Joan Bauer (Michigan politician)
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| In office 1995 – 2006 |
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| Constituency | City of Lansing |
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Michigan State Representative
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| In office 2007 – present |
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| Preceded by | Michael C. Murphy |
| Constituency | 68th House District |
| Majority | Democratic Party |
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| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Doug Langham |
| Residence | Lansing, Michigan |
| Occupation | Politician |
This is an article about a Michigan Politician. For the article about the novelist, please see Joan Bauer
Joan Bauer is a Democratic Party politician from Michigan. She is the current member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 68th District, which is in Ingham County in the northern portion of the city of Lansing.
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[edit] Early life
Representative Bauer graduated from Western Michigan University with a major in history and minors in political science and secondary education. Bauer was a high school and adult education government teacher and she served as the Director of Volunteer Services at Ingham Regional Medical Center for 21 years. Bauer chaired the Ingham County Women’s Commission and serving as President of the Michigan Women in Municipal Government from 2004 to 2005.
[edit] Community Invovlement
Representative Bauer has been an active community leader for numerous organizations over the past 30 years. She currently is a member of the Lansing Rotary Foundation Board, the Lansing Rotary Club, the Junior League of Lansing, the Capital Regional Community Foundation Board of Directors, and the Capital Area United Way Board of Directors. Joan has received several awards for her community service including the Athena Award from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Diana Award from the YWCA, and the Distinguished Citizen award from the Girl Scouts.
[edit] Political career
In 1995, Bauer was elected as a member at-large to the Lansing City Council, and re-elected in 1999, and 2003, where she served until 2006, when she resigned to run for the Michigan State House of Representatives. Bauer defeated first runner-up Jerry Hollister, the son of former Lansing Mayor David Hollister by nearly six percentage points in the Democratic Primary, garnering 32.83% of the vote. Bauer coasted to victory in the general election by receiving 74% of the vote defeating Republican businessman Harilaos I. Sorovigas. She currently serves on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
[edit] House Committees
She is currently a member of the following House committees:
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- Appropriations
Representative Bauer was elected to her first term in 2006. She serves on the House Appropriations Committee and on three Appropriations Subcommittees: Higher Education, Community Colleges, and Economic Development.
Representative Bauer was appointed by the Speaker of the House (Andy Dillion) to serve on the Capitol Committee. She is a Co-Chair of the Local Government Caucus and is a member of several other caucuses including the Urban Caucus, the Children’s Caucus, the Tourism Caucus, the Arts Caucus, and the Fire Caucus.
[edit] Personal
Joan Bauer is married to Doug Langham, the former Administrator of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Bureau of Workers Compensation in Michigan, and they live on Lansing's Westside.
