Marie Donigan
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Marie Donigan (born 1954) is the Democratic State Representative in the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 26th District which covers Royal Oak and Madison Heights in Oakland County.
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[edit] Biography
Donigan was born in Royal Oak and attended Dondero High School. She earned a B.S. from Western Michigan University and a M.S. in Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. She worked in private practice as a landscape architect for a number of years, before joining the Farmington Hills Department of Planning.[1]
She is married to Kevin McLogan, who is president of the Royal Oak School Board.[2]
[edit] Political career
Donigan was elected to the Royal Oak City Commission in 1997, and served until 2004, when she resigned in order to serve as State Representative.
She defeated Republican City Commissioner Carlo P. Ginotti.
She was re-elected in 2006, defeating Republican Kevin Konczal.
The chief focus of her legislative work in the Michigan House has been in the areas of education, health care, public transit and the economy. She was the author of a bill to build a Public Transportation system for the Metro Detroit Area along the Woodward Avenue Corridor.[3] She has also supported legislation raising standards for state public education and tougher Great Lakes protections.[4]
[edit] Election results
| 2004 Candidate | Party | Popular votes | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Donigan | Democrat | 22,780 | 52.08% |
| Carlo Ginotti | Republican | 20,954 | 47.91% |
| 2006 Candidate | Party | Popular votes | Vote percentage |
| Marie Donigan | Democrat | 22,077 | 62% |
| Kevin Konczal | Republican | 12,357 | 35% |
| James Young | Libertarian | 1,057 | 3% |
[edit] References
- ^ City Commissioner Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ Forum. Choices shape state rep's life.
- ^ Detroit Metro Times. Across the Great Divide.
- ^ Detroit News.
