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Ben Frederick

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Michigan State Representative, District 85 (2019 - Present)

Mayor, Owosso City Council (2010 - Present)

Member, Owosso City Council (2007 - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Bachelor's, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2014
  • AA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2013
  • AA, Religion/Religious Studies, Liberty University, 2013
  • Attended, Michigan State University, 2001

Professional Experience

  • Bachelor's, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2014
  • AA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2013
  • AA, Religion/Religious Studies, Liberty University, 2013
  • Attended, Michigan State University, 2001
  • Legislative Aide, State Representative Joel Johnson, 2011-2016
  • Former Chief of Staff, State Senator Roger Kahn, 2007-2010
  • Legislative Aide/Legislative Director, State Representative David Robertson, 2003-2007
  • Campaign Manager, County Commissioner David Robertson, 2002

Political Experience

  • Bachelor's, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2014
  • AA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2013
  • AA, Religion/Religious Studies, Liberty University, 2013
  • Attended, Michigan State University, 2001
  • Legislative Aide, State Representative Joel Johnson, 2011-2016
  • Former Chief of Staff, State Senator Roger Kahn, 2007-2010
  • Legislative Aide/Legislative Director, State Representative David Robertson, 2003-2007
  • Campaign Manager, County Commissioner David Robertson, 2002
  • Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 85, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 85, 2018, 2020
  • Mayor, Owosso City Council, 2009-2016
  • Member, Owosso City Council, 2007-2016

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce and Trade Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Workforce and Talent Development Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Energy Committee

Vice Chair, Health Policy Committee

Member, Insurance Committee

Member, Regulatory Reform Committee

Member, Select Committee on Reducing Car Insurance Rates

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Bachelor's, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2014
  • AA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberty University, 2012-2013
  • AA, Religion/Religious Studies, Liberty University, 2013
  • Attended, Michigan State University, 2001
  • Legislative Aide, State Representative Joel Johnson, 2011-2016
  • Former Chief of Staff, State Senator Roger Kahn, 2007-2010
  • Legislative Aide/Legislative Director, State Representative David Robertson, 2003-2007
  • Campaign Manager, County Commissioner David Robertson, 2002
  • Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 85, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 85, 2018, 2020
  • Mayor, Owosso City Council, 2009-2016
  • Member, Owosso City Council, 2007-2016
  • Member, Friends of the Shiawassee River, present
  • Member, Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity, present
  • Member, Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Welcome Home Veterans, Incorporated, present

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Chamber Citizen of the Year, 2012;
  • Champion for Life, 2015, The Pregnancy Resource Center of Shiawassee County

  • Former Factory Worker

Favorite Quote:

"Most people want to live by subjective morality, but want to be treated according to an objective morality. When someone is harmed, they want justice." - Dr. Ben Gutierrez

"A "no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a "yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." - Mahatma Gandhi

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

"We cannot negotiate with those who say, `What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'" - John F. Kennedy

"One of the greatest tragedies in our times is that most people die with their music still in them." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Spouse's Occupation:

Behavior Technician