Erin Byrnes
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Erin Byrnes
| state_house = Michigan
| district = 15th
| term_start = January 1, 2023
| birth_place = Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
| education = University of Michigan–Dearborn (BA)
Brooklyn College (MS)
| party = Democratic
| predecessor = Jeffrey Pepper
}}
Erin Byrnes is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 15th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 1, 2023.
Early life and education
Byrnes was born and raised in Dearborn, Michigan.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-17 |title=Erin Byrnes looking to serve Dearborn for another term on City Council |url=https://www.arabamericannews.com/2021/06/16/erin-byrnes-looking-to-serve-dearborn-for-another-term-on-city-council/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=ArabAmericanNews |language=en-US}} She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in women's and gender studies from the University of Michigan–Dearborn and a Master of Science in education from Brooklyn College.{{Cite web |title=Erin Byrnes |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Erin_Byrnes |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Career
From 2008 to 2010, Byrnes worked as a special education teacher in the New York City Department of Education. From 2012 to 2016, she was the director of the America Reads program at the University of Michigan. From 2016-2022, she worked as the lead for democratic engagement, managing non-partisan student voter education and programming at the University of Michigan. Byrnes served as a member of the Dearborn City Council from 2018 to 2022. She was first elected in November 2017 and after running for re-election in 2021, she earned the position of Council President Pro-Tem. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-10 |title=Dearborn City Council President Pro-tem Erin Byrnes running for state representative |url=https://arabamericannews.com/2022/02/10/dearborn-city-council-president-pro-tem-erin-byrnes-running-for-state-representative/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=ArabAmericanNews |language=en-US}} She was reelected in 2024.{{cite web|title=2024 Michigan Election Results|url=https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024|publisher=Michigan Secretary of State|access-date=November 24, 2024|date=November 22, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241124174348/https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024}}
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Michigan
Category:Women city councillors in Michigan
Category:Politicians from Dearborn, Michigan
Category:University of Michigan–Dearborn alumni
Category:Brooklyn College alumni
Category:University of Michigan people
Category:21st-century American women politicians