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