Bill Schuette
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| 53rd Attorney General of Michigan | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2011 |
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| Governor | Rick Snyder |
| Preceded by | Mike Cox |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 35th district |
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In office January 1, 1995 – December 31, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Joanne Emmons |
| Succeeded by | Michelle McManus |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Albosta |
| Succeeded by | Dave Camp |
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William Duncan Schuette October 8, 1953 Midland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown University University of San Francisco |
| Website | Official website |
William Duncan "Bill" Schuette (/ˈʃuːtiː/ SHOO-tee; born October 13, 1953) is an American Republican politician and the Attorney General of Michigan.
Schuette was born in Midland, Michigan, where he graduated from Herbert Henry Dow High School in 1972. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and in 1976 graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in the Foreign Service. He also studied at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and received a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1979. Schuette was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1981.
Schuette was elected Attorney General in 2010. Schuette received 53% of the vote to 41% for longtime Democratic prosecutor David Leyton.
Schuette was a delegate to the Michigan Republican conventions in 1972, 1974, and 1982.
In November 1984, at the age of 31, Schuette defeated incumbent Democrat Donald J. Albosta for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 10th congressional district. Schuette was re-elected to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1985 until January 3, 1991. He did not seek re-election in 1990, but unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Democrat Carl Levin for his seat in the United States Senate. While in Congress, Schuette served on the House Budget Committee, the House Agriculture Committee and the House Select Committee on Aging.
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