Mark Brewer is an American

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solici ...

political consultant Political consulting is a form of consulting that consists primarily of advising and assisting political campaigns. Although the most important role of political consultants is arguably the development and production of mass media (largely tel ...

, and a member of the

Democratic National Committee The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well ...

. He is the former chair of the

Michigan Democratic Party The Michigan Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the state of Michigan. It is based in Lansing, Michigan, Lansing. Lavora Barnes is the party's current chair. She was previously the part ...

and a past chair of the Association of State Democratic Chairs.

Professional work

In 2013, Brewer lost his bid for a tenth two-year term as MDP Chair to Lon Johnson, a former

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and former

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for 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 2010 ...

. Brewer withdrew form the election during the February 23, 2013 Michigan Democratic Party Convention held at Cobo Hall in

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

. In June 2013, Mark joine
Goodman Acker
the Detroit area firm, as a

and

. He graduated from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

in 1983.

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Biography
* Living people People from Macomb County, Michigan Michigan lawyers Michigan Democrats Michigan Democratic Party chairs 2008 Democratic National Convention Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Harvard University alumni {{michigan-politician-stub