Lynn N. Rivers

Lynn N. Rivers

Lynn Nancy Rivers (born December 19, 1956 in Au Gres , Michigan ) is an American politician . Between 1995 and 2003 she represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Lynn Rivers attended her hometown high school through 1975. She later studied at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor until 1987 . This was followed by a law degree at Wayne State University in Detroit . Rivers began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1984 to 1992 she was a member of the Ann Arbor City Education Committee. She was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1993 and 1994 .

In the 1994 congressional election , she was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Michigan , where she succeeded William D. Ford on January 3, 1995 . After three re-elections, she was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress until January 3, 2003 . Rivers caused a sensation in her first congressional election campaign when she spoke publicly about having had bipolar disorder for 20 years but using medication to control the disease. While the Republicans were able to win numerous seats in the rest of the country this year, the announcement did not hurt Rivers: it prevailed against its rival John A. Schall with 52 percent of the vote.

In 2002 there was a reorganization of Michigan constituencies. She lost in the primaries of her party in the 15th district against John Dingell and was therefore no longer nominated for re-election. Today she teaches political science at the University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor. In the run-up to the 2010 elections , she was traded as the Democratic challenger for Republican Thaddeus McCotter , but ultimately decided not to run.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Women in Congress: Lynn Nancy Rivers ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ The Michigan Messenger: Lynn Rivers won't challenge McCotter in 2010 ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (March 20, 2009) 

Web links

• Lynn N. Rivers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)