Mark Tisdel
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Michigan House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years, with a limit of 12 years total in the Legislature.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 55 (since 2023; District 45, 2021-2022)
- Occupation
- Small business owner; insurance agent
- Lives in
- Rochester Hills
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1978. source: ballotpedia.org
- Founded Backus Payne, an independent medical liability insurance agency, in 2000 after working at Medtronic. source: marktisdel.com
- Served on the Rochester Hills City Council (at-large) beginning in 2011, including as council president from 2015 to 2019. source: marktisdel.com
- Represented House District 45 from 2021 to 2023 and House District 55 since 2023; seeking a fourth term in 2026. source: ballotpedia.org
- Has lived in Rochester Hills since 1989. source: marktisdel.com
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- Crafting policies that pave the way for aspiring entrepreneurs source: marktisdel.com
- Effective representation and amplifying the 55th District's voice at the state level source: marktisdel.com
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