Andy Dillon

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Andy Dillon
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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives

Michigan Treasurer

Education

Bachelor's

University of Notre Dame

Law

University of Notre Dame

Andy Dillon is the former Michigan Treasurer. He was appointed to the position in 2011 by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and announced his resignation on Oct. 10, 2013.[1] His resignation took effect on Nov. 1, at which time his appointed successor, Kevin Clinton, assumed the office[2]

Dillon previously served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 16th District from 2005 to January 1, 2011.

Biography

Dillon worked in the private sector with Wynnchurch Capital, GE Capital and WR Grace. He also practiced law for 7 years, prior to his entrance into public service. Dillon worked in Washington, D.C., for U.S. Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey as an administrative assistant.[3] There was an attempt to recall Andy Dillon in 2008. The recall failed at the ballot.[4]

Education

  • Bachelor's degree, University of Norte Dame
  • Juris doctorate degree, University of Notre Dame[3]

Political career

Michigan Treasurer (2011 - 2013)

Dillon served as Michigan Treasurer from his appointment in 2011 until his resignation in October 2013.[5] During his term in office, Dillon worked to promote legislation that would ensure municipalities and schools have the tools to provide the services that citizens require. He worked to develop the Municipal Services Authority to act as a mechanism for local entities to share best-practices.[6]

Michigan State Representative (1994 - 2010)

Dillon was first elected to the State House in 2004 in a special election to fill a vacancy. He was easily re-elected in 2006, and his Democratic colleagues chose him to be the 70th Speaker of the House in their first year in the majority since the 1990s. He survived a recall election and was re-elected in 2008.[7][4]

Committee assignments, 2009-2010

Appointments/Elections

2011

Dillon was appointed Michigan Treasurer by Gov. Rick Snyder and sworn in January 1, 2011.[5]

2010

See also: Michigan gubernatorial election, 2010 and Gubernatorial elections, 2010

Dillon was not eligible for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives due to Michigan's term limits. Instead, he ran for governor, but lost in the Democratic primary.

2010 Race for Governor - Democrat Primary[8]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Virg Bernero (D) 58.5%
Andy Dillon (D) 41.5%
Total votes 528,119

2008

On November 4, 2008, Andy Dillon ran for District 17 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Sandra Eggers.[9]

Andy Dillon raised $433,206 for his campaign.[10]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 17
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Andy Dillon (D) 27,864
Sandra Eggers (R) 14,311

Campaign finance summary


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Andy Dillon campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2010Governor of MichiganLost $1,959,176 N/A**
2008Michigan State House District 17Won $433,206 N/A**
2006Michigan State House District 17Won $61,078 N/A**
2004Michigan State House District 17Won $122,960 N/A**
Grand total$2,576,420 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Recent news

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Personal

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Dillon and his ex-wife, Carol, are the parents of four children, Matt, Jack, Austin and Teagan.

See also

External links

The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from May 25, 2010.


Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Robert J. Kleine
Michigan State Treasurer
2011 - 2013
Succeeded by
Kevin Clinton
Preceded by
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Michigan House of Representatives District 17
2005 - 2011
Succeeded by
Bob Constan