Pat Somerville (born April 11, 1980) is an American politician from Michigan. Somerville was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from

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Early life

On April 11, 1980, Somerville was born in Dearborn, Michigan. Somerville's grandmother was Patricia Anne Somerville, former mayor of

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Education

In 2003, Somerville earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the

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Career

Somerville was a manager at

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. In 2009, Somerville served as the chairman of the Wayne County Young Republicans. On November 2, 2010, Somerville won the election and became a Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives for District 23. Somerville defeated Deb Kennedy with 53.44% of the votes. On November 6, 2012, as an incumbent, Somerville won the election and continued serving District 23. Somerville defeated Tom Boritzski with 50.49% of the votes. On November 4, 2014, as an incumbent, Somerville won the election and continued serving District 23. Somerville defeated David Haener with 52.12% of the votes. Somerville represented part of the Down River area of Wayne County. His district includes

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, Brownstown Township,

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, Trenton, Woodhaven and Huron Township.

References

External links

State House bio of Somerville

Pat Somerville at ballotpedia.org
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