Joan Bauer (Michigan politician)
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Bauer in 2011
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 68th district |
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In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Michael C. Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Andy Schor |
| Lansing City Council | |
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In office 1995–2006 |
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| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Doug Langham |
| Residence | Lansing, Michigan |
| Occupation | Politician |
Joan Bauer is a Democratic Party politician from Michigan. She was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 68th District, which is in Ingham County in the northern portion of the city of Lansing.
Representative Bauer graduated from Western Michigan University with a major in history and minors in political science and secondary education. Bauer was a high school and adult education government teacher and she served as the Director of Volunteer Services at Ingham Regional Medical Center for 21 years. Bauer chaired the Ingham County Women's Commission and serving as President of the Michigan Women in Municipal Government from 2004 to 2005.
Representative Bauer has been an active community leader for numerous organizations over the past 30 years. She currently is a member of the Lansing Rotary Foundation Board, the Lansing Rotary Club, the Junior League of Lansing, the Capital Regional Community Foundation Board of Directors, and the Capital Area United Way Board of Directors. Joan has received several awards for her community service including the Athena Award from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Diana Award from the YWCA, and the Distinguished Citizen award from the Girl Scouts.
Representative Bauer was a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. She also served on three subcommittees in the House. She was the chair of the Higher Education Subcommittee, vice-chair of the Community Colleges Subcommittee, and a member of the Economic Development Subcommittee. She was appointed by House Speaker Andy Dillon to serve on the Capitol Committee.
In 1995, Bauer was elected as a member at-large to the Lansing City Council, and re-elected in 1999, and 2003, where she served until 2006, when she resigned to run for the Michigan State House of Representatives. Bauer defeated first runner-up Jerry Hollister, the son of former Lansing Mayor David Hollister by nearly six percentage points in the Democratic primary, garnering 32.83% of the vote. Bauer coasted to victory in the general election by receiving 74% of the vote, defeating Republican businessman Harilaos I. Sorovigas.
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