10/08/2006

Election 2006

Gubernatorial candidates' biographies

NAME: Douglas Campbell

AGE: 47

RESIDENCE: Ferndale

PARTY: Green Party

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Ohio State University, 1994.

POLITICAL CAREER: Delegate to the 2004 Green Party presidential nominating convention; unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate, 2002; Wayne-Oakland-Macomb campaign coordinator for Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader, 2000; worked for Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, early 1980s; Republican activist in Chicago, 1970s.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Engineer working on systems integration and calibration at an auto supplier he declined to name; engineer, Ford Motor Co., 2002; engineer, Integrated Concepts and Research, 2000; engineer, Chrysler Corp., 1995-99; engineer, Ohio State University Aeronautical Research Laboratory, 1990-94; nuclear instrumentation worker, Scantech Corp., 1986-90; nuclear power plant components worker, Assurance Technical Services, 1985-86; design engineer, Foster Air Data, 1982-84. Member of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 2001.

PERSONAL: Single

WEB SITE: www.votecampbell2006.org

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NAME: Gregory Creswell

AGE: N.A.

RESIDENCE: Detroit

PARTY: Libertarian

EDUCATION: N.A.

POLITICAL CAREER: Has run unsuccessfully for several offices.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has worked at the Detroit Medical Center for more than 10 years.

PERSONAL: Married; two children.

WEB SITE: www.gregcreswell.org

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NAME: Bhagwan "Bob" Dashairya

AGE: 67

RESIDENCE: Westland

PARTY: U.S. Taxpayers

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Allahabad University, 1958, and bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Banaras Hindu University, 1963, both in India; master's and doctoral degrees in engineering sciences, University of Mississippi, 1968 and 1971; master's degree in business administration, Davenport University, Dearborn, 1998.

POLITICAL CAREER: Ran unsuccessfully for Westland City Council, Wayne County Commission and in Dearborn mayor's race.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Heads up Dashairya & Associates, a management consultant firm and serves as executive director of the Council of Organizations of Asian Indians in Michigan. Member of the Detroit-Wayne County Health Authority and the race relations committee with New Detroit Inc.; delegate to the White House conference on Indo-U.S. relations, 1963.

PERSONAL: Married to Urmil; three children, Deebak, Rajiv, Kiran.

WEB SITE: www.constitutionpartymi.net/cpmi/Patriot/Dashairya

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NAME: Richard "Dick" DeVos Jr.

AGE: 50

RESIDENCE: Ada Township, Kent County

PARTY: Republican

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Northwood University, Midland, 1981; honorary doctorates from Grove City College and Central Michigan University.

POLITICAL CAREER: State Board of Education, 1991-93.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: President, The Windquest Group, a Grand Rapids management group involved in making and marketing storage and space utilization products, 2002-present; president, Ada-based Alticor Inc. (parent company of Amway Corp.), 1993-2002; president, The Windquest Group, 1989-1992; Amway, vice president-international and other positions, 1974-1989.

PERSONAL: Married to Elisabeth "Betsy" DeVos; four children, Richard "Rick" DeVos III, Elisabeth "Elissa," Andrea and Ryan.

WEB SITE: www.devosforgovernor.com/

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NAME: Jennifer Granholm

AGE: 47

RESIDENCE: Lansing

PARTY: Democrat

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in political science, University of California, Berkeley, 1984; law degree, Harvard University Law School, 1987.

POLITICAL CAREER: Michigan governor, January 2003 to present; Michigan attorney general, 1999-2002; full-time aide, Michigan campaign for presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, 1988.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Wayne County corporation counsel, 1995-1998; prosecutor, U.S. attorney's office in Detroit, 1990-1995; executive assistant for criminal justice issues, Wayne County executive office, 1988-89; clerk for U.S. 6th Circuit Court Judge Damon Keith, 1987-88.

PERSONAL: Married to Dan Mulhern; three children, Kathryn, Cecelia and Jack.

WEB SITE: www.granholmforgov.com