Maxine L. Berman (April 17, 1946 – March 2, 2018) was an American politician who served on the
Michigan House of Representatives between 1983 and 1996.
Berman was raised in
Oak Park and graduated from the
University of Michigan
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. She then taught at
Oak Park High School until running for political office.
She was a member of the
Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1996. Upon leaving office, Berman established Capitol Strategies, Inc., a consultancy firm, and led the Women's Health Network of Michigan.
Governor
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-American lawyer, educator, author, political commentator, and politician serving as the 16th United States secretary of energy since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she pre ...
appointed Berman as director of special projects in 2003. She left the post in 2008 and became the Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government at
Central Michigan University the next year, retiring in 2013.
In 2015, Berman was elected to the
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF) honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. The hall of fame was founded in 1983 by Gladys Beckwith and is sponsored by the Michi ...
. She died aged 71 on March 2, 2018, of lung cancer, in
West Bloomfield, Michigan
West Bloomfield Township, officially the Charter Township of West Bloomfield, is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, within the Detroit metropolitan area. It is one of the most expensive places to live in Oakland ...
.
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1946 births
2018 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Michigan
Deaths from lung cancer in Michigan
Central Michigan University faculty
People from Oak Park, Michigan
Schoolteachers from Michigan
University of Michigan alumni
Businesspeople from Michigan
American women company founders
American company founders
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American women politicians
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American businesswomen
American women academics
21st-century American women
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