Mark Bernstein has been a member of the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

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since January 1, 2013, with a term expiring January 1, 2029.

Personal life and education

Bernstein earned a BA from the

in 1993, and earned a J.D. and an M.B.A. from that same university in 1996.

Career

During the

Clinton Administration Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following a decisive election victory over Re ...

, Bernstein served as director of press pool operations. He later worked for

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and The Law Offices of Sam Bernstein. Bernstein was appointed to the

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

Civil Rights Commission by

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. In 2012, Bernstein ran for a seat on the

, campaigning on the idea that the cost of college is too high for students. Bernstein took a bus tour of the state, encountering many who were unaware that the position is elected statewide. Bernstein won the race, earning an 8-year term. Bernstein was encouraged to enter the 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election, and has been mentioned as a potential future statewide candidate.

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