time coaches,teachers and moderators.
Michael J. Bouchard is an American politician who has served as Sheriff of Oakland County,Michigan since 1999. A member of the Republican Party,Bouchard previously served in the Michigan State Senate from 1991 to 1999,and as the Senate Majority Leader from 1998 to 1999. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for United States Senate in 2006,losing to incumbent Debbie Stabenow.
Christopher O'Dowd is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Trenneman,one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd,which ran for four series between 2006 and 2010. He has also starred in several films,Gulliver's Travels (2010),Bridesmaids,Friends with Kids,Cuban Fury (2014),Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and The Cloverfield Paradox (2018). He created and starred in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy,which aired between 2012 and 2015 and brought him Irish Film and Television Award nominations in acting,writing,and directing.
William Duncan Schuette is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd attorney general of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2018 gubernatorial election.
James Whitney Dunn is an American politician and businessman from the Michigan. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983 before unsuccessfully seeking reelection. He ran for the Senate in 1988,but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Donald W. Riegle,Jr. He sought another term in the U.S. House in 1990,but lost in the Republican primary to Dave Camp.
Matthew John Dowd is an American political pundit and consultant. He was the chief strategist for the Bush–Cheney 2004 presidential campaign and was an ABC News political analyst. On September 29,2021,he announced a run for lieutenant governor of Texas as a Democrat against the incumbent,Dan Patrick. On December 7,2021,Dowd announced the end of his campaign.
Ronna Eileen Romney is an American Republican politician and former radio talk show host.
Vincent "Vince" Gregory is a politician from the state of Michigan. From 2011 to 2019,he represented the 11th Senate district in the Michigan Senate. The district,which is located in southern Oakland County,includes Southfield,Farmington Hills,Farmington,Ferndale and Oak Park.
The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) is a professional association representing more than 15,000 physicians in Michigan. Incorporated on June 5,1866,MSMS is a non-profit,membership organization of physicians,graduates completing residency programs,and medical school students. The headquarters is located in East Lansing,Michigan,near Michigan State University and the capital city of Lansing. MSMS is the state affiliate of the American Medical Association.
Neil D. Humphrey was an American academic.
Jeremy Allen Moss is an American Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 7th State Senate District,which includes Farmington,Farmington Hills,Ferndale,Hazel Park,Huntington Woods,Lathrup Village,Madison Heights,Oak Park,Pleasant Ridge,Royal Oak Township,and Southfield. Prior to his election to the Michigan Senate,he served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 - 2018,and remains the youngest-ever member of the Southfield City Council.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Michigan took place on November 6,2018,in order to elect the Class 1 U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan,concurrently with a gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hala Yalda Jarbou is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. She is the first Chaldean federal judge.
References
- ↑ Who's who in the West. 2004. ISBN 9780837909356.
- ↑ Senate, Michigan. Legislature (1970). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan".
- ↑ "Donald O'Dowd - Oakland University". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "1984-1990 Donald D. O'Dowd | UA Journey | UA Journey".
 | This Alaska biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This biography of an American academic administrator born in 1920-1929 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |