Ranjeev Puri | |
---|---|
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kristy Pagan |
Constituency | 21st district (2021–2022) 24th district (2023–) |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1984 (age 39–40) Racine,Wisconsin |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Canton,Michigan |
Alma mater | Ohio State University University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
Website | Vote Ranjeev |
Ranjeev Puri (born c. 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives since 2021,representing the 24th district,and serving as the House Majority Whip since 2023.
Before joining the Legislature,Puri worked in financial consulting and then went on to work for President Barack Obama. Puri received his undergraduate degree in economics and finance and went on to receive his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2014.
Puri was born around 1984 in Racine,Wisconsin to immigrant parents. [1] He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Ohio State University. [2] In 2014,Puri obtained a Master's of Business Administration from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. [1]
Puri worked on Barack Obama's presidential campaign. [3] Since 2013,Puri worked in business development for Fiat-Chrysler. Puri is affiliated with the Michigan Indian American Democratic Caucus. [2] Puri was endorsed by the then-incumbent state representative Kristy Pagan when he ran in the primary for the Michigan House of Representatives seat representing the 21st district. [1] On August 4,2020,Puri won this primary. On November 3,2020,Puri won the general election for this seat,assumed office on January 1,2021.
Puri resides in Canton,Michigan. Puri is married and has three children. [1] Puri is Sikh. [2]
Bobby Lee Rush is an American politician,activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district for three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s,Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
David Edward Bonior is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976,Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002,during which time Democrats were in both the majority (1991–1995) and minority (1995–2002),making Bonior the third and second highest-ranking Democrat in the House,respectively.
Daniel W. Hynes is an American politician,formerly serving as the Illinois Comptroller.
Jill Lynette Long Thompson is an American politician,educator,and author. A former Congresswoman from Indiana,she is the author of The Character of American Democracy,published by Indiana University Press in September 2020. From 2015 to 2020 she taught ethics as a visiting clinical associate professor at the Kelley School of Business and the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington and during the 2020–2021 academic year she served as a visiting scholar with the Ostrom Workshop,also at Indiana University. Until 2015 she was board chair and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration,a position to which President Barack Obama appointed her. The first person in her family to graduate from college,she earned a B.S. in business administration at Valparaiso University and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. in business at Indiana University. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Nancy Skinner is a nationally syndicated radio and television commentator,based in Detroit,Michigan.
Dennis M. Cohoon is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Representative from 1987 to 2023 representing several different seats in Burlington.
Thomas George is an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate,he represented Kalamazoo County as well as an eastern portion of Van Buren County. George is a physician and former medical director for Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo. He is currently the co-chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Western Michigan University's Homer Stryker School of Medicine.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place,as in all 50 states and D.C.,as part of the 2008 United States presidential election of November 4,2008. Voters chose 12 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who,in turn,voted for the office of president and vice president.
Barack Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004,when he was elected to the United States Senate. During this part of his career,Obama continued teaching constitutional law part time at the University of Chicago Law School as he had done as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996,and as a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004.
This is the electoral history of Barack Obama. Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008).
The 2008 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4,2008. It was part of the 2008 United States presidential election which happened throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 17 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2000 United States House of Representatives election for the 1st district in Illinois took place on November 7,2000 to elect a representative from Illinois's 1st congressional district for the 107th United States Congress. Incumbent Democratic Representative Bobby Rush faced a primary challenge from Illinois Senator and future President Barack Obama. Rush defeated Obama 61 percent to 30 percent,with other candidates combining for the remaining nine percent. Rush later defeated his Republican opponent,Raymond Wardingley,88 percent to 12 percent,ensuring his reelection. Subsequent to this election,Obama was elected to the Senate in 2004,and later elected President in 2008.
Patrick A. Miles Jr. is an American lawyer. He was the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan based in Grand Rapids,Michigan. He was nominated by President Obama on March 29,2012,and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 29,2012. Miles is the first person of color to hold the position of U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan,which covers 49 Michigan counties including the state's entire Upper Peninsula.
The Iowa elections,2018 were held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 6,2018. A closed primary election was held on June 5,2018. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election as well as all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives,25 (half) of the seats in the Iowa Senate,and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives.
Haley Maria Stevens is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Stevens was elected to represent the 11th district in the 2022 election,defeating 9th district incumbent Andy Levin in the primary and Republican nominee Mark Ambrose in the general election. Her district includes many of Detroit's northern and western suburbs,Auburn Hills,Troy,Royal Oak,Bloomfield Hills,Birmingham,West Bloomfield,Farmington,Farmington Hills,and Pontiac.
Lauren Ashley Underwood is an American politician and registered nurse who is a U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Her district,once represented by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert,includes the outer western suburbs of Chicago,including Crystal Lake,Geneva,Oswego,Woodstock,and Yorkville.
Rachelle Dinet Hutchinson is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she serves in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 107th District,taking office in January 2019.
Michigan's 21st House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland County. The district was created in 1965,when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.
Christine Morse is an American Democratic politician from Michigan. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from the 61st district in 2020. She was then elected to represent the 40th district in 2022.
Samantha Rae Steckloff is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 37th district. Elected in 2020,she assumed office on January 1,2021. Prior to that,Steckloff served 8 years on the Farmington Hills City Council.