Jenn Hill | |
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 109th district | |
In office January 1, 2023 –December 31, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sara Cambensy |
Succeeded by | Karl Bohnak |
Personal details | |
Born | Jennifer Hill September 26,1966 Belvidere,Illinois |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Jennifer Hill (born September 26,1966) is an American Democratic politician from Michigan. [1] She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from the 109th district in the 2022 election. [2]
Hill worked as a Marquette City Commissioner and as a clean energy and youth advocate. [3]
After Jenn was born September 26,1966,in Belvidere,Illinois, [4] Hill's family moved across the Midwest for economic reasons. In her senior year of high school Hill was voted Female Athlete of the Year. [5] She went to Barnard College (1984–1988) and received an Anthropology BA,cum laude;and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1993–1995) for Environmental Planning,earning a master's in City Planning. [4]
Hill is Majority Vice Chair on the Natural Resources,Environment,Tourism and Outdoor Recreation committee. She also serves on the Energy,Communications and Technology,Higher Education,and Local Government and Municipal Finance committees. [6]
Hill supports infrastructure investments,free school breakfast and lunches for students,ending right-to-work laws,repealing the retirement tax,and protecting reproductive rights and freedom. [7]
On X (formerly Twitter),Hill posted in support of the Harris-Walz ticket in the 2024 presidential election. [8]
As of 2024,Hill is the only Democrat to represent any part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the legislature. [9]
In 2022,Hill ran for Michigan's 109th House District which covers the counties of Alger,Marquette,Baraga and the eastern two-thirds of Dickinson. After winning the 2022 Democratic primary against candidate Joe Boogren,Hill won in the general election against Republican candidate Melody Wagner. [1] Wagner received 47% of the vote compared to Hill's 53%,a difference of roughly 1,500 votes. [10]
Hill ran for reelection in 2024. She won renomination in the Democratic primary,with Karl Bohnak winning the Republican primary. [1] [11] Bohnak flipped the seat by a narrow margin.
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