Ron Jelinek (born 1945) was a member of both houses of the

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–of the

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from 1997 to 2002, and of the

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from 2003 to 2010.2009-2010 Michigan Manual
State Senator Ron Jelinek
/ref> Jelinek has a bachelor's degree from

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and a master's degree in education from Western Michigan University. He taught agricultural classes, industrial education classes and science classes in

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from 1967 to 1996. Jelinek was elected to the Michigan State House in 1996, and served in that body until elected to the state senate in 2002. Jelinek and his wife Diane Fabian are the parents of three children. Diane died in 2009.

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