Veronica Klinefelt

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Veronica Klinefelt

Member of the Michigan Senate from the 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Jeremy Moss (redistricting)
Macomb County Commissioner
In office 2013–2022
Eastpointe City Council
East Detroit School Board

Personal details
Born	(1964-01-15) January 15, 1964 (age 60)^[1] Lawrence, Kansas
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Randy
Children	4, including Mike Klinefelt^[2]
Residence	Eastpointe, Michigan
Alma mater	Wayne State University Macomb Community College
Website	https://senatedems.com/klinefelt/

Veronica Klinefelt is an American politician who is the state senator representing Michigan's 11th Senate district, following the 2022 Michigan Senate election. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Political career

Klinefelt began her political career as a member of the East Detroit School Board, serving for six years. She then served on the Eastpointe City Council for eight years years, which included terms as Mayor Pro Tem.^[1] She served on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners for ten years.^[3]

In 2022, Klinefelt ran against Michael D. MacDonald (who was the incumbent in Michigan's 10th Senate district) in Michigan's 11th Senate district. MacDonald was redistricted to the 11th Senate district following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.^[3] Klinefelt defeated MacDonald in the general election with 52.69% of the vote,^[4] due to strong support in her native Eastpointe as well as in the Wayne County portion of her district.^[3]

2022 Michigan's 11th Senate district election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Veronica Klinefelt	56,119	52.69%
	Republican	Mike MacDonald (incumbent)	50,395	47.31%
Total votes			106,514	100%

^ ^a ^b "Sen. Veronica Klinefelt at Gongwer News Service".
^ Smiley, Susan (November 15, 2023). "Former Eastpointe mayor gives fiery exit speech". Macomb Daily. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smiley, Susan (November 9, 2022). "State Senate: Eastpointe voters tip District 11 race in Veronica Klinefelt's favor". The Macomb Daily. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Michigan Election Results - General". Michigan Secretary of State. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

102nd Legislature (2023–2025)

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