Mike Bouchard

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Mike Bouchard
Bouchard in 2006
Sheriff of Oakland County
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 1999
Preceded by	John Nichols
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 13th district
In office January 11, 1995 – January 2, 1999
Preceded by	Jack Welborn
Succeeded by	Shirley Johnson
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 16th district
In office June 27, 1991 – January 11, 1995
Preceded by	Doug Cruce
Succeeded by	Mat Dunaskiss
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 65th district
In office January 9, 1991 – June 27, 1991
Preceded by	Judith Miller
Succeeded by	John Jamian
Personal details
Born	Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Pamela
Children	3
Education	Michigan State University (BA)

Michael J. Bouchard 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 is the only Republican countywide elected official in Oakland County.^[1]

Bouchard is of French and Syrian Lebanese descent. In 2016, he was named Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association.^[2]