Tim Sneller | |
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 50th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Charles Smiley |
Personal details | |
Born | Flint,Michigan,US [1] | June 20,1956
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Genesee County,Michigan [2] |
Alma mater | University of Michigan-Flint [2] |
Timothy P. Sneller [3] (born June 20,1956) is an American politician,who has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since 2017,representing the 50th District as a member of the United States Democratic Party.
Prior to his election to the legislature,Sneller worked on the legislative staffs of various state representatives and senators in the Genesee County area. [4]
He was first elected in the 2016 elections, [5] and was reelected to a second term in office in 2018. [6] In his first term in office he introduced a bill to ban non-therapeutic debarking of dogs, [7] and was a supporter of Adam Zemke's bill to ban LGBT conversion therapy. [8]
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