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Gretchen Driskell
American politician and businessman

Gretchen Driskell

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American politician and businessman
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Female
Place of birth
Port Washington, Nassau County, New York, U.S.A.
Age
66 years
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Biography

Gretchen Driskell (born October 1, 1958) is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 52nd District. Prior to her time in the Michigan Legislature, she was the first female mayor of Saline, Michigan, a position which she held for fourteen years.

Michigan House of Representatives

Elections

Driskell challenged Republican incumbent Mark Ouimet for the 52nd House district (northern and western suburban Washtenaw County areas outside Ann Arbor) in 2012. She defeated Ouimet receiving 26,646 votes (52.9%), while Ouimet received 23,609 votes (46.8%). Driskell defeated Republican John Hochstetler for re-election receiving 20,849 (56.2%) to Hochstetler's 16,265 (43.8%) in 2014.

U.S. House of Representatives elections

In February 2015 Driskell announced that she would be challenging Republican incumbent Tim Walberg for Michigan's 7th congressional district in 2016. In a poll conducted by Inside Michigan Politics/Revsix/Change Media in March 2015, Driskell led Walberg 42%-37% with 21% undecided. In a poll conduced by Harper Polling in September 2015, Walberg led Driskell by 49%-32% with 20% undecided. Driskell was endorsed by former Republican governor William Milliken, who also endorsed Hillary Clinton.

In the general election, Driskell was defeated by incumbent Republican Representative Tim Walberg, who received 55% of the vote to Driskell's 40%.

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