David Jaye

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David Jaye (born 1958) is a former Republican politician from Michigan. He is considered one of the most controversial politicians from Michigan.^{[citation needed]} He is the only Senator to be ousted from the State Senate.^{[citation needed]} He represented a district in Macomb County from 1997 to 2001, when he was forced out of the Senate.

[edit] Political career

He served on the Executive Board of the Macomb County Taxpayers' Association. Dave Jaye was the leader of efforts to ban affirmative action for colleges and universities. Dave Jaye was elected to the Macomb County Commissioner in 1984 and the Michigan State House in 1988. Dave Jaye received his Masters Degree and Bachelor's Degree with honors from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dave Jaye was an advocate of hunting and gun rights. His leadership lead to Michigan adopting a CCW, Carrying a Concealed Weapons law.

Jaye was elected State Representative for Michigan's 32nd District in 1982 where he served until 1998, when he vacated the seat to run for the 12th District State Senate seat (representing Macomb County) to fill the seat that was vacated by Sen. Doug Carl, who died of a heart attack. He was replaced by Alan Sanborn, who took the seat he left in a special election. Jaye won the Senate seat and served there until his expulsion in 2001,

Jaye is currently serving as an English and Business Professor in South Korea.^{[citation needed]}