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Brinks, Winnie (D)

Office: 6500 Binsfeld Building Term: First Phone: (517) 373-1801 Email: swbrinks@senate.michigan.gov Home Address: 2060 Osceola Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Website: https://senatedems.com/brinks/contact/ Seat Number: 15 Standing Committees: Health Policy and Human Services(VC), Energy and Technology, Environmental Quality (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Sen. Brinks won the 29th Senate district in 2018 after she secured 56.9 percent of the general election vote against fellow House member Rep. Chris AFENDOULIS. 

Brinks served three-terms in the Michigan House representing the state's 76th House District. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Brinks previously worked as the executive director of The One Way House, a nonprofit corrections agency. More recently, Brinks worked as a case worker at The Source in Grand Rapids.

To read MIRS biography of Sen. Brinks, click here.

EDUCATION

She is a graduate of Calvin College, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish with a concentration in sociology.

PERSONAL

Sen. Brinks is married to Steve, the couple has three children. 

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 SB 0014  - WATER, Drinking Water Standards, Provide for maximum contaminant levels allowed in the Safe Drinking Water Act.
(Status: 02/14/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY )

 SB 0053  - CRIMES, Abortion, Repeal provision related to publication of cures for conceptive preventatives.
(Status: 01/23/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY )

 SB 0124  - USE TAX, Exemptions, Exempt sale of feminine hygiene products.
(Status: 02/26/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE )

 SB 0214  - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Bail, Require district court to submit data on specific number and type of bonds issued to state court administrative office.
(Status: 03/14/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY )

 SB 0331  - LABOR, Hours and Wages, Prohibit employers from engaging in certain discriminatory practices and allow remedies under Elliott-Larsen civil rights act.
(Status: 05/21/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 SB 0388  - INSURANCE, Health Insurers, Require insurers to provide free coverage of birth control.
(Status: 06/20/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND BANKING)

 SB 0396  - VETERANS, Veterans Homes, Require testing of water for lead at Michigan veterans' facilities established under 1885 PA 152.
(Status: 08/20/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY )

 SB 0479  - LABOR, Fair Employment Practices, Increase employer requiring nondisclosure of wages by employee penalties.
(Status: 09/04/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 SB 0491  - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Air Pollution, Require reduction of air emissions during certain months. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0490
(Status: 09/04/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY )

 SB 0500  - INSURANCE, Other, Require insurance rate comparisons posted on the department's website, and provide penalties for insurers that submit to the department false or misleading information about rates.
(Status: 09/10/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND BANKING )

 SB 0501  - STATE FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT, Funds, Create law enforcement awareness grant program.
(Status: 09/10/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS )

 SB 0502  - STATE FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT, Funds, Create police recruit scholarship match fund.
(Status: 09/10/2019 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS )

 SR 0059  - 100th anniversary of Michigan’s ratification of Women's suffrage, A resolution to commemorate June 10, 2019, as the 100th anniversary of Michigan’s ratification of the 19th Amendment.
(Status: 06/06/2019 - SENATE - RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION - ADOPTED )

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