Michael Lahti
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Michael Lahti (born 1945) is a politician from the State of Michigan. He is a first-term Democratic Party Member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He represents the 110th District, which is located in the Upper Peninsula and includes all of Iron County, Gogebic County, Ontonagon County, Baraga County, Houghton County, Keweenaw County and a small portion of Marquette County.
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[edit] Early life
Lahti was raised in Hancock, Michigan and graduated from Hancock High School. He graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1967. A year after he graduated, Lahti opened a State Farm Insurance agency in Hancock. He also became a small business owner and real-estate developer, owning lands and businesses all across the Keweenaw Peninsula.
[edit] Political career
Lahti was elected to the Hancock School Board and as a Trustee of Finlandia University in 1997. in 2000, Lahti was elected chairman of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners. Lahti was elected to the State House in 2006, easily defeating his Republican opponent.
[edit] Personal
Lahti currently lives in Hancock with his wife Sharon. They have six children and seven grandchildren.
[edit] Electoral history
- 2006 election for State House
- Mike Lahti (D), 64%
- Dave Schmidt (R), 34%
