Ellen Cogen Lipton

Ellen Cogen Lipton DEMDemocrat

Board of Education Member

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Ellen Cogen LiptonDEMDemocrat Board of Education Member
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MIResidence (state)

Ellen Cogen Lipton (born March 26, 1967) is an American politician and patent attorney from Huntington Woods, Michigan. She currently serves on the Michigan State Board of Education. She formerly served as a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. A Democrat, she represented the 27th State House District, which is located north of Detroit in south-east Oakland County. She was first elected in 2008, and subsequently re-elected in 2010 and 2012. She ran to represent the 11th District in the state Senate in 2014. Incumbent Vincent Gregory defeated Vicki Barnett and Ellen Lipton in the Democratic primary. In 2018, she joined the Democratic field to replace retiring Rep. Sander Levin in the 9th District of Michigan. She was defeated in the primary by Andy Levin, the retiring incumbent's son winning 42.4% to Levin's 52.4.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Harvard Law School
JD Patent and Trademark Law
1989 - 1992
Williams College
BS Chemistry/Art History
1984 - 1988
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Member
Michigan State Board of Education
2021 - Current
Representative
Michigan State House of Representatives
2008 - 2014
Attorney
iProp Co-Counsel
2002 - 2008
Patent Attorney
Gifford Krass
1992 - 2002
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Trustee
Temple Emanu-El
Current
Member
Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
2011 - 2012
Advisory Board Member
Green Building Services of Michigan
2007 - 2011
President
Michigan Ambassadors for the Weizmann Institute
2007 - 2009
Public Representative
State Board of Accountancy
2007 - 2009
Member
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit, Community Services Division Committee
2006 - 2008
Member
Board of Directors, Berkley Educational Foundation
2006 - 2008
Advisory Board Member
Tri-Community Coalition
Citizen Advocate
Michigan Suburban Alliance
Founder
Berkley Education Foundation's "Read in the Park"
Founder
Michigan Promise Zone Association
Lecturer
Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures
Member
Federation's Community Services Division Committee
Member
Uniform Law Commission, Study and Drafting Commission
Member
Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, State Bar of Michigan
Member
EMILY'S List Political Opportunity Program
Member
Ferndale Literacy Project
Member
Temple Emanu-El Social Action Committee
Member
Zoning Board of Appeals, Huntington Woods
Panelist
World Stem Cell Summit
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