David Knezek

{{Short description|American politician (born 1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = David Knezek

|state_senate = Michigan

|district = 5th

|term_start = January 1, 2015

|term_end = January 9, 2019

|predecessor = Tupac Hunter

|successor = Betty Jean Alexander

|state_house1 = Michigan

|district1 = 11th

|term_start1 = January 1, 2013

|term_end1 = December 31, 2014

|predecessor1 = David Nathan

|successor1 = Julie Plawecki

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|13}}

|birth_place = Dearborn Heights, Michigan, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|education = University of Michigan–Dearborn (BA)

|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

|branch = {{flagcountry|United States Marine Corps}}

|branch_label = Branch

|serviceyears = 2006–2012

|serviceyears_label = Service years

|rank = Sergeant

|unit = 1st Battalion, 24th Marines
2nd Battalion, 24th Marines
3rd Battalion, 24th Marines

|battles = Iraq War

|battles_label = Conflict

|mawards = {{ubl |Iraq Campaign Medal (3) |National Defense Service Medal |Navy Achievement Medal|Navy Unit Commendation (2) |Marine Corps Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2) |Global War on Terrorism Service Medal}}

}}

David M. Knezek Jr. (born August 13, 1986) is an American politician who represents the 8th district on the Wayne County Commission. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his appointment to the Wayne County Commission in 2020, he served as a member of the Michigan Senate from 2015 to 2018 and as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2013 to 2014.

Knezek was defeated in the August 2018 Michigan Senate District 5 Democratic Primary by dark horse candidate Betty Jean Alexander who reported spending nothing on the campaign.