Jim Townsend | |
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 26th district | |
In office 2011–2017 | |
Preceded by | Marie Donigan |
Succeeded by | Jim Ellison |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965/1966 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jennie Townsend |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Royal Oak,Michigan |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina University of Michigan Wayne State University |
Profession | Director,Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy |
Website | Official website |
Jim Townsend (born 1965/1966) represented the 26th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from January 2011 until January 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the director of the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy in Detroit,Michigan.
Townsend earned a B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina in 1988. He earned a dual MBA/MPP from the University of Michigan in 1997. [1] In 2016,he earned a JD from Wayne State University Law School. [2]
Townsend was first elected to the state house in 2010. In explaining his reelection bid,Townsend stated,"I am running because the promise of a middle class life in Michigan is being broken for too many of our people. We need a state government that will stand up to special interests and invest in the public goods like education that are crucial to creating good-paying jobs for our people." [1]
In 2013,Townsend introduced legislation that called for universal background checks for gun buyers. [3] He has worked for Ford,and helped found the Michigan suburbs alliance. [1]
In November 2019,Townsend was appointed director of the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy at Wayne State University Law School. [4]
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