Alan Sanborn
| The Honorable Alan B. Sanborn | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office November 27, 2001 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | David Jaye |
| Succeeded by | Jim Marleau |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 32nd district | |
| In office March 3, 1998 – November 8, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | David Jaye |
| Succeeded by | Brian Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1957 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lori |
| Parents | Lois and Kenneth Sanborn |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
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 and his wife have three children, Adam, Joshua, and Marirose.
Political career
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 1, 2011, Sanborn's term in the Senate officially came to an end. He then returned to work as a probation officer in Macomb County. [7] His more notable legislative achievements include "Lisa's Law" (which protects probation officers) and a bill allowing visitation rights to grandparents.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "State Senator Alan Sanborn R–11th Senate District" (PDF). Michigan Manual 2003-2004. Legislative Service Bureau. p. 148. Retrieved 2006-06-05.
- ↑ "DCL/MSU, State Bar of Michigan to Celebrate Legal Milestone". Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-06-05.
- ↑ "Michigan's Legal Milestones". Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-05.
- ↑ "Senator Alan Sanborn". Michigan Senate Republicans. Retrieved 2006-06-05.
- ↑ "State Representatives, 1993-2002" (PDF). Michigan Manual 2003-2004. Legislative Service Bureau. pp. 297–301. Retrieved 2006-06-05.
- ↑ "Ousted State Senator on Comeback Trail". Retrieved 2006-09-14.
- ↑ "Sen. Sanborn still Michigan Senate's most conservative". Michigan Republican Party. 2005-12-08. Archived from the original on 2006-06-02. Retrieved 2006-06-05.