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Fink, Andrew (R)

Office: NHOB 9-992 Term: First Phone: (517) 373-1794 Email: AndrewFink@house.mi.gov Home Address: Website: https://gophouse.org/member/repandrewfink/posts Seat Number: 21 Standing Committees: Health Policy, Appropriations Subcommittees: Military & Veterans Affairs & State Police(VC), Licensing & Reg. Affairs / Insurance & Financial Svcs., General Government (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Rep. Andrew Fink was first elected to the House in November 2020.

WORK EXPERIENCE

He is an attorney and small business owner.

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

EDUCATION

A 2006 Hillsdale College graduate, Fink earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2010. From there, the son of a sheriff’s officer and a police dispatcher went into active duty and worked as a judge advocate for Marines and their families. He left the military as a captain in 2014.

PERSONAL

Fink is a musician and has played guitar at schools, churches, community events and fundraisers. He moved to Hillsdale from Ypsilanti to open a local office of his family’s law firm, Fink and Fink. Fink and his wife, Lauren, have five young children, two collies and a cat.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

He’s a member of the NRA, the American Legion and the Federalist Society. Fink has also served as an elder at his church and as a commissioner-at-large of the State Bar of Michigan. 

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 HB 4066  - WEAPONS, Concealed, NEW, Clarifies restrictions on usage, concealment, and transportation of bladed weapons.
(Status: 06/23/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT )

 HB 4102  - CRIMES, Prostitution, Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4112'21
(Status: 02/03/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY )

 HB 4148  - TRANSPORTATION, Motor Carrier Fuel Tax, This bill modifies the motor carrier fuel tax act by stating that a person who violates the act is subject to a state civil infraction and a civil fine of not more than $150. Amends sec. 15 of 1980 PA 119 (MCL 207.225).
(Status: 02/04/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY )

 HB 4491  - ELECTIONS, Election Officials, Provides for authority for county clerks to remove deceased individuals from the qualified voter file.
(Status: 04/28/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS )

 HB 4559  - OCCUPATIONS, Individual Licensing and Registration, This bill prorates or credits certain occupational licensing fees in the state license fee act when the licensee or registrant is temporarily unable to engage in the practice of the occupation as a result of a state of emergency or disaster declaration.
(Status: 06/23/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM )

 HB 4680  - LEGISLATURE, Other, Creates committee to enforce ethics. Amends title & sec. 7 of 1968 PA 318 (MCL 15.307). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4684'21
(Status: 06/10/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 HB 4738  - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Sentencing Guidelines, Enacts sentencing guidelines for crime of performing an abortion with knowledge that the abortion is being requested because the unborn child has a disability or because of the unborn child's race or sex. Amends sec. 16a, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4737'21
(Status: 04/29/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY )

 HB 4739  - HIGHWAYS, Memorial, Designates portion of M-49 as the "Marine Sergeant Michael P. Hodshire Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 101.
(Status: 06/23/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE )

 HB 4781  - TRADE, Containers, Requires distributors to collect deposit on certain containers. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4783'21
(Status: 06/08/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM )

 HB 4959  - TRANSPORTATION, Carriers, This bill requires notification of motor carriers whose worker's disability compensation insurance lapsed.
(Status: 06/03/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION )

 HB 4960  - VEHICLES, Wreckers, Provides for in vehicle code requirement for towed vehicle information to be put into the LEIN system within 24 hours of initiated tow.
(Status: 06/03/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION )

 HB 5187  - STATE FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT, Other, Modify emergency powers relating to firearms when a state of emergency is declared. Provides a system for relief for those adversely affected by an executive order, proclamation, directive, or any other action that violates the section.
(Status: 07/01/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT )

 HB 5244  - LABOR, Fair Employment Practices, Repeal public act regarding employment activities related to COVID-19.
(Status: 07/01/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS )

 HB 5280  - CHILDREN, Child Care, This bill defines "severe physical injury" as injury to a child that requires medical treatment or hospitalization and that seriously impairs the child's health or physical well-being.
(Status: 08/18/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SENIORS )

 HB 5281  - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS, State, NEW, Require certain reports on sexual harassment claims made against elected state officials.
(Status: 08/18/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT )

 HR 0032  - , A resolution to declare February 14, 2021, as Frederick Douglass Day in the state of Michigan.
(Status: 02/11/2021 - HOUSE - ADOPTED )

 HR 0055  - A resolution to firmly affirm support for the preservation of the Second Amendment and to express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding federal laws that infringe on the right to bear arms., A resolution to firmly affirm support for the preservation of the Second Amendment and to express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding federal laws that infringe on the right to bear arms.
(Status: 05/04/2021 - HOUSE - ADOPTED)

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