Jill Dickman is an American businesswoman and politician. She serves as a

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member of the

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and represented Assembly District 31.

Early life

Jill Dickman was born in

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. Jill's grandparents emigrated from Russia, shortly after the Bolshevik revolution. The decided to move to America as they saw it as an opportunity to live a better life. They quickly became citizens, learned the language, and fell in love with their new home. Jill was born in upper Michigan to a family of Entrepreneurs. As she grew up she started working in the family business, of a clothing store. She quickly be the manager and later the owner of the company. She was educated at the L'Anse High School in

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and attended the

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Career

Dickman is a small business owner. She served as a

member of the

. She is a proponent of campus carry on college and university campuses. In May 2015, she voted in favor of giving taxpayer money to private schools to increase competition with public schools. She also voted against the tax increases proposed by Governor

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(which passed the House and Senate regardless). Jill Dickman was defeated by Skip Daly in the 2016 Election. Dickman ran again in the 2018 election, but was defeated by Daly again. In 2020, Dickman defeated Daly.

Personal life

Dickman has a husband, Thomas. They reside in

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References

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