Andrew Neumann (born 1960) is a Democratic state legislator from

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. He served in the

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, representing the 106th District from 2009 to 2010. The 106th District is located in the North East Lower Peninsula and includes all of Alcona, Alpena,

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, Montmorency, Oscoda, and Presque Isle counties. He was elected on November 4, 2008 to replace outgoing Rep.

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. Neumann previously represented the 106th District from 1999–2003 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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in 2002. In 2003, he was appointed Fire Marshal for the State of Michigan.

Biography

Andy Neumann was born in

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in 1960. He graduated from Alpena High School and attended

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, where he received a degree in business management. After college, Neumann became a firefighter and certified paramedic with the city of Alpena from 1982 to 1998. He owned a business called Northern Healthcare Management from 1990-1996. He lives in Alpena and Lansing. He has two daughters Kristin and Sarah.

Political career

In 1996, Andy Neumann was elected to the Alpena County Commissioner where he served on Budget and Finance, Public Safety and Health, Law Enforcement, and Insurance Committees. In 1998, he announced his candidacy for the 106th State House District, which at that time included the Counties of Alpena, Presque Isle, Cheboygan, and

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. Neumann won the Democratic Primary and went on to narrowly defeat Republican Phil Ludlow in the General Election. Neumann was easily re-elected in 2000. In 2002, Neumann ran for the open 36th District State Senate Seat, located in the North East Lower Peninsula. Neumann narrowly lost to

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Tony Stamas, of Midland. He was succeeded in the State House by Democrat

. In 2003, he was appointed Michigan State Fire Marshal. Neumann's successor, Matthew Gillard, retired in 2008 because of term limits, which prevent a house member from serving more than three terms. Neumann announced his candidacy for the 106th District, which was slightly altered from the district he had represented previously, but still included his home in Alpena. Neumann won the Democratic Primary and went on to defeat Republican Peter Pettalia in the general election. Neumann is a

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, receiving an "A" rating from the

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, and while in the legislature, he was a strong advocate for gun rights, voting in favor of a plan to make it easier to carry concealed weapons and against a plan that would limit gun purchases to one gun per month. Term limits prevented Neumann from running for re-election in 2010.

References

External links

Official website House Democrats website ''Project Vote Smart''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Neumann, Andy 1960 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives American Lutherans People from Alpena, Michigan 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians