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American politician and educator from Michigan
Maureen Stapleton
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 1, 2011 (2011-01-01) – January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
Preceded byColeman Young II
Succeeded byRose Mary Robinson
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHoward University (BS)

Maureen Stapleton is an American politician from Michigan, and a former teacher. She is a Democratic former member of Michigan House of Representatives from District 4.

Education

Stapleton earned a BS degree in Psychology from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Stapleton was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Career

Stapleton was a teacher with Detroit Public Schools. Stapleton was an Administrator for the City of Indianapolis' Compliance Division. In 2003, Stapleton started a consulting business.

In the August 2006 primary election, Stapleton was seeking for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 4, but she was defeated by Coleman Young II. Stapleton lost by 928 votes.

In 2010, Stapleton ran again the Michigan House for District 4. Stapleton defeated Mary Sheffield in the Democratic primary and defeated Lillian Smith and Danetta Simpson with 94.89% of the votes. In the August 2012 primary election, Stapleton was seeking a seat in the newly created District 6, however, she was defeated by Rashida Tlaib. Stapleton lost by 683 votes.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maureen Stapleton's Biography". Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. "Michigan House of Representatives Election, 2006". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. Press, The Associated (August 26, 2010). "Mary Sheffield, Stacy Pugh request recounts in closely-contested primaries for Michigan House". mlive.
  4. "Maureen Stapleton". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. Sands, David (August 6, 2012). "Tlaib, Stapleton Race for the Sixth Michigan House District Too Close to Call". huffpost.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

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