Richard Hammel

American politician

Richard E. Hammel

Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 48th district
In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012
Preceded by	John J. Gleason
Succeeded by	Pam Faris

Personal details
Born	1958 (age 65–66)^[1]
Political party	Democratic^[1]
Alma mater	University of Michigan–Flint^[1]

Richard E. Hammel, a Democratic Party politician, was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 48th District.^[2]^[1]

Life

Hammel obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Flint.^[1]

Political career

Hammel served on the Genesee County, Michigan Board of Commissioners and served as its chair before being elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives in 2006.^[1] Hammel defeated Ralph C. Burger for the 48th District Michigan State Representative seat in 2008^[2] then repeated in 2010 by defeating Susan Culver in 2010.^[3] Democratic Representatives selected him as minority leader for the legislative session beating out fellow Genesee County representative Woodrow Stanley.^[4]

Michigan House of Representative Elections

Election Year	Votes	Opponent's Votes	Opponent
2008	28,245	13,698	Ralph C. Burger, (R)^[2]
2010	15,322	11,401	Susan Culver (R)^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Longley, Kristin (October 27, 2008). "Taxes and job retraining lead campaign issues in the 48th District". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "November 2008 general election results for contested races in Flint Journal coverage area". The Flint Journal. November 5, 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b Raymer, Marjory (November 3, 2010). "Genesee County election results at a glance". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ AlHajal, Khalil (November 9, 2010). "Local Rep. Richard E. Hammel to lead Democrats in state House". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2011.