Mike Bouchard

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Mike Bouchard

Michael "Mike" Bouchard (born April 12, 1956 in Flint, Michigan) is the Sheriff of Oakland County, Michigan, and was the candidate for the Republican ticket for the 2006 Michigan U.S. Senate election against Democratic incumbent Senator Debbie Stabenow. He won the Aug. 8 primary over the other Republican candidate, Keith Butler, by a vote of 346,681 to 225,817. (See: Michigan U.S. Senate election, 2006)

Bouchard is a 1979 graduate of Michigan State University, where he majored in criminal justice and police administration. He is a former State Senate majority leader and is now the Oakland County sheriff.

In previous campaigns, Bouchard's message has been one of anti-crime, support for small government principles, and community-building. Bouchard has also made immigration reform and border security a part of his current campaign.

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He was raised in Oakland County and attended high school at Brother Rice High School. He and Pam, his wife of 17 years, live in Birmingham, Michigan with their daughter (who appears in two campaign commercials) and two sons.