Erika Geiss

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| office = Member of the Michigan Senate

| term_start = January 1, 2019

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| predecessor = Hoon-Yung Hopgood

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| constituency = 6th district (2019–2022)

1st district (2023– )

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| district1 = 12th

| term_start1 = January 1, 2015

| term_end1 = January 1, 2019

| predecessor1 = Doug Geiss

| successor1 = Alex Garza

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| party = Democratic

| spouse = Doug Geiss

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| children = 2

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| residence = Taylor, Michigan, U.S.

| alma_mater = Brandeis University and Tufts University

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| website = {{official website|https://senatedems.com/Geiss/}}

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Erika Geiss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 1st Senate district. Geiss previously represented the 6th senate district.

Biography

Geiss is the granddaughter of Afro-Panamanian immigrants.{{cite web |title=Biography For Rep. Geiss {{!}} housedems.com |url=http://housedems.com/state-rep-erika-geiss-biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209073041/http://www.housedems.com/state-rep-erika-geiss-biography |archive-date=2015-02-09 |website=housedems.com}} She attended Brandeis University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology. She went on to receive a master’s degree in art and architectural history at Tufts University.{{Cite news |title=Bio |url=https://senatedems.com/geiss/bio/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |work=Senator Erika Geiss |language=en-US}}

She previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives for the 12th district – which comprises Romulus, Taylor and part of Van Buren Township – in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014.{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/2014_live_michigan_election_re_3.html | title=2014 Live Michigan election results: State House Districts 1-110 | work=MLive | date=November 4, 2014 | access-date=November 28, 2014}}{{Cite web|title=Rep. Erika Geiss' Biography |work=Michigan House Democrats |access-date=2015-01-07 |url=http://012.housedems.com/biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120094128/http://012.housedems.com/biography |archive-date=2015-01-20 }} She succeeded her husband, Doug Geiss, in office in the 12th district.{{Cite web| title = TAYLOR: State representative's wife a candidate for term-limited husband's seat| author = Komer, David| work = The News Herald| date = November 13, 2013| access-date = 2015-01-12| url = http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2013/11/13/news/doc52828db542db4504430472.txt}}

She was elected to the 6th District of the Michigan Senate in 2019, and to the 1st District in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5393|title=Legislator Details - Erika Geiss |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=February 12, 2023}}

Personal life

Geiss is Catholic.{{Cite web |last=News-Herald |first=Jim Kasuba {{!}} |date=2020-03-18 |title=Man faces ethnic intimidation charges for threats made against state senator from Taylor |url=https://www.thenewsherald.com/2020/03/18/man-faces-ethnic-intimidation-charges-for-threats-made-against-state-senator-from-taylor/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The News Herald |language=en-US}}