Kurt Heise

{{short description|Career Bully Politician from Michigan}}

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| honorific-prefix = The Honorable

| name = Kurt Heise

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| image = File:Kurt Heise speaking (12106071675).jpg

| alt = Kurt Heise

| caption = Kurt Heise speaking in January 2014

| state_house = Michigan

| district = 20th

| term_start = January 1, 2011

| term_end = December 31, 2016

| predecessor = Marc Corriveau

| successor = Jeff Noble

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|02|09}}

| birth_place = Dearborn, Michigan

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| party = Republican

| spouse = Catherine

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| children = Katie & Claire

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| residence = Plymouth, Michigan

| alma_mater = Wayne State University Law School (J.D.)
University of Michigan

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| website = [http://gophouse.org/representatives/southeast/heise/ State Rep. Kurt Heise]

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Kurt Heise (born February 9, 1966) is a Republican politician from Michigan formerly serving in the Michigan House of Representatives.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-01 |title=Michigan Manual: State Representative Kurt Heise |url=http://legislature.mi.gov/(S(mjsk4e45123ny5mrqfl4zpzi))/documents/2011-2012/michiganmanual/2011-MM-P0220-p0220.pdf}}

Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, Heise was the director of the Wayne County Department of Environment and county drain commissioner from 2003 to 2009. He is a municipal attorney and environmental consultant, and a member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Lake St. Clair.{{Cite web |title=Kurt Heise, District 20 |url=http://gophouse.org/representatives/southeast/heise/ |website=Michigan House Republicans}}

He is also the primary backer of a bill currently on the House floor (5/20/2015) that would exempt much of the specifics of Michigan's energy infrastructure from inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act.{{Cite web |title=Michigan Legislature - House Bill 4540 (2015) |url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(tida34aqqvimczlx3d1awnil))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2015-HB-4540 |access-date=2021-06-01 |website=www.legislature.mi.gov}} Heise formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Plymouth Township Supervisor in the 2016 election but was kicked off the ballot due to unfinished paperwork. Despite being kicked off the ballot, Heise won a write-in campaign in the Republican primary election for Plymouth Township Supervisor.