Triette Lipsey Reeves (born August 22, 1963) is an American politician and minister from Michigan.

Early life

On August 22, 1963, Reeves was born as Triette E. Lipsey in

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

. In 1982, Reeves graduated from

Redford High School Redford High School was a secondary school in Detroit, Michigan. A part of Detroit Public Schools, the school opened in September 1921 and ceased operations in June 2007. Staffed and operated by the Detroit Public Schools; Redford High School ser ...

Education

Reeves earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public administration 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 ...

Career

Reeves started her political career as a Legislative Aide to Teola P. Hunter, a member of

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

for

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. In January 1992, Teola P. Hunter resigned. On November 3, 1992, Reeves won the special election and became a Democratic member of

for District 5. In 1995, Reeves served the

city council, until 1998. In 1995, Reeves became a minister for the Mount Zion Church. On November 3, 1998, Reeves won the election and became a member of

for

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. Reeves defeated Leodis Brown with 89.60% of the vote. On November 7, 2000, as an incumbent, Reeves won the election and continued serving District 13. Reeves defeated Ernestine Nelson with 92.32% of the vote. On November 5, 2002, Reeves won the election and became a Democratic member of

for

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. Reeves defeated John T. Nazars and Alan Jacobson with 89.22% of the vote. Reeves served in the

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Personal life

In 1995, Reeves married Alando Reeves. They have three children. Reeves and her family live in

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1963 births Living people Michigan State University alumni Detroit City Council members Women city councillors in Michigan Women state legislators in Michigan Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives African-American women in politics African-American state legislators in Michigan 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American politicians 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians African-American city council members in Michigan Redford High School alumni {{Michigan-politician-stub

Early life

Education

Career

Personal life

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