Full Name:
Lorence R. Wenke
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Nancy; 2 Children: Lisa, Jeffrey
Birth Date:
10/09/1945
Birth Place:
Kalamazoo, MI
Home City:
Richland, MI
Religion:
Protestant
BA, Business Administration Western Michigan University, 1967
Member, Kalamazoo County Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Kalamazoo County Council of Governments, present
Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 20, 2018
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Michigan, District 6, 2016
Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 20, 2014
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2002-2008
Chair/Commissioner, Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners, 1994-2002
Member, Kalamazoo County Park Commission, present
Owner, Sun Belt Greenhouse, 1982-present
Partner, Michigan Grower Products, 1980-present
President/Owner, Wenke Greenhouses, 1971-present
Nurse Assistant, Kalamazoo State Hospital, 1970
Licensed Realtor, State of Massachusetts, 1968-1969
Manager, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1968-1969
Former Employee, Family Celery and Flower Farm, 1954-1963
Member, Community Correction Advisory Board, present
Member, Kalamazoo County Republican Executive Committee, present
Member, Kalamazoo Christian School Association Development Council
Member, Kalamazoo Rotary Club
Member, Kalamazoo Valley Plant Growers Cooperative
Director, Michigan Grower Products
Director, Ohio Florists Association
Member, Richland Bible Church