Jack Minore

Jack Minore
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 49th district
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2004
Preceded by	Robert L. Emerson[1]
Succeeded by	Lee Gonzales
City Council Member
In office 1983–1998
Constituency	7th Ward, City of Flint
Personal details
Born	October 25, 1938 Flint, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Relations	Hattie Marsh & Francis Oliver Minore, parents
Alma mater	Flint Junior College University of Michigan–Flint Eastern Michigan University
Occupation	politician
Profession	teacher

Jack Minore (born 1938) is a politician from the State of Michigan. He was a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He represented the 49th District, which is located in Genesee County and includes part of the city of Flint.

Early life

On October 25, 1938 in Flint, Michigan, Minore was born to Hattie Marsh Minore and Francis Oliver Minore as their youngest child. He grew up with three siblings, now all deceased. In 1957, he graduated from Flint Northern High School. He then attended Flint Junior College. He followed this up with bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Flint. He earned his master's degree from Eastern Michigan University a few years later. Minore was a teacher for 30 years in the City of Flint School District.^[2]

Political career

Minore first ran for a Democratic nomination for Michigan state senate 29th District primary in 1970. In 1974, he was defeated in the race for 81st District state representative. In 1996, he was an alternate Michigan Democratic National Convention delegate.^[3] In 1983, he ran for the 7th Ward Fint City Council seat and won. He held the seat until 1998 when he was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives.^[2] He served until time limits forced him out in 2004. In 2006, he ran for Michigan state senator in a crowded primary that included auto dealer Patsy Lou Williamson, but lost in the primary to John Gleason.^[4] Minore as a member of the Michigan State Compensation Commission in March 2009 where he objected to pay cuts for the governor, legislature and other high level government officials the Attorney General would make less than others in his office and favored a 5% cut.^[5] He has filed to run for the 7th Ward City Council seat.^[4]

References

1. "Robert L. Emerson". Flint Timeline Project. Flint Public Library. March 1999. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
2. "Jack Minore". Flint Timeline Project. Flint Public Library. March 1999. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
3. Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Minore to Mitchel". politicalgraveyard.com. Lawrence Kestenbaum. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
4. Fonger, Ron (May 12, 2009). "Jack Minore seeks to return to Flint City Council seat". Flint Journal. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
5. Eggert, David (March 10, 2009). "State leaders may get 10% pay cut". Retrieved May 18, 2009.