Jack Minore is a politician from the State of Michigan

Michigan

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. He was a Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Michigan State House of Representatives

Michigan State House of Representatives

The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2000 federal U.S. Census.Members are elected in...

. He represented the 49th District, which is located in Genesee County

Genesee County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-75* I-475-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-13* M-15* M-21* M-54* M-57-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile . There were 183,630...

 and includes part of the city of Flint

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

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Early life

On October 25, 1938 in Flint, Michigan, Minore was born to Hattie Marsh Minore and Francis Oliver Minore as their youngest child. He grew up with three siblings, now all deceased. In 1957, he graduated from Flint Northern High School

Flint Northern High School

Flint Northern High School, is a public secondary school located in Flint, Michigan. The original building was built in 1928, and the current site was erected in the 1970's. It is one of three high schools in the Flint Community Schools district along with Flint Northwestern High School and Flint...

. He then attended Flint Junior College

Mott Community College

Charles Stewart Mott Community College is a publicly supported post-secondary institution located in Flint, Michigan. Its district is the same as the Genesee Intermediate School District and is governed by an elected board of Trustees...

. He followed this up with Bachelor's Degree from the University of Michigan-Flint. He earned his Master's Degree from Eastern Michigan University a few years later. Minore was a teacher for 30 years in the City of Flint School District

Flint Community Schools

Flint Community Schools is a school district headquartered in Flint, Michigan, United States, with the mission of developing a community of learners who are prepared to live, work, and contribute to an ever changing society. As of the 2009-2010 school year, the Flint Community School District...

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Political career

Minore first ran for a Democratic nomination for Michigan state senate 29th District primary in 1970. In 1974, he was defeated in the race for 81st District state representative. In 1996, he was an alternate Michigan Democratic National Convention delegate. In 1983, he ran for the 7th Ward Fint City Council seat and won. He held the seat until 1998 when he was elected to the Michigan State House of Respresentatives. He served until time limits forced him out in 2004. In 2006, he ran for Michigan state senator in a crowded primary that included auto dealer Patsy Lou Williamson, but lost in the primary to John Gleason

John Gleason

John Gleason is a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 27th District since 2007. His district includes Western Genesee County's Fenton, Flint, Flushing, Linden, Montrose, Swartz Creek, and the townships of Argentine, Clayton, Gaines, Genesee, and Mundy.-External links:*...

. Minore currently serves on the Michigan State Compensation Commission where he objected to pay cuts for the governor, legislature and other high level government officials the Attorney General would make less than others in his office and favored a 5% cut. He has filed to run for the 7th Ward City Council seat.