Dana Nessel
Dana Michelle Nessel[1] (born April 19, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician. She is the 54th Attorney General of Michigan since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Dana Nessel | |
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54th Attorney General of Michigan | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Governor | Gretchen Whitmer |
Preceded by | Bill Schuette |
Personal details | |
Born | West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, U.S. | April 19, 1969
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Alanna Maguire (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Michigan (BA) Wayne State University (JD) |
Website | Government website |
Nessel is the second openly lesbian person elected attorney general of a state in the United States (after Maura Healey of Massachusetts) and the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to statewide office in Michigan. She is also the first Jew to be elected Attorney General of Michigan.[2]
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Nessel speaks at the Michigan Democratic Party convention
References
- ↑ Dana Nessel [dananessel] (March 11, 2021). "When this gets directed to me, feels like the @RNC might be off to a rough election cycle" (Tweet). Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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(help) - ↑ Gray, Kathleen (October 19, 2018). "Dana Nessel run for Michigan Attorney General: What fuels her". Detroit Free Press. https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/19/dana-nessels-michigan-attorney-general/1678321002/. Retrieved October 22, 2018.