- Lynn N. Rivers
Infobox_Congressman
name = Lynn N. Rivers
date of birth = birth date and age|1956|12|19
place of birth =Au Gres, Michigan
state =Michigan
district = 13th
term_start =January 3 ,1995
term_end =January 3 ,2003
preceded = Bill Ford
succeeded =Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
party = Democrat
spouse =
children =
religion =Lynn Nancy Rivers (born
December 19 ,1956 ) is apolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan . Rivers was born inAu Gres, Michigan and graduated from Au Gres-Sims High School, Arenac County, in 1975. She received a B.A. from theUniversity of Michigan in 1987 and a J.D. fromWayne State University in 1992. She served as a trustee of the Ann Arborboard of education from 1984 to 1992 and was a member of theMichigan State House of Representatives between 1993 and 1994.Rivers was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 13th District to the
United States House of Representatives for the 104th and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving fromJanuary 3 ,1995 toJanuary 3 ,2003 . After congressional district boundaries were adjusted as a result of theUnited States 2000 Census , she lost the Democratic primary election for Michigan's 15th District in 2002 to long-time incumbentJohn Dingell .In 1994, Rivers spoke publicly about her 24-year struggle with
bipolar disorder ,Fact|date=December 2007 making her the first member of the House to publicly discuss having emotional problems. In 1998, the National Mental Health Association named her "Legislator of the Year."Fact|date=October 2007Currently, she is teaching Political Science at the
University of Michigan andWashtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.References
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