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Erin Byrnes | |
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| Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Pepper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dearborn,Michigan,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Michigan–Dearborn (BA) Brooklyn College (MS) |
Erin Byrnes is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives since 2023,representing the 15th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [1]
Byrnes was born and raised in Dearborn,Michigan. [2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in women's and gender studies from the University of Michigan–Dearborn and a Master of Science in education from Brooklyn College. [3]
From 2008 to 2010,Byrnes worked as a special education teacher in the New York City Department of Education. From 2012 to 2016,she was the director of the America Reads program at the University of Michigan. From 2016-2022,she worked as the lead for democratic engagement,managing non-partisan student voter education and programming at the University of Michigan. Byrnes served as a member of the Dearborn City Council from 2018 to 2022. She was first elected in November 2017 and after running for re-election in 2021,she earned the position of Council President Pro-Tem. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2022. [4] She was reelected in 2024. [5]