Edward Gaffney
Edward J. Gaffney | |
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Member of the 1st district | |
In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Richner |
Succeeded by | Tim Bledsoe |
Personal details | |
Born | Hartford, Connecticut | December 23, 1943
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jane Gaffney |
Edward J. Gaffney (born December 23, 1943, in
in the state house or senate to represent a district in Detroit.Early life and career
He was the oldest of six children. His father was a vocational agriculture teacher and school administrator. His mother was primarily a homemaker. But Ed always said: "My mother was the brains of the outfit". He spent his formative years of junior high school and high school in Danielson, Connecticut, graduating from Killingly High School in 1962. After a lackluster high school academic record, he studied barbering at Prince Technical School in Hartford and worked his way through college as a barber in Putnam, Connecticut. Having found himself at Eastern Connecticut State University, Gaffney received honor for his study of history. He went on to become a graduate assistant in department of history at Michigan State University and earned a Master of Arts degree in history at MSU in 1970. He worked at the Michigan Legislative Service Bureau from 1970 to 1977. In 1977, he secured a governmental affairs position with the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association where he remained until 1998.
He worked for the Michigan Trucking Association from 1998 to 2002. He won election to the state legislature in 1998. Gaffney served on many committees including Health Policy Committee, where served for Chair for two years. He began his political career on the Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan city council, serving there for eleven years. He was Mayor of Grosse Pointe Farms for two years.
Upon completion of six years in Michigan House of Representatives, Mr. Gaffney served eight years on the Michigan Liquor Control Commission from which he retired in 2017.
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Gaffney holds a bachelor's degree from
From 1991 to 2002, Gaffney was a member of St. Michael’s
Gaffney was a Director of the Michigan Center for Truck Safety. He has also served as a regional government affairs director for the
Family
Rep. Gaffney is married to Jane Gaffney and has three children: Ed, Corey and Jack.
Political career
From 1997 to 1999, Gaffney served on the City Council for the City of
Electoral history
- 2006 election for Michigan State House of Representatives - Michigan 1st District
Name Percent Edward J. Gaffney (R) (inc.) 52.1% Timothy Bledsoe (D) 46.2% Kristen Hammel (G) 1.7%
- 2004 election for Michigan State House of Representatives - Michigan 1st District
Name Percent Edward J. Gaffney (R) (inc.) 57.0% C.J. Harrison (D) 40.6% Andrea Lavigne (G) 2.4%
- 2002 election for Michigan State House of Representatives - Michigan 1st District
Name Percent Edward J. Gaffney (R) 56.4% David P. Putrycus (D) 43.6%%
- 2002 election for Michigan State House of Representatives - Michigan 1st District (Republican primary)
Name Percent Edward J. Gaffney 48.3% Mary Ellen Stempfle 40.8%% Eric J. Steiner 10.9%
References
- ISBN 1-878210-06-8. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ Michigan House Republicans (2007). "Biography for Representative Ed Gaffney". Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
External links
- State Representative Ed Gaffney official site
- Michigan Bureau of Elections - Ed Gaffney campaign finance reports and data
- Michiganliberal.com - 1st Michigan State House District profile and discussion