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Ben Frederick's Biography

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Full Name:

Ben Frederick

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Lydia; 2 Children: Devlin, Katie

Birth Date:

07/08/1982

Birth Place:

Owosso, MI

Home City:

Owosso, MI

Religion:

Presbyterian

Bachelor's, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2014

AA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2013

AA, Religion/Religious Studies, Liberty University, 2013

Attended, Michigan State University, 2001

Majority Floor Leader, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2021-2022

Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 85, 2017-2022

Candidate, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 85, 2018, 2020

Mayor, Owosso City Council, 2009-2016

Member, Owosso City Council, 2007-2016

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce and Trade Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Health Policy Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Regulatory Reform Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on Reducing Car Insurance Rates, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Workforce and Talent Development Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Legislative Aide, State Representative Joel Johnson, 2011-2016

Former Chief of Staff, State Senator Roger Kahn, 2007-2010

Legislative Aide/Legislative Director, State Representative David Robertson, 2003-2007

Campaign Manager, County Commissioner David Robertson, 2002

Member, Friends of the Shiawassee River, present

Member, Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity, present

Member, Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Welcome Home Veterans, Incorporated, 2013-2017

Member: Board of Directors, Curwood Festival Incorporated, 2010-2011

Awards:

Chamber Citizen of the Year, 2012;
Champion for Life, 2015, The Pregnancy Resource Center of Shiawassee County

Father's Occupation:

Former Factory Worker

Favorite Quote:

"Most people want to live by subjective morality, but want to be treated according to an objective morality. When someone is harmed, they want justice." - Dr. Ben Gutierrez

"A "no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a "yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." - Mahatma Gandhi

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

"We cannot negotiate with those who say, `What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'" - John F. Kennedy

"One of the greatest tragedies in our times is that most people die with their music still in them." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Spouse's Occupation:

Behavior Specialist

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