Julie Plawecki

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| name = Julie Plawecki

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| state_house = Michigan

| district = 11th

| term_start = January 1, 2015

| term_end = June 25, 2016

| predecessor = David Knezek

| successor = Lauren Plawecki

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|08|27}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|06|25|1961|08|27}}

| death_place = Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, U.S.

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| party = Democratic

| spouse = Mark Plawecki

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| children = 3, including Lauren Plawecki

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| residence = Dearborn Heights, Michigan

| alma_mater = Oakland University

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| website = {{official website|http://011.housedems.com}}

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Julie Plawecki (August 27, 1961 – June 25, 2016) was an American politician from Michigan who represented the 11th District—which comprises the cities of Garden City and Inkster, and parts of Dearborn Heights, Livonia and Westland—in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014 for the Democratic Party.{{Cite web| title = Rep. Julie Plawecki's Biography| work = Michigan House Democrats| access-date = 2015-01-07|url=http://011.housedems.com/biography| url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217043548/http://011.housedems.com/biography| archive-date = 2013-12-17}}{{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}}

Biography

Plawecki attended Warren Public Schools and Michigan State University. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oakland University with a dual major in chemistry and general science, and obtained her professional teaching certificate from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Plawecki lived in Dearborn Heights with her husband, Mark Plawecki, where they raised their three daughters.{{Cite web| title = Plawecki vs. Rhoades in 11th State Rep District| author = | work = hometownlife.com| date = 9 October 2014| access-date = 2015-01-11|url=http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/garden-city/2014/10/09/plawecji-rhoades-general-election-michigan-th-representative-district/16899629/}}{{Cite web| title = State House District 11| work = Michigan Voters Guide| date = 2014| access-date = 2015-01-11|url=http://votersguide.michigan.com/race-detail.do?id=13321734| url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017062600/http://votersguide.michigan.com/race-detail.do?id=13321734| archive-date = 2014-10-17}}

A former medical technologist, Plawecki taught science, math, and religion at both the secondary and elementary school levels. Prior to her election, she worked at St. Robert Bellarmine, a Catholic school in Redford, and also coached the school’s Science Olympiad team. She was a member of the National Science Teachers Association and the Detroit Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

In the 2014 Michigan House of Representatives elections, Plawecki successfully ran for the seat to represent Michigan's 11th House of Representatives district. Her eldest daughter, a 2012 Michigan State University graduate and 2015 Masters candidate at Yale University, forwent a summer’s paid internship at Yale to become manager of Plawecki's campaign.{{Cite web| title = About Julie Plawecki| work = Friends of Julie Plawecki| access-date = 2015-01-11|url=http://julieplawecki.com/About.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108091407/http://julieplawecki.com/About.aspx| archive-date = 2014-11-08}}{{Cite web| title = The Arab American News - Julie Plawecki runs for state representative in Michigan's 11th House District| author = | work = The Arab American News| date = April 4, 2014| access-date = 2015-01-11|url=http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_8550/cid_26/Julie-Plawecki-runs-for-state-representative-in-Michigan’s-11th-House-District.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113193151/http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_8550/cid_26/Julie-Plawecki-runs-for-state-representative-in-Michigan%E2%80%99s-11th-House-District.html| archive-date = January 13, 2015| url-status = dead}}

Plawecki died on June 25, 2016, while hiking in Smith Rock State Park in Oregon with her daughters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/2016/06/26/michigan-representative-julie-plawecki-dead-54/86402138/|title=Michigan Rep. Julie Plawecki dead at 54|last=Stafford|first=Katrease|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}} She was hiking and suddenly collapsed—attempts to revive her proved unsuccessful and she was then pronounced dead. It is presumed she suffered a heart attack.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2016/06/michigan_legislator_collapses.html|title=Michigan legislator collapses, dies of presumed heart attack while hiking on Smith Rock|first=Jim Ryan | The|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|date=June 28, 2016|website=oregonlive}} Her daughter Lauren Plawecki later won a special election to finish her term in the state legislature.{{cite web |url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/2016GEN_CENR.html#08011008 |title=2016 Michigan Election Results |work=Michigan Department of State |date=November 28, 2016 |accessdate=December 6, 2016}}

Electoral history

{{Election box begin |title=Michigan's 11th state House of Representatives District General Election, 2014{{cite news|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/14GEN/#08011000 |title=2014 Michigan Election Results 103rd District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position |work=Michigan Secretary of State |date=February 22, 2016 |access-date=June 28, 2016}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Julie Plawecki

| votes = 16,252

| percentage = 69.8

| change = -2.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jim Rhoades

| votes = 7,027

| percentage = 30.2