Terence H. Mekoski is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 36th district. He assumed office after a May 2022 special election.

Education

Mekoski earned an associate degree in liberal arts and science from

Macomb Community College Macomb Community College is a multi-campus community college in Macomb County, Michigan. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college's offerings include university transfer, early college, professional certification ...

and attended

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. He is studying toward a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and police science at

Columbia Southern University Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit online university in Orange Beach, Alabama. History Columbia Southern University was founded in 1993 by Robert G. Mayes, Sr.Detroit Police Department The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is a municipal police force based in and responsible for the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1865, it has nearly 2,500 officers, making it the largest law enforcement organization in Michigan. Histo ...

. He served as a police officer in Detroit from 1985 to 1990. Mekoski joined the Oakland County Sheriff's Office in 1990 and served as a deputy until 1998, a sergeant from 1998 to 2012, a lieutenant in 2012 and 2013, and deputy commissioner of patrol services from 2013 to 2016. From 2016 to 2018, he served as a regulator agent for the

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. Since 2018, he has served as a senior financial investigator in the

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Michigan House of Representatives

Mekoski was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in May 2022, succeeding

Doug Wozniak Douglas Chester Wozniak (born January 17, 1947) is a Republican American politician. He is a member of the Michigan Senate from the 8th district, after winning a 2021 special election. He was previously a member of the Michigan House of Repres ...

, who was elected to the Michigan Senate. During his campaign, Mekoski called for a forensic audit of Michigan's

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results. After redistricting, Mekoski faced Wozniak in the August 2022 Republican primary for Michigans's 59th district. He placed second in the primary.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mekoski, Terence Living people Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Macomb Community College alumni People from Macomb County, Michigan Year of birth missing (living people)