Ryan Berman (born October 1980) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of

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from

district 39 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 1, 2019.

Early life and education

A native of West Bloomfield, Michigan, Berman graduated from

Detroit Country Day School Detroit Country Day School (also known as DCD, DCDS, or Country Day) is a private, secular school located in four campuses in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan, north of Detroit. The administrative offices, facility services, safety an ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from

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 ...

in 2002 and a

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from the

Wayne State University Law School Wayne State University Law School (Wayne Law) is the law school of Wayne State University in Detroit. Wayne Law is located in Midtown, Detroit's Cultural Center. Founded in 1927, the law school offers juris doctor (J.D.), master of laws (LL.M.), ...

in 2004.

Career

In 2005, Berman became an attorney. He served as a special prosecutor in the

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State Attorney's Office in 2009 and later worked as the general counsel for Inergi LP. On November 6, 2018, Berman won the election and became a Republican member of

for district 39. In August 2021, Berman declared his candidacy for Michigan attorney general in the 2022 election.

Personal life

Berman and his wife, Stacie, have two children. He lives in

Commerce Township, Michigan Commerce Township, officially the Charter Township of Commerce, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 40,186 at the 2010 census. As a western suburb of Metro Detroit, Commerce Township is about ...

References

External links

Ryan Berman at ballotpedia.org

Ryan Berman at michiganvotes.org

Ryan Berman, District 39 at gophouse.gov

Names you'll see on Michigan primary ballots in August 2018
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berman, Ryan 1980 births 21st-century American politicians Detroit Country Day School alumni Living people Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Michigan State University alumni People from Farmington, Michigan Wayne State University alumni