District: Michigan - 14th District Political Highlights: Southfield School Board of Education, 1992-96; Southfield City Council, 1996-00; mayor of Southfield, 2002-15; Democratic nominee for Oakland County executive, 2008; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, 2010; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 2012 Born: October 18, 1954; Detroit, Mich. Residence: Southfield Religion: Christian Family: Husband, McArthur Lawrence; two children Education: U. of Detroit, attended 1971-72; Central Michigan U., B.S. 2005 Elected: 2014 Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Commerce-Justice-Science; Interior-Environment; Transportation-HUD); Oversight & Reform (Government Operations; National Security) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 181st ranked House Democrat Twitter: 18,050 followers
Election History
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2014 Election Results
Candidate
Brenda Lawrence (D) Christina Barr (R) Leonard Schwartz (LIBERT) Stephen Boyle (GREEN)
