Paula Zelenko

{{Short description|American politician (born 1957)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

|name = Paula Zelenko

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|state_house = Michigan

|district = 50th

|term_start = 2001

|term_end = 2006{{cite news |title=Burton mayoral candidates tackle questions on budget, consolidation and ideas for cost-cutting |first=Roberto |last= Acosta |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/07/burton_mayoral_candidates_tack.html |newspaper=The Flint Journal |date=July 28, 2011 |accessdate=28 July 2011}}

|predecessor = Deborah Cherry

|successor = Ted Hammon{{cite news|last=Longley|first=Kristin|title=Challenger Jim Slezak defeats incumbent legislator, Ted Hammon, in Burton area state House seat|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2008/08/challenger_defeats_incumbent_l.html|accessdate=29 July 2011|newspaper=The Flint Journal|date=August 5, 2008}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|1|12}}

|party = Democratic

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|spouse = William Zelenko

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|children = 6

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|alma_mater = Ross Medical Education Center
Parker Chiropractic School

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Paula Zelenko (born January 12, 1957) is a Michigan politician who formerly served as Burton, Michigan's mayor and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(4myjjlwqn3fxgyaa3timsq13))/documents/2001-2002/michiganmanual/2001-mm-p0222-p0222.pdf |title=State Representative John P. Hansen|publisher=Michigan Legislature |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}

Career

In 1991, Zelenko was elected to the Burton City Council, serving until 2001. She was then elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, serving the 50th district until 2006. Zelenko returned to the Burton City Council in 2008 and served until December 2010. In 2010, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the 26th district of the Michigan Senate. In November 2010, Burton Mayor Charles Smiley was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. The council had pre-selected Zelenko prior to Smiley's resignation date.{{cite news|last=Acosta|first=Roberto|title=Paula Zelenko officially becomes Burton's newest mayor | url =http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/01/zelenko_officially_become_burt.html|accessdate=13 April 2011|newspaper=The Flint Journal|date=January 3, 2011}} In 2019, Zelenko announced she would not seek a third term as mayor.{{cite web |last=|first=|date= |title=Burton mayor not seeking third term in office |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2019/04/burton-mayor-not-seeking-third-term-in-office.html |work=Mlive |accessdate=August 9, 2020}} On November 18, 2019, Duane Haskins was sworn in as Zelenko's successor.{{cite web |last=|first=|date=November 21, 2019 |title=Haskins sworn-in as Burton mayor |url=https://burtonview.mihomepaper.com/articles/haskins-sworn-in-as-burton-mayor/ |work=The Burton View |accessdate=August 9, 2020}}

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