Jim Slezak

Jim Slezak
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 50th district
In office 2008–2010
Preceded by	Ted Hammon[1]
Succeeded by	Charles Smiley
Personal details
Born	August 29, 1966[2] Muskegon, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Democratic (former)
Residence	Davison Township, Michigan[1]
Alma mater	Yale University

James Michael "Jim" Slezak is a Michigan politician who served in the Michigan state House of Representatives.

Political career

In 2008, Slezak won election to the Michigan state House of Representatives from the 50th District, defeating incumbent Ted Hammon in the Democratic primary.^[3]

In 2010, Slezak ran in the 26th State Senate District to replace the term-limited Deborah Cherry.^[1] He lost the primary to Paula Zelenko, who in turn lost the general election to Republican David B. Robertson.

Switching parties, Slezak in 2012 ran as a Republican for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated after 36 years by Dale Kildee; he was defeated in the general election by Kildee's nephew Dan.^[4]

References

1. Longley, Kristin (July 24, 2010). "Jim Slezak, Paula Zelenko and Katherine Houston face off in Democratic primary for state Senate seat". Flint Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107215112/http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/james-jim-michael-slezak-62550/. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Longley, Kristin (August 5, 2008). "Challenger Jim Slezak defeats incumbent legislator, Ted Hammon, in Burton area state House seat". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
4. "Former state Rep. Jim Slezak switches parties; announces run for U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee's seat". MLive.com.