Sharon McPhail

Sharon McPhail DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Sharon McPhailDEMDemocrat American politician
75
Years of Age
4
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MIResidence (state)

Sharon McPhail is an American attorney and politician who served on the Detroit City Council from 2002 until 2006. McPhail was a candidate for mayor in the 1993 and 2005 elections. She was formerly a lawyer in private practice, a division chief in the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and an assistant United States attorney. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in Michigan's 13th congressional district in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.

Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Michigan Law School
Attended
1975 - 1976
Northeastern University School of Law
JD
1973 - 1975
Northeastern University
BA
1969 - 1972
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
City Council Member
City of Detroit, Michigan
2002 - 2006
Superintendent
Detroit Community School District
2012 - Current
Legal and Public Policy Consultant
Key Group, Incorporated
2009 - Current
General Counsel
City of Detroit, Michigan
2006 - 2009
Senior Manager
VP Government Relations
2006 - 2009
Partner
Feikens and Vandermale, Limited Liability Company
1994 - 2002
Division Chief
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office
1986 - 1994
Assistant United States Attorney
Eastern District of Michigan
1980 - 1983
Staff Attorney
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
1976 - 1980
Former Chief of Screening
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office
Former Superintendent
Bay Mills Community College Charter School
Other Experience1 - 9 of 9
Second Vice President
Detroit Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
1995 - 1998
Board of Directors
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
1987 - 1994
Board of Directors
Federal Bar Association
1986 - 1990
Board of Directors
WDET Radio
1989
State Bar Association of Michigan
1976 - Current
Director
Kirkwood Mental Health Cener, 1990.
Mediator
Wayne and Oakland County
Board Member
Detroit Board of Police Commissioners
Former President
National Bar Association
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