Douglas Chester Wozniak (born January 17, 1947)
is a
Republican American politician. He is a member of the
Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ad ...
from the
8th district, after winning a
2021 special election.
He was previously a member of the
Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 201 ...
and has represented the
36th district between
2019 and 2021.
In 2022, Wozniak chose to return to the House rather than run for another term in the Senate to avoid facing fellow incumbent Senator
Ruth Johnson
Ruth Johnson (born January 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Michigan and is a current member of the Michigan Senate for State Senate District 14. She is a former member of the Michigan House of Repre ...
in a primary, after the two were drawn into the same district in the redistricting process. In November 2022, Wozniak ran and successfully won election to the new 59th House District. His term will begin Jan. 1, 2023.
References
External links
Doug Wozniak at gophouse.orgDoug Wozniak at ballotpedia.orgDoug Wozniak at votesmart.org
Living people
1947 births
People from Hamtramck, Michigan
University of Michigan alumni
Michigan State University alumni
Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American lawyers
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