Eileen Weiser

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Eileen Weiser
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Prior offices
Michigan State Board of Education

Education

Bachelor's

Michigan State University

Graduate

University of Michigan

Eileen Weiser is a former member of the Michigan State Board of Education. A Republican, Weiser served from 1999 to 2007, and from 2011 to 2019.

Biography

Before her election to the board, Weiser served as executive director of the McKinley Foundation. Weiser has served on the board of the Michigan Science Center, the Education Commission of the States, the 21st Century Education Commission, and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.[1][2]

Education

  • B.M. in piano performance - Michigan State University (1972)
  • M.M. in piano performance - University of Michigan (1975)

Political career

Michigan State Board of Education (1999-2007, 2011-2019)

Weiser was first elected to the board in November 1998 and took office in January 1999. Weiser sought re-election in 2006 but was defeated. Weiser ran once more in 2010 and was re-elected to the board. She served until January 2019.

Elections

2018

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2018

Eileen Weiser did not file to run for re-election.

2010

Michigan State Board of Education, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEileen Weiser 25.6% 1,485,746
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Zeile 23.7% 1,375,968
     Democratic Elizabeth W. Bauer Incumbent 23.4% 1,360,392
     Democratic Lupe Ramos-Montigny 19.7% 1,140,976
     US Taxpayers Karen Adams 1.6% 95,655
     Green Mary T. Wood 1.4% 78,586
     Libertarian Bill Hall 1.3% 75,996
     US Taxpayers Ronald Monroe 1.1% 62,797
     Libertarian Dick Gach 1% 56,013
     Green Latham Redding 0.7% 40,967
     Natural Law Stacy Kohmescher 0.6% 32,145
Total Votes 5,805,241
Election results via Michigan Secretary of State

2006

Michigan State Board of Education, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCasandra E. Ulbrich 25.7% 1,705,409
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngReginald Turner 25% 1,662,989
     Republican Tom McMillan 21.3% 1,417,663
     Republican Eileen Weiser Incumbent 21.2% 1,409,859
     Green Kevin A. Carey 1.1% 73,320
     Libertarian Erwin J. Haas 1% 69,745
     Natural Law Debra Hayden 1% 66,552
     US Taxpayers Gail M. Graeser 1% 64,943
     US Taxpayers George A. Emerson 0.9% 61,951
     Green Jacob Woods 0.9% 60,684
     Libertarian Ernest A. Whiteside 0.8% 54,838
Total Votes 6,647,953
Election results via Michigan Secretary of State

See also

Michigan State Executive Elections News and Analysis
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