Andrew Dillon is a

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politician from the U.S. state of

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. While Dillon is a Democrat, he was appointed by Governor

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, a Republican, to be the state's treasurer. Before serving in the

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, Dillon was speaker of the

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. In the House, he represented a constituency in Wayne County that included Redford Township, the northern portion of Dearborn Heights, and the eastern portion of

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. He had served from 2007 to 2011.

Early life

Dillon graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1980, where he participated in the cross-country team. Dillon attended Detroit College of Law and then transferred to, and graduated from the

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with degrees in accounting and law. Dillon ran a law practice in Wayne County before becoming president of DSC Ltd. in 1995, and also served as a District Court

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and an aide to former

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(D-

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Political career

Dillon was first elected to the

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in a

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. He was re-elected in 2006, and his Democratic colleagues chose him to be the 70th Speaker of the Michigan House after securing the majority from the Republicans. He survived a recall election and was re-elected in

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Gubernatorial race

On February 28, 2010, Dillon announced that he would run for governor of Michigan in 2010, a position being vacated by term-limited Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm. He lost the Democratic nomination to

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State Treasurer

Dillon was appointed by Governor Snyder to be the

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and took office in 2011. On October 11, 2013, Dillon resigned, citing his desire to protect his family from media attention and scrutiny related to his divorce proceedings. He became a temporary senior adviser to his successor,

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, and continued to receive the same salary he had as treasurer, $174,204 annually.

References

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