Leslie Love

Leslie Love
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byPhil Cavanagh
Succeeded byMary Cavanagh
Personal details
Born (1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 (age 53)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSiena Heights University (BA)
Wayne State University (MFA)
Marygrove College (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Leslie N. Love[1] (born July 8, 1971)[2] is an American politician and government official. A member of the Democratic Party, Love served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020.[3] Love represented the 10th District, which encompasses parts of northwest Detroit and Redford Township.[4]

After leaving the state legislature, Love was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, becoming the first African-American to serve on the commission.[5] She was a candidate to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election.[6]

  1. ^ "Michigan Committee Statement of Organization". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "State Representative LESLIE LOVE" (PDF). Michigan Legislature.
  3. ^ "Leslie Love". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "2014 Live Michigan election results: State House Districts 1-110". MLive. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Vaughn, Jerome (2023-05-16). "Former Michigan lawmaker Leslie Love announces bid for Stabenow's US Senate seat". WDET 101.9 FM. Retrieved 2023-06-03.