Terence H. Mekoski is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 36th district. He assumed office after a May 2022 special election.
Terence Mekoski | |
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| Member of the Michigan Legislature from the 36th district | |
| Former Michigan State Representative | |
| In office 2022 | |
| In office May 9, 2022 – January 1, 2023 | |
| Leader | Jason Wentworth |
| Preceded by | Douglas Wozniak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | Polish American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Anna Mekoski |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Macomb County |
| Education | Macomb Community College (AA) |
| Committees | Judiciary, Local Government, and Regulatory Reform |
| Website | https://www.mekoski.com |
Education
editMekoski earned an associate degree in liberal arts and science from Macomb Community College and attended Northwestern University. He is studying toward a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and police science at Columbia Southern University.[1]
Career
editFrom 1982 to 1984, Mekoski worked as a detention officer in the Detroit Police Department. He served as a police officer in Detroit from 1985 to 1990. Mekoski joined the Oakland County Sheriff's Office in 1990 and served as a deputy until 1998, a sergeant from 1998 to 2012, a lieutenant in 2012 and 2013, and deputy commissioner of patrol services from 2013 to 2016. From 2016 to 2018, he served as a regulator agent for the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Since 2018, he has served as a senior financial investigator in the Drug Enforcement Administration In 2022, Mekoski was elected to the office of State Representative, representing Michigan's 36th legislative district in the Michigan House of Representatives.[2]
Michigan House of Representatives
editMekoski was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in May 2022, succeeding Doug Wozniak, who was elected to the Michigan Senate.[3] During his campaign, Mekoski called for a forensic audit of Michigan's 2020 presidential election results.[4] After redistricting, Mekoski faced Wozniak in the August 2022 Republican primary for Michigans's 59th district. He placed second in the primary.[5]
Macomb County Sheriff Election
editMekoski kicked off his campaign to run for Macomb County Sheriff on March 6, 2024. Mekoski is running in the Republican primary election for the office of Macomb County Sheriff.
Mekoski's top campaign priorities include:
- Uphold Our United States Constitution and Protect Your Rights
- Attack the Opioid and Fentanyl Epidemic in Our Neighborhoods
- Inform and Protect our Senior Citizens from Scams and Fraud
- Bring Awareness and Address Macomb County's Human/Child Sex Trafficking
- Protect our County Borders/Train & Expand Our Marine Division to Assist
- Train/Assign More School Liaison Officers to Protect our Children
Personal
editMekoski and his wife, Anna, reside in Shelby Township a suburb of metro-Detroit in northern Macomb county. Mekoski has four children and 12 grandchildren.
References
edit- ^ "About Terence Mekoski | Michigan House Republicans". gophouse.org. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Terence Mekoski". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Terence Mekoski pulls away from Sylvia Grot in GOP primary special election". Macomb Daily. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Michigan Republicans win primaries after echoing false vote fraud claims | Bridge Michigan". www.bridgemi.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Hermani, Jordyn (2022-08-03). "Dixon GOP's choice for gov; Gibbs topples Meijer: 5 takeaways from the Michigan primary election". mlive. Retrieved 2022-09-18.