Candidate · State Senate, District 6
Mary Cavanagh
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 6 (first term)
- Occupation
- State senator
- Lives in
- Redford Township
Background
- State senator for District 6 (Northwest Detroit, Redford, Livonia, Farmington, Farmington Hills), serving a first Senate term. source: senatedems.com
- Elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2020, representing Redford Township and Northwest Detroit. source: senatedems.com
- Bachelor's degree in anthropology from Wayne State University. source: senatedems.com
- Earlier worked as an AmeriCorps member in Detroit Public Schools and as a direct care worker. source: senatedems.com
- Chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection; chairs the Michigan Latino Caucus. source: senatedems.com
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