Bill Schuette

A Representative from Michigan; born in Midland, Mich., October 13, 1953; graduated from Herbert Henry Dow High School, Midland, Mich., 1972; B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1976; J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, Calif., 1979; admitted to the Michigan bar in 1979; lawyer, private practice; delegate to Michigan State Republican conventions, 1972, 1974, and 1982; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 1991); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990, but was an unsuccessful nominee for the United States Senate; director, Michigan Department of Agriculture, 1991-1993; member of the Michigan state senate, 1995-2003; judge, Michigan court of appeals, 2003 to present; is a resident of Midland, Mich.