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James Michael Slezak is an American politician who served in the Michigan state House of Representatives.
Jim Slezak | |
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Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
In office 2008–2010 | |
Preceded by | Ted Hammon[1] |
Succeeded by | Charles Smiley |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Muskegon, Michigan | August 29, 1966
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (former) |
Residence | Davison Township, Michigan[1] |
Alma mater | Yale University |
In 2008, Slezak won election to the Michigan state House of Representatives from the 50th District, defeating incumbent Ted Hammon in the Democratic primary.[3]
In 2010, Slezak ran in the 26th State Senate District to replace the term-limited Deborah Cherry.[1] He lost the primary to Paula Zelenko, who in turn lost the general election to Republican David B. Robertson.
Switching parties, Slezak in 2012 ran as a Republican for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated after 36 years by Dale Kildee; he was defeated in the general election by Kildee's nephew Dan.[4]