| Pam Byrnes | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 52nd district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Gene DeRossett |
| Succeeded by | Mark Ouimet |
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| Born | June 25, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kent Brown |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | http://pambyrnes.com/ |
Pam Byrnes (born June 25, 1947) is the former Democratic State Representative in the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 52nd District which covers parts of Washtenaw County.[1]
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Byrnes was elected to the State House in 2004, beating Republican Joe Yekulis by over 5000 votes.[2] She competed with Yekulis for the section of western Washtenaw County that he had represented on the County Commission for the past decade.
Byrnes was the lone Democrat running for State Representative in the district. She faced Republican Shannon Brown in the general election, and she was reelected by over 11000 votes.[3]
Byrnes stood for re-election to the State House for the final time in November 2008, due to Michigan term limits. Byrnes' Republican opponent was Eric Lielbriedis, of Saline. She was reelected with over 62% of the vote, and a margin of over 16000 votes.[4]
On December 13, 2009, Pam Byrnes announced her candidacy for State Senate in Michigan's 18th district. The announcement was made at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse in Ypsilanti's Depot Town.[5] Five days before the election, an article in a Michigan newspaper revealed that a right-wing Political Action Committee funded by Republican leaders including Richard (Dick) DeVos made two independent expenditures promoting Pam Byrnes and one independent expenditure criticizing her opponent. The Great Lakes Education Project PAC promotes the privatization of schools and lobbies for "choice" in public education.[6]
Byrnes lost the Democratic primary to Rebekah Warren, 55-41%.