Candidate · State Senate, District 27
John D. Cherry
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Michigan Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve or reject many of the governor's appointments. A term is four years, with a limit of 12 years total in the Legislature.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 27 (first term, since 2023)
- Occupation
- State senator
- Lives in
- Flint
Background
- Serving a first term as state senator for District 27; elected Assistant President Pro Tempore in 2025. source: senatedems.com
- Chairs the Senate Labor Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. source: senatedems.com
- Served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. source: senatedems.com
- Served as vice chair of the Flint Charter Commission. source: senatedems.com
- Bachelor's degree in natural resources and environment from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in public policy. source: senatedems.com
- Previously worked for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. source: senatedems.com
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