Michael J. Hanley

The Honorable
Michael J. Hanley
Chairman of the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2, 2013
Preceded by Michael P. O'Hare
Member of the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners from the 11th District
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2009
Preceded by James M. Graham
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 95th district
In office
January 1, 1995  December 31, 2000
Preceded by James E. O'Neill, Jr.
Succeeded by Carl M. Williams
Member of the Saginaw City Council
In office
1987–1993
Personal details
Born December 9, 1955
Saginaw, Michigan
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Susi
Alma mater Western Michigan University

Michael J. Hanley is the current chairman of the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners and a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]

Born in December 1955 in Saginaw, Hanley graduated from Arthur Hill High School in 1974. He received a degree in political science from Western Michigan University, graduating summa cum laude. Hanley worked for 17 years for General Motors' Saginaw Division. He was elected to Saginaw City Council in 1987 and was re-elected in 1991; he served as mayor pro tempore from 1991-1993. In 1994, Hanley was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. Re-elected twice, he served as Democratic leader from 1999-2000.[2]

Hanley was or is involved in numerous community organizations, including as a past chair of the Mayor's Housing Task Force, treasurer of the Solid Waste Management Authority, the East Central Michigan Planning and Development Region Board, and the Underground Railroad Shelter for Battered Women and Children.[3]

Hanley was elected to the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners in 2008, and became chairman of the board in 2013.[4]

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