Doug Spade

Doug Spade (born February 11, 1951) is a Michigan politician and radio personality.

Doug Spade
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
January 13, 1999 – 2004
Preceded byTim Walberg
Succeeded byDudley Spade
Personal details
Born (1951-02-11) February 11, 1951
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)JoAnn
ResidenceAdrian, Michigan
Alma materAdrian College
WebsiteDoug Spade

Early life

Spade was born on February 11, 1951.[1]

Education

Spade attended the Michigan School for the Blind for four years. Spade graduated from Camden-Frontier High School before moving to his current residence, Adrian, Michigan, where he graduated from Adrian College.[2]

Career

Spade hosted the WLEN Radio talk show Party Line for 25 years.[1][2] On November 3, 1998, Spade became the second blind person to be elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where he represented the 57th district.[2][3] He served in this position from January 13, 1999 to 2004.[1] Spade was succeeded by his brother, Dudley.[1] In 2010, Spade was the Democratic nominee for the Michigan Senate's 17th district, but was defeated by his Republican opponent. Spade was nominated by the Democratic Party in 2014 for the Michigan Senate's 16th district, but was again defeated.[4] In 2019, Spade has announced that he is running for the Michigan Senate's 16th district again.[5]

Personal life

Spade is married to JoAnn.[1] Spade has had multiple Leader Dogs. During his time in the legislature, Spade's Leader Dog was named Toby. Toby was the first seeing eye dog used by a member of the Michigan Legislature. Spade's most recent Leader Dog is Lucky.[2]

References
  1. "Legislator Details - Doug Spade". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. "About the Hosts". Doug Spade. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. "Politicians with Physical Disabilities". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  4. "Doug Spade". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. "Former Michigan state representatives seek Senate seat: Doug Spade and Bruce Caswell so far the only candidates running for Michigan's 16th District". MLive. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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