Maureen Stapleton | |
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 4th district | |
In office January 1, 2011 –January 1, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Coleman Young II |
Succeeded by | Rose Mary Robinson |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Howard University (BS) |
Maureen Stapleton is an American politician from Michigan,and a former teacher. She is a Democratic former member of Michigan House of Representatives from District 4.
Stapleton earned a BS degree in Psychology from Howard University in Washington,D.C. Stapleton was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. [1]
Stapleton was a teacher with Detroit Public Schools. Stapleton was an Administrator for the City of Indianapolis' Compliance Division. In 2003,Stapleton started a consulting business. [1]
In the August 2006 primary election,Stapleton was seeking for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 4,but she was defeated by Coleman Young II. Stapleton lost by 928 votes. [2]
In 2010,Stapleton ran again the Michigan House for District 4. Stapleton defeated Mary Sheffield in the Democratic primary [3] and defeated Lillian Smith and Danetta Simpson with 94.89% of the votes. [1] In the August 2012 primary election,Stapleton was seeking a seat in the newly created District 6,however,she was defeated by Rashida Tlaib. Stapleton lost by 683 votes. [4] [5]