Pauline Wendzel

American politician
Pauline Wendzel
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 79th (2019-2023)
39th (2023-present) district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byKim LaSata
Personal details
BornSt. Joseph, Michigan
Political partyRepublican
Alma materMichigan State University
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteWin With Wendzel

Pauline Joyce Wendzel[1] is an American politician from Michigan. Wendzel is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.[2]

Early life

Wendzel was born in St. Joseph, Michigan. Wendzel's family are farmers in Bainbridge Township, Michigan. Wendzel graduated from Watervliet High School.[3][4]

Education

Wendzel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and specializing in Food Industry management from Michigan State University.[3][5]

Career

In 2014, Wendzel became a programs director at North Berrien Historical Museum.[3][5]

Wendzel served as the assistant deputy clerk for Bainbridge Township.[5]

Wendzel was a product brand development manager at Coloma Frozen Foods.[3][6]

On November 6, 2018, Wendzel won the election and became a member of Michigan House of Representatives for District 79. Wendzel defeated Joey B. Andrews with 55.68% of the votes.[7][5] Wendzel sponsored a bill which gained bipartisan support, a bill that focused on expunging minor traffic violations.[8]

In the 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election, Wendzel was redistricted to the 39th district.

Awards and recognitions

  • 2019 40 Under 40. Presented by Moody on the Market.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Michigan Committee Statement of Organization. Michigan Secretary of State, November 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Report, South Bend Tribune. "State rep holds coffee hour in Benton Harbor". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Pauline Wendzel". moodyonthemarket.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Pauline Wins GOP Primary In 79th House District". wsjm.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Pauline Wendzel's Bio". gophouse.org. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Watervliet Woman Seeks House Seat". wsjm.com. May 20, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "2018 Michigan General Election Results". mielections.us. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "State House Overwhelmingly Approves Expungement Bills". WSJM. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

External links

  • Pauline Wendzel at gophouse.org
  • Pauline Wendze at ballotpedia.org
  • Pauline Wendzel at ourcampaigns.com
  • Pauline Wendzel at michiganvotes.org
  • Bill HB-4981
Political offices
Preceded by
Kim LaSata
 Michigan Representatives
79th District
2019–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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102nd Legislature (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Joe Tate (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Laurie Pohutsky (D)
Majority Floor Leader
Abraham Aiyash (D)
Minority Leader
Matt Hall (R)
  1. ▌Tyrone Carter (D)
  2. ▌Tullio Liberati (D)
  3. ▌Alabas Farhat (D)
  4. ▌Karen Whitsett (D)
  5. ▌Natalie Price (D)
  6. ▌Regina Weiss (D)
  7. ▌Helena Scott (D)
  8. ▌Mike McFall (D)
  9. ▌Abraham Aiyash (D)
  10. ▌Joe Tate (D)
  11. ▌Veronica Paiz (D)
  12. ▌Kimberly Edwards (D)
  13. ▌Vacant
  14. ▌Donavan McKinney (D)
  15. ▌Erin Byrnes (D)
  16. ▌Stephanie Young (D)
  17. ▌Laurie Pohutsky (D)
  18. ▌Jason Hoskins (D)
  19. ▌Samantha Steckloff (D)
  20. ▌Noah Arbit (D)
  21. ▌Kelly Breen (D)
  22. ▌Matt Koleszar (D)
  23. ▌Jason Morgan (D)
  24. ▌Ranjeev Puri (D)
  25. ▌Vacant
  26. ▌Dylan Wegela (D)
  27. ▌Jaime Churches (D)
  28. ▌Jamie Thompson (R)
  29. ▌James DeSana (R)
  30. ▌William Bruck (R)
  31. ▌Reggie Miller (D)
  32. ▌Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D)
  33. ▌Felicia Brabec (D)
  34. ▌Dale Zorn (R)
  35. ▌Andrew Fink (R)
  36. ▌Steve Carra (R)
  37. ▌Brad Paquette (R)
  38. ▌Joey Andrews (D)
  39. ▌Pauline Wendzel (R)
  40. ▌Christine Morse (D)
  41. ▌Julie Rogers (D)
  42. ▌Matt Hall (R)
  43. ▌Rachelle Smit (R)
  44. ▌Jim Haadsma (D)
  45. ▌Sarah Lightner (R)
  46. ▌Kathy Schmaltz (R)
  47. ▌Carrie Rheingans (D)
  48. ▌Jennifer Conlin (D)
  49. ▌Ann Bollin (R)
  50. ▌Bob Bezotte (R)
  51. ▌Matt Maddock (R)
  52. ▌Mike Harris (R)
  53. ▌Brenda Carter (D)
  54. ▌Donni Steele (R)
  55. ▌Mark Tisdel (R)
  56. ▌Sharon MacDonell (D)
  57. ▌Thomas Kuhn (R)
  58. ▌Nate Shannon (D)
  59. ▌Doug Wozniak (R)
  60. ▌Joseph Aragona (R)
  61. ▌Denise Mentzer (D)
  62. ▌Alicia St. Germaine (R)
  63. ▌Jay DeBoyer (R)
  64. ▌Andrew Beeler (R)
  65. ▌Jaime Greene (R)
  66. ▌Josh Schriver (R)
  67. ▌Phil Green (R)
  68. ▌David Martin (R)
  69. ▌Jasper Martus (D)
  70. ▌Cynthia Neeley (D)
  71. ▌Brian BeGole (R)
  72. ▌Mike Mueller (R)
  73. ▌Julie Brixie (D)
  74. ▌Kara Hope (D)
  75. ▌Penelope Tsernoglou (D)
  76. ▌Angela Witwer (D)
  77. ▌Emily Dievendorf (D)
  78. ▌Gina Johnsen (R)
  79. ▌Angela Rigas (R)
  80. ▌Phil Skaggs (D)
  81. ▌Rachel Hood (D)
  82. ▌Kristian Grant (D)
  83. ▌John Wesley Fitzgerald (D)
  84. ▌Carol Glanville (D)
  85. ▌Bradley Slagh (R)
  86. ▌Nancy De Boer (R)
  87. ▌Will Snyder (D)
  88. ▌Greg VanWoerkom (R)
  89. ▌Luke Meerman (R)
  90. ▌Bryan Posthumus (R)
  91. ▌Pat Outman (R)
  92. ▌Jerry Neyer (R)
  93. ▌Graham Filler (R)
  94. ▌Amos O'Neal (D)
  95. ▌Bill G. Schuette (R)
  96. ▌Timothy Beson (R)
  97. ▌Matthew Bierlein (R)
  98. ▌Gregory Alexander (R)
  99. ▌Mike Hoadley (R)
  100. ▌Tom Kunse (R)
  101. ▌Joseph Fox (R)
  102. ▌Curt VanderWall (R)
  103. ▌Betsy Coffia (D)
  104. ▌John Roth (R)
  105. ▌Ken Borton (R)
  106. ▌Cam Cavitt (R)
  107. ▌Neil Friske (R)
  108. ▌David Prestin (R)
  109. ▌Jenn Hill (D)
  110. ▌Gregory Markkanen (R)


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