Alan Sanborn

Alan Bruce Sanborn (born July 21, 1957)[1] is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Biography

Sanborn is the son of Lois and Kenneth Sanborn. Kenneth Sanborn is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, former Circuit Court judge, and one of the attorneys who undertook the successful defense of Milo Radulovich in 1953. The Radulovich case was a major factor in helping to turn public opinion in the United States against McCarthyism.[2][3]

Sanborn was born and raised in Mount Clemens, Michigan.[4] He attended Michigan State University and graduated with a B.S. in social science with a minor in political science.[1] He married Lori McQuiston on August 6, 1982.[1] Sanborn worked from 1978 to 1998 as a Macomb County probation officer. In 1996, Sanborn challenged and lost to incumbent David Jaye in the Republican primary for the 32nd District of the Michigan House of Representatives. In a special election in February 1998, Sanborn was elected to the seat after Jaye resigned to run for an open State Senate seat.[5]

In 2001, after Jaye became the first member of the Michigan Legislature to be expelled from office, [6] Sanborn came out on top of a field of thirteen Republican candidates, including Jaye, in a primary special election held September 11, 2001. In the heavily Republican district, Sanborn easily won the general special election on November 6, 2001.

Sanborn was re-elected in 2002, 2004 and 2006, and was named by Lansing-based political newsletter Inside Michigan Politics as "Michigan's Most Conservative Legislator" in 2003, 2004, and 2005. On January 1st 2011, Sanborn's term in the Senate officially came to an end.

[7] His more notable legislative achievements include "Lisa's Law" (which protects probation officers) and a bill allowing visitation rights to grandparents.

Sanborn and his wife have three children, Adam, Joshua, and Marirose.

Title

As a former member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature, Sanborn is afforded the courtesy title of The Honorable (abbreviated to Hon. or Hon'ble) for life.

References

  1. ^ a b c "State Senator Alan Sanborn R–11th Senate District" (PDF). Michigan Manual 2003-2004. Legislative Service Bureau. pp. 148. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(4wzkxq45sghqpw551jmd2dbq)/documents/publications/manual/2003-2004/2003-mm-0148-0148-Sanborn.pdf. Retrieved 2006-06-05. 
  2. ^ "DCL/MSU, State Bar of Michigan to Celebrate Legal Milestone". Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20060901085207/http://www.law.msu.edu/info/news/releases/milestone.html. Retrieved 2006-06-05. 
  3. ^ "Michigan's Legal Milestones". http://www.courts.michigan.gov/lc-gallery/mich-milestones.htm. Retrieved 2006-06-05. 
  4. ^ "Senator Alan Sanborn". Michigan Senate Republicans. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sanborn/bio/index.htm. Retrieved 2006-06-05. 
  5. ^ "State Representatives, 1993-2002" (PDF). Michigan Manual 2003-2004. Legislative Service Bureau. pp. 297–301. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(qsy3yk55knqsfpnul0rvpi45)/documents/publications/manual/2003-2004/2003-mm-0297-0301-Former.pdf. Retrieved 2006-06-05. 
  6. ^ "Ousted State Senator on Comeback Trail". http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=14424. Retrieved 2006-09-14. 
  7. ^ "Sen. Sanborn still Michigan Senate's most conservative". Michigan Republican Party. 2005-12-08. Archived from the original on 2006-06-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20060602053353/http://www.migop.org/pressreleases/readarticle.asp?id=2986. Retrieved 2006-06-05.