Veronica Klinefelt

American politician (born 1964)
Veronica Klinefelt
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byJeremy Moss (redistricting)
Macomb County Commissioner
In office
2013–2022
Eastpointe City Council
East Detroit School Board
Personal details
Born (1964-01-15) January 15, 1964 (age 60)[1]
Lawrence, Kansas
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRandy
Children4, including Mike Klinefelt[2]
ResidenceEastpointe, Michigan
Alma materWayne State University
Macomb Community College
Websitehttps://senatedems.com/klinefelt/

Veronica Klinefelt is an American politician who is the state senator representing Michigan's 11th Senate district, following the 2022 Michigan Senate election. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Political career

Klinefelt began her political career as a member of the East Detroit School Board, serving for six years. She then served on the Eastpointe City Council for eight years years, which included terms as Mayor Pro Tem.[1] She served on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners for ten years.[3]

Michigan Senate

In 2022, Klinefelt ran against Michael D. MacDonald (who was the incumbent in Michigan's 10th Senate district) in Michigan's 11th Senate district. MacDonald was redistricted to the 11th Senate district following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.[3] Klinefelt defeated MacDonald in the general election with 52.69% of the vote,[4] due to strong support in her native Eastpointe as well as in the Wayne County portion of her district.[3]

Electoral history

2022 Michigan's 11th Senate district election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Veronica Klinefelt 56,119 52.69%
Republican Mike MacDonald (incumbent) 50,395 47.31%
Total votes 106,514 100%

References

  1. ^ a b "Sen. Veronica Klinefelt at Gongwer News Service".
  2. ^ Smiley, Susan (November 15, 2023). "Former Eastpointe mayor gives fiery exit speech". Macomb Daily. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Smiley, Susan (November 9, 2022). "State Senate: Eastpointe voters tip District 11 race in Veronica Klinefelt's favor". The Macomb Daily. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2022 Michigan Election Results - General". Michigan Secretary of State. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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  8. ▌Mallory McMorrow (D)
  9. ▌Michael Webber (R)
  10. ▌Paul Wojno (D)
  11. ▌Veronica Klinefelt (D)
  12. ▌Kevin Hertel (D)
  13. ▌Rosemary Bayer (D)
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