| I go way back with Bart Stupak. Since my junior year of college and I had hoped to get in-state tuition by officially moving to the village of Brutus, on the shores of Burt Lake (or, as I like to call it Lake Sheboiganing) where my family has a summer home. That put me in Michigan's 1st congressional district in 1992 and I can proudly say that I voted for Stupak in his first primary and general elections that year.
Stupak is a graduate of Saginaw Valley State University and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Stupak has been a public servant most of his adult life, as a police officer in Escanaba, a Michigan State Trooper and as a Michigan State Representative from 1989 to 1990, representing Menominee, Delta, and Dickinson counties (that's the far west of Michigan's Upper Penninsula for any non-Michiganders out there).
Since 1993 Bart Stupak has represented the people of Michigan's 1st Congressional District. Thirty one counties make up the sprawling Northern Michigan district. It contains the entire Upper Peninsula as well as the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, making it one of the largest Congressional Districts in the nation. Stupak became the first Democrat in the 20th Century to serve successive terms in this Congressional District by winning re-election seven times in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Stupak is a member of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, and is also active on issues related to the protection of the Great Lakes, rural telecommunications, and pro-life issues.
Congressman Stupak wrote this in the official Jefferson-Jackson Day program:
I am proud to welcome my choice for President of the United States, Senator John Edwards. John has dedicated his life to standing up for working men and women. Now, John Edwards is running for president because he wants to build an America that lives up to its promise - one where we all share in prosperity at home and one that shows honest moral leadership abroad. With your help, we will elect John Edwards President of the United States. Stupak spoke for about 9 minutes, I caught the last 7 minutes:
Crossposted at Michigan for Edwards
I continue to struggle with uploading my video of Granholm and Edwards at the Michigan Jef-Jac. There will be a diary up here, at Michigan for Edwards, and at DailyKos on Tuesday or Wednesday. |
