Jeffrey Pepper
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jeffrey Pepper
| district = 15th
| term_start = May 10, 2022
| term_end = January 1, 2023
| successor = Erin Byrnes
| state_house = Michigan
| party = Democratic
| otherparty = Republican (1974)
| children = 5
| predecessor = Abdullah Hammoud
| education = Michigan State University (BA)
Wayne State University (JD)
| residence = Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
}}
Jeffrey D. Pepper is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 15th district from 2022 to 2023.
Early life and education
A native of Dearborn, Michigan, Pepper graduated from Dearborn High School in 1970. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Michigan State University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the Wayne State University Law School in 1977.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-06 |title=Jeffrey Pepper overpowers Farhat for 15th District state House nomination |url=https://www.pressandguide.com/2022/03/06/pepper-overpowers-farhat-for-15th-district-state-house-nomination |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Press and Guide |language=en-US}}
Political career
Pepper has worked as a lawyer and mediator in Dearborn for 45 years. After graduating from Michigan State in 1974, Pepper won the Republican nomination for the 22nd district of the Wayne County Commission, but was unsuccessful in the general election.{{cite news|title=For a Better Wayne Commission|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108713955/for-a-better-wayne-commission/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 2, 1974|page= 6|via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=August 31, 2022}}{{cite news|title=Primary Election Results|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108713929/primary-election-results/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=August 8, 1974|page= 5|via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=August 31, 2022}}{{cite news|title=Democrats Dominate Wayne Co.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108714507/democrats-dominate-wayne-co/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 7, 1974|page= 14 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=August 31, 2022}} Pepper was the president of the Wayne County Family Bar Association and Dearborn Bar Association. He served as a member of the Dearborn Civil Service Commission and Dearborn Police and Fire Pension System Board.{{Cite web |title=Meet Rep. Pepper |url=https://housedems.com/jeffrey-pepper/about/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=housedems.com |language=en-US}} After Abdullah Hammoud resigned from the Michigan House of Representatives to become mayor of Dearborn, Pepper was elected in a special election to succeed him.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-30 |title=Q&A with Jeff Pepper, special election candidate for the State House in the 15th District |url=https://www.arabamericannews.com/2022/01/30/qa-with-jeff-pepper-special-election-candidate-for-the-state-house-in-the-15th-district/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=ArabAmericanNews |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Jeffrey Pepper |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Pepper |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Jeffrey Pepper supports gun control and in 2023 supported a bill to ban assault weapons.{{cite web |title='Assault weapons' could be illegal in Michigan if House passes bill |url=https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Assault-weapons-illegal-michigan-17637869.php |access-date=7 December 2022 |ref=34}}
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Category:Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Dearborn, Michigan
Category:Michigan State University alumni
Category:Wayne State University Law School alumni
Category:21st-century American lawyers