Veronica Klinefelt is an American politician who is the state senator representing

Michigan's 11th Senate district Michigan's 11th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Veronica Klinefelt since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Jeremy Moss. Geography District 11 encompasses parts of Macomb and W ...

, following the

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. She is a member of the

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Political career

Klinefelt began her political career as a member of the East Detroit School Board, serving for six years. She was then the mayor pro tem of

Eastpointe Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit) is a city on the southern edge of Macomb County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,442. Eastpointe forms a part of the Metro Detroit area. It borders 8 Mile Road on the ...

for six years. She served on the

Macomb County Board of Commissioners The Macomb County Board of Commissioners serves as the "county commission", or legislative body for Macomb County, Michigan, United States, the third largest County (United States), county in Michigan with a population of 840,978, according to the ...

for ten years, representing Eastpointe.

Michigan Senate

In 2022, Klinefelt ran against Michael D. MacDonald (who was the incumbent in

Michigan's 10th Senate district Michigan's 10th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 10th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented ...

) in

. MacDonald was redistricted to the 11th Senate district following the

2020 United States redistricting cycle The 2020 United States redistricting cycle is in progress following the completion of the 2020 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies are re-drawing state legislative districts. States that are apportioned more than one se ...

. Klinefelt defeated MacDonald in the general election with 52.69% of the vote, due to strong support in her native Eastpointe as well as in the Wayne County portion of her district.

Electoral history

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