Jim Berryman

Jim Berryman (born February 7, 1947) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is the current mayor of Adrian, Michigan. He previously served as a member of the Michigan Senate from the 16th district from 1990 to 1998 and as mayor of Adrian, Michigan from 1983 to 1990. He was the minority whip in the Senate from 1994 to 1998. He is a Democrat and was the first one ever to be elected to the Michigan Senate from Lenawee County.

Early life

Jim Berryman was born in Flint, Michigan and attended Adrian College from 1965 to 1969. Berryman was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Michigan Alpha. Afterward, he worked for General Motors and then owned a small local floral shop from 1975 to 1992.

2012 Michigan House of Representatives campaign

On January 6, 2012, Berryman announced his candidacy for the 57th district seat in the Michigan House of Representatives. He ran against the incumbent, Republican Nancy Jenkins. “In this campaign, you’ll never hear me say a negative thing about Nancy as an individual,” he said. “I’m running against her votes.” ^[1] On August 7, 2012, Berryman defeated Harvey Schmidt in the Democratic Party 57th district primary.

In the election on November 6, 2012, Berryman was defeated by Jenkins.

Personal

Berryman lives in Adrian with his wife Susan. They have three children. He is also a member and former president of the Adrian Rotary Club.

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