Jim Slezak
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 50th district
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byTed Hammon[1]
Succeeded byCharles Smiley
Personal details
Born (1966-08-29) August 29, 1966 (age 57)[2]
Muskegon, Michigan
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (former)
ResidenceDavison Township, Michigan[1]
Alma materYale University

James Michael Slezak is an American politician who served in the Michigan state House of Representatives.

Political career

In 2008, Slezak won election to the Michigan state House of Representatives from the 50th District, defeating incumbent Ted Hammon in the Democratic primary.[3]

In 2010, Slezak ran in the 26th State Senate District to replace the term-limited Deborah Cherry.[1] He lost the primary to Paula Zelenko, who in turn lost the general election to Republican David B. Robertson.

Switching parties, Slezak in 2012 ran as a Republican for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated after 36 years by Dale Kildee; he was defeated in the general election by Kildee's nephew Dan.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Longley, Kristin (July 24, 2010). "Jim Slezak, Paula Zelenko and Katherine Houston face off in Democratic primary for state Senate seat". Flint Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ "- Washington Times". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Longley, Kristin (August 5, 2008). "Challenger Jim Slezak defeats incumbent legislator, Ted Hammon, in Burton area state House seat". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Former state Rep. Jim Slezak switches parties; announces run for U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee's seat". MLive.com. 2011-09-21.
Political offices Preceded byTed Hammon Michigan Representative50th District 2009-2010 Succeeded byCharles Smiley


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