Andrea K. Schroeder (June 2, 1964 – October 1, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...

from 2019 to 2021.

Education

Schroeder earned a Bachelor of Science degree in child and family studies and early childhood education from

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public university, public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest List of colleges and universities in Ohio, university in Ohi ...

. In 1987, Schroeder attended

Wheelock College Wheelock College was a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The college was founded in 1888 as the Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten Training School and was merged into Boston University as part of the university's Boston Univer ...

. In 2006, Schroeder graduated from the Michigan Political Leadership program from Michigan State University.

Career

Prior to entering politics, Schroeder was a teacher. In 2012, Schroeder became a member of the board of trustees of Chartered Township of Independence until 2018. On August 5, 2014, Schroeder lost the Republican primary for district 43 in the

. Schroeder had 28.91% of the votes and she was defeated by Jim Tedder with 30.54% of the votes. On November 6, 2018, Schroeder won the election and became a Republican member of the

for the 43rd district. Schroeder defeated Nicole Breadon with 56.52% of the votes. Schroeder was the Vice chairperson of the Financial Services Committee. Before her election to the state legislature, Schroeder was a teacher and operated a consulting business.

Personal life

Schroeder and her husband, Mark, had three children. Schroeder and her family lived in

Independence Township, Michigan Independence Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 36,686 at the 2020 census. Independence Township was first organized in 1834. The township surrounds the city of Clarkston, but t ...

. Schroeder died on October 1, 2021, at the age of 57 after being diagnosed with

stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a malignant tumor of the stomach. It is a cancer that develops in the Gastric mucosa, lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a numb ...

.Michigan state Rep. Andrea Schroeder dies of stomach cancer
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References

External links

Andrea Schroeder at ballotpedia.org
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