David Jaye
Encyclopedia
David Jaye is a former Republican
politician from Michigan
. He is considered one of the most controversial politicians from Michigan. He was the first state senator in Michigan's history to be ousted from the State Senate
. He represented a district in Macomb County
from 1997 to 2001, when he was forced out of the Senate.
Jaye was elected State Representative for Michigan's 32nd District in 1988 defeating then incumbent Democratic representative Bill Brown. Jaye then served until 1998, when he vacated the seat to run for the 12th District State Senate seat (representing Macomb County) to fill the seat that was vacated by Sen. Doug Carl
, who died of a heart attack. He was replaced by Alan Sanborn
, who took the seat he left in a special election. Jaye won the Senate seat and served there until his expulsion in 2001. Among many reasons for his expulsion, the most cited were his three drunken-driving convictions.
Jaye spent three and a half years serving as an and being a business Professor in South Korea. He currently is employed as a project manager for the Solid Waste department of Collier County, in Florida.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician from Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He is considered one of the most controversial politicians from Michigan. He was the first state senator in Michigan's history to be ousted from the State Senate
Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents....
. He represented a district in Macomb County
Macomb County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
from 1997 to 2001, when he was forced out of the Senate.
Political career
He served on the Executive Board of the Macomb County Taxpayers' Association. Dave Jaye was the leader of efforts to ban affirmative action for colleges and universities. Dave Jaye was elected to the Macomb County Commission in 1984 and the Michigan State House in 1988. Dave Jaye received his Masters Degree and Bachelor's Degree with honors from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dave Jaye was an advocate of hunting and gun rights. His leadership lead to Michigan adopting a CCW, Carrying a Concealed Weapon law.Jaye was elected State Representative for Michigan's 32nd District in 1988 defeating then incumbent Democratic representative Bill Brown. Jaye then served until 1998, when he vacated the seat to run for the 12th District State Senate seat (representing Macomb County) to fill the seat that was vacated by Sen. Doug Carl
Doug Carl
Douglas Carl was a State Senator in Michigan who also ran as the Republican Candidate in the 12th Michigan Congressional District in 1988 and in the 10th Michigan Congressional District in 1992 losing to David Bonior both times.Carl served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1984 to 1986...
, who died of a heart attack. He was replaced by Alan Sanborn
Alan Sanborn
Alan Bruce Sanborn is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Sanborn is the son of Lois and Kenneth Sanborn. Kenneth Sanborn is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, former Circuit Court judge, and one of the attorneys who undertook the successful defense of...
, who took the seat he left in a special election. Jaye won the Senate seat and served there until his expulsion in 2001. Among many reasons for his expulsion, the most cited were his three drunken-driving convictions.
Jaye spent three and a half years serving as an and being a business Professor in South Korea. He currently is employed as a project manager for the Solid Waste department of Collier County, in Florida.