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Mike Bouchard

American politician

Field	Value
name	Mike Bouchard
image	Mike Bouchard 2006.jpg
office	Sheriff of Oakland County
term_start	January 11, 1999
predecessor	John Nichols
state_senate1	Michigan
district1	13th
term_start1	January 11, 1995
term_end1	January 2, 1999
predecessor1	Jack Welborn
successor1	Shirley Johnson
state_senate2	Michigan
district2	16th
term_start2	June 27, 1991
term_end2	January 11, 1995
predecessor2	Doug Cruce
successor2	Mat Dunaskiss
state_house3	Michigan
district3	65th
term_start3	January 9, 1991
term_end3	June 27, 1991
predecessor3	Judith Miller
successor3	John Jamian
birth_date
birth_place	Flint, Michigan, U.S.
party	Republican
spouse	Pamela
children	3
education	Michigan State University (BA)
caption	Bouchard in 2006

Michael J. Bouchard (born April 12, 1956) is an American law enforcement officer and politician who has served as the sheriff of Oakland County, Michigan since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Bouchard previously served in the Michigan State Senate from 1991 to 1999, and as the Senate Majority Leader from 1998 to 1999; he was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for United States Senate in 2006, losing to incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow. In 2010 he was a candidate for governor in the Republican primary, losing to Rick Snyder and two other candidates. As of 2024, Bouchard was the only Republican countywide elected official in Oakland County.

Bouchard is of French and Syrian Lebanese descent. In 2016, he was named Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association.

Career

Bouchard was born in Flint, Michigan. After graduating from Brother Rice High School in 1974, Bouchard attended Michigan State University majoring in criminal justice and police administration. Upon graduation Bouchard entered local law enforcement where he remained for thirteen years.

Bouchard was elected to the Michigan State Senate in 1991. He resigned as senator and majority floor leader in the Michigan State Senate when he was appointed Oakland County Sheriff in January 1999 following the untimely death of long time Sheriff John F. Nichols in December 1998.

Bouchard has served two terms as President of the Major County Sheriffs' Association, which is composed of sheriffs who serve in counties or parishes with a population of 500,000 or more. Bouchard is currently the organization's Vice President of Government Affairs.

In 2007, Bouchard endorsed former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries. Romney went on to win the primary vote in Oakland County.

Bouchard ran for a U.S. Senate seat in 2006. He won the Republican nomination with 60 percent of the vote, but then lost to Debbie Stabenow, the incumbent Democratic senator.

In November 2012, Bouchard was elected to his fourth consecutive term as Oakland County Sheriff by an overwhelming majority, the largest number of votes cast for any candidate in Oakland County.

In 2019 he was named a Michigan Master Sheriff, in recognition of his 33 years of service.

2010 gubernatorial race

Main article: 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election

Bouchard joined businessman Rick Snyder, state Senator Tom George, Congressman Peter Hoekstra and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox as Republican candidates. Bouchard finished fourth out of five candidates in the primary, receiving 127,350 votes of the 1,044,925 votes cast.

Electoral history

2006 United States Senate election in Michigan

Mike Bouchard (R), 41%
Debbie Stabenow (D) (inc.), 57%

2006 election for U.S. Senate - Republican Primary

Mike Bouchard (R), 60%
Keith Butler (R), 40%

2010 election for Governor - Republican Primary

Rick Snyder, 36.4%
Pete Hoekstra, 26.8%
Mike Cox, 23.0%
Mike Bouchard, 12.2%
Tom George, 1.6%

Oakland County Sheriff's Office

Re-elected Oakland County Sheriff, 2024
Re-elected Oakland County Sheriff, 2020
Re-elected Oakland County Sheriff, 2016
Re-elected Oakland County Sheriff, 2012
Re-elected Oakland County Sheriff, 2008
Re-elected Oakland County Sheriff, 2004
Elected Oakland County Sheriff, 2000
Appointed Sheriff of Oakland County, January 11, 1999

Michigan State Senate

Elected Majority Floor Leader of the Michigan State Senate, 1998
Re-elected to the State Senate, 1998
Elected Assistant Majority Leader of the Michigan State Senate, 1995
Re-elected to the State Senate, 1994
Elected Assistant President Pro-Tempore of the Michigan State Senate, 1994
Elected to the State Senate, 1991

Michigan House of Representatives

Elected to the State House of Representatives, 1990

City Council

Elected President Pro-Tempore of the Beverly Hills Council, 1987
Elected to the Beverly Hills Village Council, 1986

References

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15332390
Laitner, Bill. (2020-11-04). "GOP's Sheriff Bouchard wins 6th term as Democrats dominate other Oakland County races". [[Gannett]].
"Sheriff of the Year".
Longley, Kristin. (2014). "Profile: Republican Mike Bouchard is a cop first, but believes politics can fix problems | MLive.com". mlive.com.
Judd, Grady. "Message From The President".
"Patterson Wins another term as Oakland County executive".
(25 June 2019). "Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard recognized as 'Michigan Master Sheriff'".

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