Jason M. Sheppard (born August 25, 1978) is an American politician from Michigan. Sheppard is a

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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 2010 ...

from District 56.

Early life

On August 25, 1978, Sheppard was born in

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Education

Sheppard attended

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

and

University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a public research university in Toledo, Ohio. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, which includes the University of T ...

Career

Sheppard is a commercial real estate agent with Signature & Associates. Sheppard also runs a small business that he owns and founded 17 years ago. On November 4, 2014, Sheppard won the election and became a Republican member of

for District 56. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Sheppard won the election and continued serving District 56. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Sheppard won the election and continued serving District 56.

Personal life

Sheppard's wife is Melissa. Sheppard lives in

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. Sheppard is

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References

External links

Jason Sheppard at gophouse.org

Jason Sheppard at ballotpedia.org
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