Richard LeBlanc

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Richard LeBlanc

Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2007
Preceded by	Glenn S. Anderson
Personal details
Born	Ferndale, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Cheryl LeBlanc
Religion	Roman Catholic

Richard LeBlanc (born September 1, 1958) is a Democratic member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. In 2006 he was elected to represent Michigan's 18th State House District, which is located in Wayne County and includes the entire city of Westland. Prior to serving in the State House, LeBlanc served as a Westland City Councilman.

Early life

LeBlanc was born in Michigan on September 1, 1958. He worked for the Ford Motor Company and he was a member of the law enforcement for the cities of Westland. He was a police officer for the city of Canton. He resides in Westland with his wife, Cheryl LeBlanc, and has two sons named Rick and Jeff. They are Roman Catholic.

Political career

LeBlanc served as an officer and trustee for Wayne/Westland Community Schools, Board of Education from 1992 to 1995. He was elected to the Westland City Council, where he served from 1995 to 2001 and 2003 to 2006. In 2006 he filed to run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Glenn S. Anderson, who ran successfully for the Michigan State Senate. LeBlanc won easily in the heavily Democratic 18th District, which is located in Wayne County and includes the Detroit suburb of Westland. In the House, LeBlanc sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee and was Chairman of the Michigan State Police and the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.

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Michigan State House of Representatives
Preceded by Glenn S. Anderson (D)	State Representative for the 18th Congressional District of Michigan Richard LeBlanc (D) 2007–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Michigan House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Kevin Cotter (R) Speaker pro tempore: Tom Leonard (R) Majority Floor Leader: Aric Nesbitt (R) Minority Leader: Tim Greimel (D) Clerk: Gary L. Randall

Brian Banks (D) Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (D) Wendell Byrd (D) Rose Mary Robinson (D) Fred Durhal III (D) Stephanie Chang (D) LaTanya Garrett (D) Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) Harvey Santana (D) Leslie Love (D) Julie Plawecki (D) Erika Geiss (D) Frank Liberati (D) Paul Clemente (D) George Darany (D) Robert Kosowski (D) Bill LaVoy (D) Sarah Roberts (D) Laura Cox (R) Kurt Heise (R) Kristy Pagan (D) John Chirkun (D) Pat Somerville (R) Anthony G. Forlini (R) Henry Yanez (D) Jim Townsend (D) Robert Wittenberg (D) Derek E. Miller (D) Tim Greimel (D) Jeff Farrington (R) Marilyn Lane (D) Andrea LaFontaine (R) Ken Goike (R) Sheldon Neeley (D) Jeremy Moss (D) Peter Lucido (R) Christine Greig (D) Kathy Crawford (R) Klint Kesto (R) Mike McCready (R) Martin Howrylak (R) Lana Theis (R) Jim Tedder (R) Jim Runestad (R) Michael Webber (R) Bradford Jacobsen (R) Henry Vaupel (R) Pam Faris (D) Phil Phelps (D) Charles Smiley (D) Joseph Graves (R) Gretchen Driskell (D) Jeff Irwin (D) David Rutledge (D) Adam Zemke (D) Jason Sheppard (R) Nancy Jenkins (R) Eric Leutheuser (R) Aaron Miller (R) Jon Hoadley (D) Brandt Iden (R) John Bizon (R) David Maturen (R) Earl Poleski (R) Brett Roberts (R) Aric Nesbitt (R) Tom Cochran (D) Andy Schor (D) Sam Singh (D) Rick Outman (R) Tom Barrett (R) Ken Yonker (R) Chris Afendoulis (R) Rob VerHeulen (R) Vacant Winnie Brinks (D) Thomas Hooker (R) Dave Pagel (R) Al Pscholka (R) Vacant Dan Lauwers (R) Vacant Paul Muxlow (R) Edward J. Canfield (R) Ben Glardon (R) Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R) Mike Callton (R) Roger Victory (R) Amanda Price (R) Daniela Garcia (R) Holly Hughes (R) Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) Tom Leonard (R) Tim Kelly (R) Vanessa Guerra (D) Charles Brunner (D) Joel Johnson (R) Gary Glenn (R) Kevin Cotter (R) Jon Bumstead (R) Ray Franz (R) Philip Potvin (R) Bruce Rendon (R) Larry Inman (R) Triston Cole (R) Peter Pettalia (R) Lee Chatfield (R) Ed McBroom (R) John Kivela (D) Scott Dianda (D)

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