- Elizabeth Brater
Infobox_State_Senator
name= Liz Brater
width=
state_senate=Michigan
state= Michigan
district= 18th
term_start = 2003
term_end =
preceded=
succeeded= Incumbent
date of birth= Birth date and age|1951|04|12|
place of birth=Boston, Massachusetts
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=Enoch Brater
profession=writer , editor, university lecturer
religion=Jewish
party= DemocraticElizabeth Brater is a Democratic member of the
Michigan Senate , representing the 18th District since 2003 and currently serving as the Assistant Minority Leader. Her district includes the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Previously she was a member of theMichigan House of Representatives from 1994 to 2000.cite book
coauthors = Michigan Legislative Service Bureau
title = Michigan Manual 2005-2006
publisher = Legislative Council, State of Michigan
date = 2006
location = Lansing, MI
pages = 129
url = http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(khwxmyqj3u0soobvfl4d0b55))/mileg.aspx?page=MM2005-2006&chapter=3
ISBN = 1-878210-06-8
accessdate = 2007-06-29 ] cite web
coauthors = Michigan Senate Democrats
title = Michigan Senate Democrats: About Liz Brater
date = 2007
url = http://www.senate.mi.gov/brater/about.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-29 ]Early life
Brater was born in
Boston, Massachusetts . She moved toAnn Arbor, Michigan , in 1975, after her husband, Enoch Brater, took a job as an English professor at theUniversity of Michigan . In Ann Arbor, she worked as an editor and writer, also teaching courses on local government and writing at the university.Political career
Brater won election as a Democrat to the Ann Arbor city council from the city's Third Ward in 1988. She then ran for mayor of Ann Arbor in April 1991, defeating two-term incumbent Republican mayor
Gerald D. Jernigan . Brater was the first woman to be elected mayor of Ann Arbor. As mayor, Brater established the city's extensiverecycling program. After serving one two-year term, she was defeated in her mayoral reelection campaign, losing in April 1993 to the Republican challenger, former city council memberIngrid Sheldon , who went on to serve four two-year terms as mayor.After her mayoral defeat, Brater ran successfully for the
Michigan House of Representatives in November 1994. She served in the House from 1995 to 2000, representing Michigan's 53rd district. Term limits prevented Brater from running for a fourth term.In November 2002, Brater won election to the
Michigan Senate . In the Democratic primary, she defeated a fellow member of the Michigan House, John Hansen of Dexter. In the general election, she triumphed easily over Republican candidate Gordon Darr, a Scio Township Trustee, and Green Party candidate Elliott Smith.Committees
As of 2006, Brater continues to serve in the
Michigan Senate . She is a member of the Judiciary and Finance committees, the vice-chair of the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs and the Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism committees. Brater also serves as a member of the Governor's Land Use Leadership Council.Electoral history
*2006 Election for the Michigan State Senate - 18th District
*2002 Election for the Michigan State Senate - 18th District
References
External links
* [http://senate.michigan.gov/brater Michigan Senate - Liz Brater] official government website
** [http://www.senate.mi.gov/brater/media.php Floor Statements] video clips
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=8612 Project Vote Smart - Senator Elizabeth S. 'Liz' Brater (MI)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Liz Brater
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200622&c=423737 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200422&c=407071 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200222&c=3887 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200022&c=390759 2000] Senate campaign contributions
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200022&c=361999 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199822&c=361342 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199622&c=360927 1996] House campaign contributions
* [http://www.senate.mi.gov/dem/ Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus]
* [http://www.michiganliberal.com/tag.do?tag=SD18 Michigan Liberal - SD18]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/annarbor.html Mayors of Ann Arbor page] at "PoliticalGraveyard.com"
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