Tim Greimel is an American politician from Michigan, who currently serves as the Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan. He previously served as a member of the

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, elected in a special election in 2012 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Tim Melton. After his election to a full term in

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, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the minority leader in the House. In October 2017, Greimel announced his candidacy for the

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, representing

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but in the Democratic primaries on August 7, 2018, he lost with 21.8 percent of the votes to

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who obtained 27 percent of the votes. In November 2021, he was elected as Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan.

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Living people Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives University of Michigan alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians {{Michigan-politician-stub