Theresa Abed is an American politician from Michigan. Abed was a Democratic 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 2020 ...

, serving during the 2013–2014 session.

Education

Abed earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in social work from

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs. It is Michigan's third-l ...

Career

Abed has a background as a social worker. In 2006, Abed served as a commissioner of

Eaton County, Michigan Eaton County is a Counties of the United States, county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 109,175. The county seat is Charlotte, Michigan, Charlotte. The county was organized in 1837 and was ...

, until 2010. On November 6, 2012, Abed won the election and became a Democratic member of

for District 71. Abed defeated

Deb Shaughnessy Deb Shaughnessy (born December 19, 1960) is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives and mayor of Charlotte. An alumna of Lansing Community College, Shaughnessy worked for the Michigan Department of Treasury and sev ...

with 53.43% of the votes. Abed lost her bid for re-election in

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to Republican Tom Barrett. In 2016 Abed unsuccessfully ran against Barrett for the 71st seat again.

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