Bill Bullard Jr. (July 12, 1943 – December 18, 2020) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of both houses of the

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and local official in

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Biography

Bullard earned his bachelor's degree from the

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and law degree from the

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. He served in elected office in Highland Township from 1978 through 1982, and was elected to the

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in 1982. In 1994, Bullard was elected to the state Senate in a special election in June. After leaving the Legislature, Bullard was elected to the

Board of Commissioners, where he served four terms, including six years as chairman, before being selected to succeed

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as county clerk/register of deeds when Johnson was elected Michigan Secretary of State. Bullard was defeated for re-election to a full term in 2012 by Lisa Brown. Bullard died from complications of

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and

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on December 18, 2020, aged 77, during the

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References

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