John Cherry

John Cherry DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 27

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John CherryDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 27
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John D. Cherry is an American politician. He currently serves as a Democratic member for the 27th district in the Michigan Senate. He previously served two terms as a Democratic member for the 49th district of the Michigan House of Representatives. Before his election to the Michigan House of Representatives, Cherry worked in Michigan Department of Natural Resources Office of Science and Policy and started a small business, Flint Coffee Company, with his wife, which imports from her family in her native Peru.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Michigan
Master's Public Policy
2007 - 2009
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
BA Natural Resources and Environment
2003 - 2007
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Senator
Michigan State Senate
2023 - Current
Representative
Michigan State House of Representatives
2019 - 2022
Founder
Flint Coffee Company
2013 - Current
Performance Management Coordinator
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 - Current
Grant Coordinator
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 - 2012
Resource Analyst
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Office of Science and Policy
2010
Research and Analysis Intern
Resource Recycling Systems
2009
Other Experience1 - 7 of 7
Vice Chair
Flint Charter Commission
2015 - 2017
Advisory Committee Member
Flint Master Plan
Secretary
College Cultural Neighborhood Association
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Environmental Quality, Michigan State House of Representatives
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