Brenda Lawrence

Brenda Lawrence
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 14th district
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Gary Peters
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Brenda Lulenar (1954-10-18) October 18, 1954 (age 70) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	McArthur Lawrence ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	2
Education	Central Michigan University (BA)

Brenda Lawrence (née Lulenar; born October 18, 1954) is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 14th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Lawrence served as mayor of Southfield, Michigan, from 2001 to 2015, and was the party's nominee for Oakland County executive in 2008 and for lieutenant governor in 2010. Her congressional district covered most of eastern Detroit, including downtown, and stretched west to take in portions of Oakland County, including Farmington Hills, Pontiac, and Lawrence's home in Southfield.

Redrawn into the 12th district, Lawrence did not seek reelection in 2022, and retired from Congress upon her fourth term's expiration in 2023.^[1]