Brenda Lawrence

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brenda Lawrence
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 18, 1954(1954-10-18)
Age	70
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Libra

Brenda Lawrence Biography

Brenda Lawrence is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 18, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Brenda Lulenar Lawrence (born October 18th 1954) is an American Democratic politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives who was previously the mayor in Southfield, Michigan, from 2001 until 2015. The Democratic candidate for the position of Oakland County Executive was elected in the year 2008, and as lieutenant governor in the year 2010, the candidate became the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 14th congressional district in 2014. The district covers the majority of the eastern part of Detroit including downtown, and extends westward to encompass parts that comprise Oakland County, including Lawrence’s residence in Southfield.

Lawrence was an Michigan delegate at during the 2004 Democratic National Convention. As a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, she was a supporter of U.S. senator Barack Obama for president in June 2008.

In May 2008, Lawrence announced her candidacy for Oakland County Executive. She was unopposed for the Democratic nomination to unseat the longtime Republican incumbent, L. Brooks Patterson. Patterson won reelection 58%-42%. Lawrence’s challenge to the polarizing Patterson was identified as the strongest challenge he faced in his six elections for County Executive.

She successfully sought a third term as mayor in 2009, defeating former Councilwoman Sylvia Jordan with nearly 80 percent of the vote. She was reelected to a fourth term unopposed in 2013.

As of 2001 Lawrence was able to defeat longtime incumbent Donald Fracassi for the mayor’s office. She was the first African-American city mayor and the first female mayor. Lawrence was elected mayor in 2005 without opposition. As the mayor, she was invited to members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee in 2008 to be a representative of United States mayors in testimony on how the crisis of mortgages is affecting communities and their impact to American communities. In 2009, she returned to Washington later in the year to advocate Congress to get an emergency loan to the American automobile industry.

Brenda Lawrence Net Worth

Brenda Lawrence is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brenda Lawrence 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lawrence was a 30-year employee in her employer, the United States Postal Service, progressing to work in human resources. In the beginning of the 1990s, when she was an active participant in the Parent-Teacher Association at her children’s school, she lobbied for and won a spot on the Southfield Public Schools Board of Education. She was president, vice president as well as secretary.

Lawrence began to become more involved in local politics. In 1997 Lawrence was elected to the Southfield’s City Council, and in 1999, she was elected to be the city’s council president.

Lawrence has been married to McArthur Lawrence for over 42 years. They were high school sweethearts, having met outside the Midway Market corner store where he worked on Detroit’s east side. They bought their first home on Detroit’s northwest side. They have two children and a granddaughter. Professionally, Lawrence worked for the federal government for 30 years in the United States Postal Service. She started as a letter carrier and later worked in human resources management; she retired in 2008. Her husband is a United Auto Workers retiree from Ford Motor Company.

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Who is Brenda Lawrence Dating?

According to our records, Brenda Lawrence married to McArthur Lawrence. As of December 1, 2023, Brenda Lawrence’s is not dating anyone.

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In May 2013, Peters announced that he would not be running for reelection in

2014. He instead ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Carl Levin. On January 23, 2014, Lawrence announced that would run for the 14th district for the second time.

Facts & Trivia

Brenda Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brenda Lawrence celebrates birthday on October 18 of every year.

How long has Brenda Lawrence been in office?

Brenda Lawrence
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Preceded by| Gary Peters
Mayor of Southfield

How old is Brenda Lawrence?

67 years (October 18, 1954)

Where was Brenda Lawrence born?

Detroit, MI

What congressional district is Southfield MI?

Michigan’s 14th congressional district
Representative| Brenda Lawrence D–Southfield
Population (2019)| 689,939
Median household income| $50,438
Ethnicity| 56.9% Black 31.3% White 4.4% Hispanic 4.4% Asian 2.5% Two or more races 0.5% other

What district is Brenda Lawrence?

Representative (D-MI 14th District) since 2015