Sue Shink is an American politician who currently represents

Michigan's 14th Senate district Michigan's 14th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Sue Shink since 2023, succeeding Republican Ruth Johnson. Geography District 14 encompasses all of Jackson County, as well a ...

in the

Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...

. She was elected in the

2022 Michigan Senate election The Michigan Senate election of 2022 occurred on November 8, 2022, to elect all 38 members to the Michigan Senate. The election coincided with elections for all of Michigan's constitutional offices; Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of Stat ...

. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Political career

Shink started her political career as a trustee of Northfield Township. She was then elected as a Democrat to the

Washtenaw County Washtenaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 372,258. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and organized as a county in 1826. Washtenaw ...

Board of Commissioners in 2018, and re-elected in 2020.

Michigan Senate

Shink ran for

in the

. The district had been redrawn to include parts of Jackson County and Washtenaw County, and voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 by around 10 percentage points. Shink won the election over Republican Tim Golding with around 56% of the vote. The election was the most expensive race in Washtenaw County in 2022.

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