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Leslie Love
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2020
Preceded by Phil Cavanagh
Succeeded by Mary Cavanagh
Personal details
Born (1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 (age 52)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Siena Heights University ( BA)
Wayne State University ( MFA)
Marygrove College ( MA)
Website Official website

Leslie N. Love [1] (born July 8, 1971) [2] is an American politician and government official. A member of the Democratic Party, Love served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020. [3] Love represented the 10th District, which encompasses parts of northwest Detroit and Redford Township. [4]

After leaving the state legislature, Love was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, becoming the first African-American to serve on the commission. [5] She is currently a candidate to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election. [6]

Education

Love attended Detroit Public Schools and graduated from Thomas M. Cooley High School. She received a bachelor's degree from Siena Heights University and master's degrees from Marygrove College and Wayne State University. [7] [8] She lives in Detroit.

Early career

In 1998, she worked as the campaign assistant for California Assemblywoman Marguerite Archie-Hudson and for California Governor Gray Davis as a field organizer.

Love previously worked as the director of theater operations at Marygrove College and served as an adjunct professor for Marygrove College and the Wayne County Community College District. [9]

Political career

In 2014, Love ran for the Michigan House of Representatives and was elected. [9] She served in the body until she was term-limited in 2020. [10]

Love went on to be appointed to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. [11] Upon her appointment, she became the first African-American to serve on the board. Love additionally served assistant deputy director in the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Metro-Region. [5]

In 2023, Love announced she would run in the 2024 election for U.S. Senate. [6] If elected, Love would be the first Black Senator from Michigan. [12]

References

  1. ^ "Michigan Committee Statement of Organization". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "State Representative LESLIE LOVE" (PDF). Michigan Legislature.
  3. ^ "Leslie Love". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "2014 Live Michigan election results: State House Districts 1-110". MLive. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Burke, Melissa Nann (2023-06-05). "Ex-state Rep. Love joins U.S. Senate race in Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  6. ^ a b Vaughn, Jerome (2023-05-16). "Former Michigan lawmaker Leslie Love announces bid for Stabenow's US Senate seat". WDET 101.9 FM. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  7. ^ "Leslie Love". Marygrove College. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  8. ^ "Ask the Candidates - Leslie Love". WXYZ. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  9. ^ a b "Elect Leslie Love to represent Redford in state House". hometownlife.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  10. ^ Gibbons, Lauren (2021-01-05). "Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives". MLive. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  11. ^ "Governor Whitmer makes appointments to Natural Resources Commission". WLUC. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  12. ^ Cappelletti, Joey (2023-05-15). "Former Detroit lawmaker joins race for Michigan seat in US Senate". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

External links

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