Erika Geiss | |
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Member of the Michigan Senate | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Hoon-Yung Hopgood |
Constituency |
6th district (2019–2022)
1st district (2023– ) |
Member of the
Michigan House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Doug Geiss |
Succeeded by | Alex Garza |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Doug Geiss |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Taylor, Michigan, U.S. |
Alma mater | Brandeis University and Tufts University |
Website | Official website |
Erika Geiss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 1st Senate district. Geiss previously represented the 6th senate district.
Geiss is the granddaughter of Afro-Panamanian immigrants. [1] She attended Brandeis University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology. She went on to receive a master’s degree in art and architectural history at Tufts University. [2]
She previously served in the Michigan 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. [3] [4] She succeeded her husband, Doug Geiss, in office in the 12th district. [5]
She was elected to the 6th District of the Michigan Senate in 2019, and to the 1st District in 2023. [6]
Erika Geiss | |
---|---|
Member of the Michigan Senate | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Hoon-Yung Hopgood |
Constituency |
6th district (2019–2022)
1st district (2023– ) |
Member of the
Michigan House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Doug Geiss |
Succeeded by | Alex Garza |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Doug Geiss |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Taylor, Michigan, U.S. |
Alma mater | Brandeis University and Tufts University |
Website | Official website |
Erika Geiss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 1st Senate district. Geiss previously represented the 6th senate district.
Geiss is the granddaughter of Afro-Panamanian immigrants. [1] She attended Brandeis University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology. She went on to receive a master’s degree in art and architectural history at Tufts University. [2]
She previously served in the Michigan 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. [3] [4] She succeeded her husband, Doug Geiss, in office in the 12th district. [5]
She was elected to the 6th District of the Michigan Senate in 2019, and to the 1st District in 2023. [6]