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Jeff IrwinDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 15
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MIResidence (state)

Jeff Irwin (born June 19, 1977) is an American activist, progressive and politician serving as a member of the Michigan Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners from 1999 to 2010, and in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. From 2019 to 2022, in the Michigan Senate, he represented the 18th Senate district, which encompassed the cities of Ann Arbor, Saline, Ypsilanti, and Milan (portion) and the townships of Ann Arbor, Pittsfield, York, Augusta, Salem, Superior, and Ypsilanti. He replaced Rebekah Warren, who was term limited. Irwin now represents the state senate's 15th district since the redistricting implemented in 2022. The 15th Senate district since 2022 encompasses the southern part of Washtenaw County, including part of Ann Arbor and all of Saline and Ypsilanti, as well as small parts of Lenawee County, and Monroe county.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
University of Michigan
BA Political Science
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Michigan State Senate
2023 - Current
Senator
Michigan State Senate
2023 - Current
Senator
Michigan State Senate
2019 - 2022
Representative
Michigan State House of Representatives
2010 - 2016
Member
Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
1999 - 2010
Staff
Office of State Senator Alma Wheeler Smith
1998
Other Experience1 - 5 of 5
Member
Ann Arbor TenantsÂ’ Union Board
Former Member
Subcommittee on Higher Education, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member
Judiciary Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on State Police, Michigan State House of Representatives