About Mike Shirkey
Mike Shirkey

Mike Shirkey

Office: State Senate (MI) - 16 , Republican
On The Ballot: False, Republican for State Senate (MI) - 16

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  • Birth Date

    12/05/1954

  • Birth Place

    Jackson, MI

  • Home City

    Clarklake, MI,

Family

Wife: Sue; 3 Children,

EDUCATION

MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978-1979
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University, 1973-1978
Bachelor's, General Motors Institute, 1978

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Majority Leader, Michigan State Senate, 2019-2022
Senator, Michigan State Senate, District 16, 2015-2022
Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 16, 2018
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2010-2014

COMMITTEES

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder/Owner, Orbitform, 2010-present
Owner, Ideal Products, Limited Liability Company, 2005-2009
Engineer, The AC Spark Plug Company, 1983-1988
Former Engineer/Manager, General Motors

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Jackson Free Methodist Church, present
Member, Country Club of Jackson, 1989-2010
Board Member/Member, Jackson Area Manufacturers Association, 1988-2009
Former Chair/Member, Allegiance Health System Board, 2000-2009
Member, Young Life Adult Committee, 2005-2008
Former Member, Columbia Central School Board