Doug Carl

Douglas Carl (August 12, 1951-August 17, 1997) was a State Senator in Michigan who also ran as the Republican Candidate in the 12th Michigan Congressional District in 1988 and in the 10th Michigan Congressional District in 1992 losing to David Bonior both times.

Carl served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1984 to 1986 and in the Michigan State Senate from 1986 until his death.

Ronald Reagan attended a campaign rally at Macomb Community College in 1988 in which he urged people to vote for Carl.^[1]

In 1983 Carl married Maria. They had one daughter, Colleen.

Carl's widow, Maria Carl, latter made a run in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives against Leon Drolet after Drolet had voted against legislation to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman. However Maria lost in the primary.

Sources

• political graveyard entry for Carl
• bill to rename part of M-53 after Carl
• bio of Maria Carl

1. ^ transcript of Reagan's 1988 speech

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Name	Carl, Doug
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Date of birth	1951
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Date of death	1997
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