Maureen Stapleton (politician)

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[2]

In 2010, Stapleton ran again the Michigan House for District 4. Stapleton defeated Mary Sheffield in the Democratic primary[3] and defeated Lillian Smith and Danetta Simpson with 94.89% of the votes.[1] 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.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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