Marty Knollenberg | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Pappageorge |
| Succeeded by | Mallory McMorrow |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gosselin |
| Succeeded by | Martin Howrylak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1963 |
| Political party | Republican |
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Martin "Marty" Knollenberg (born September 21, 1963) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who previously served in the Michigan Senate from the 13th district. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 41st District which covers the cities of Troy and Clawson in Oakland County. He is the son of former U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg, who represented Michigan's 9th congressional district from 1993 until 2009.
Knollenberg was elected to the State House in 2006 and re-elected in 2008 and 2010. He was term limited in 2012 and succeeded by Republican Martin Howrylak. He had previously served as an Oakland County Commissioner from 2002 to 2004 and Oakland County Parks and Recreation commissioner from 2004 to 2006. He was the subject of controversy in 2015 for stating "the non-white population" was a contributor to the failure of Michigan's worst-performing schools in a state senate education committee meeting, adding that "We can't make an African American white."[1] He later apologized for his "clunky" choice of words.
- ^ Oosting, Jonathan (2015-12-07). "Michigan Senator, under fire for racial comments, apologizes for 'clunky' word choice". mlive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.