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Koleszar, Matt (D)

Office: N699 HOB Term: Second Phone: (517) 373-3816 Email: MattKoleszar@house.mi.gov Home Address: PO Box 6094, Plymouth, MI 48170 Website: https://housedems.com/koleszar Seat Number: 78 Standing Committees: Elections & Ethics(VC), Education (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Rep. Koleszar was first elected to the House on Nov. 6, 2018 when he defeated Republican incumbent Rep. Jeff NOBLE after securing 51.42 percent of the vote.

Koleszar ran unopposed in the August Democratic primary after Gary SCHLACK withdrew from the race.

In 2020, Koleszar once again ran in the 20th district unopposed in the Democratic primary.  He easily defeated GOP nominee John LACNY 55% to 44.1%.  

WORK EXPERIENCE

He is a public school teacher at Airport Community Schools where he taught English and social studies for the last 12 years.

To read MIRS biography of Rep. Koleszar, click here.

EDUCATION

He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Saginaw Valley State University and a master's in English studies from Eastern Michigan University.

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 HB 4070  - HIGHER EDUCATION, Financial Aid, Modifies tuition assistance benefits for certain survivors of Michigan police officers and Michigan fire fighters killed in the line of duty. Amends sec. 3 of 1996 PA 195 (MCL 390.1243).
(Status: 02/02/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS )

 HB 4130  - OCCUPATIONS, Lobbyists, Modifies deadlines for lobby reports.
(Status: 03/10/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS )

 HB 4247  - HIGHER EDUCATION, Financial Aid, Modifies tuition assistance benefits for certain survivors of Michigan police officers and Michigan fire fighters killed in the line of duty..
(Status: 03/02/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS )

 HB 4284  - ELECTIONS, Candidates, Makes candidate filing fee in lieu of nominating petitions for county offices nonrefundable.
(Status: 04/15/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS )

 HB 4310  - EDUCATION, Examinations, Suspend administration of the Michigan merit examination as requirement for state school aid funding for the 2020-2021 school year.
(Status: 02/23/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION )

 HB 4311  - EDUCATION, Examinations, Suspend Michigan merit examination for the 2020-2021 school year.
(Status: 02/23/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION )

 HB 4369  - HIGHER EDUCATION, Financial Aid, NEW, Provides for fund for paraprofessional to teacher pathways grant program. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4368'21
(Status: 02/25/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE, TRADES & TALENT )

 HB 4664  - EDUCATION, School Districts, Requires school library and participation in interlibrary loan system in all public schools.
(Status: 04/20/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION )

 HB 4937  - HOLIDAYS, Other, NEW, Establishes Vaisakhi as a holiday.
(Status: 05/27/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 HB 4961  - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Landfills, Increases civil, administrative, and criminal fines for owners and operators or landfills and sanitary landfills.
(Status: 06/03/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM )

 HB 5176  - USE TAX, Exemptions, Provide for use tax holiday on the third Saturday of August each year for back-to-school clothing and school supplies.
(Status: 06/28/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON TAX POLICY )

 HB 5200  - VETERANS, Other, Make certain references in the veterans relief fund act gender neutral.
(Status: 07/01/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 HJR I  - ELECTIONS, Primary, NEW, Revise voting age at primary election to 17 under certain circumstances.
(Status: 06/28/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS )

 HR 0096  - Celiac Awareness Month in the state of Michigan, A resolution to declare May 2021 as Celiac Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
(Status: 05/06/2021 - HOUSE - ADOPTED )

 HR 0114  - A resolution to affirm support for ballot Proposal 3 of 2018 that enhanced voting rights after it was approved by a wide majority of Michigan voters., A resolution to affirm support for ballot Proposal 3 of 2018 that enhanced voting rights after it was approved by a wide majority of Michigan voters.
(Status: 05/26/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS )

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