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Erika Geiss

DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 1

53

Years of Age

8

Years of Experience

MIResidence (state)

Erika Geiss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 1st Senate district. She previously represented the 6th senate district. She previously served in the House of Representatives for the 12th district – which comprises Romulus, Taylor and part of Van Buren Township – in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014. She succeeded her husband, Doug Geiss, in office.

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Education5 - 5 of 3

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Brandeis University

Tufts University

Past Positions1 - 15 of 15

Assistant President Pro Tempore

Michigan State Senate

2023 - Current

Senator

Michigan State Senate

2023 - Current

Minority Caucus Chair

Michigan State Senate

2019 - 2022

Senator

Michigan State Senate

2019 - 2022

Representative

Michigan State House of Representatives

2015 - 2019

Former Adjunct Faculty

Wayne County Community College District

2013 - 2015

Adjunct Faculty

Art Institute of Michigan-Troy

2011 - 2014

Copy Editor

World Energy Source

2006 - 2010

Editor-in-Chief

theWAHMmagazine

2007 - 2008

Curatorial Liason

Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History

2003 - 2005

Director of Education

Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University

2000 - 2003

Owner

Red Pencil Editing Services

2001 - Current

Fellow

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

1997 - 2000

Former Instructor

University of New Hampshire, Durham

Writer

World Energy Monthly Review

Other Experience1 - 21 of 21

Advisor

Vista Maria Board

Current

Board Member

Wayne County Council for the Arts, History, and Humanities

Current

Member

Association of Art Editors

Current

Member

Downriver Chapter, American Association of University Women

Current

Member

Taylor Career Technical Education Center Advisory Board

Current

Member

Taylor Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force

Current

Member

Beaumont Teen Health Center-Taylor Advisory Board

Current

Member

Tomasso Juglaris Autobiography Commission

Current

Member

American Federation of Teachers

Current

Chair

Taylor Cultural Arts Commission

2010 - 2012

Member

Master Plan Steering Committee, City of Taylor

2007 - 2008

Fellow

Council of State Governments, Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development

Undergraduate Liason

Task Force on the Curriculum

Member

Michigan Legislative Black Caucus

Current

Member

Michigan Legislative Hispanic Caucus

Current

Member

Progressive Women's Caucus

Current

Former Member

Health Policy Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member

Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member

Workforce and Talent Development Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member

Commerce and Trade Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Second Vice Chair

Michigan Competitiveness Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

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