Thomas George (born December 2, 1956) is an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a Republican member[1] of the Michigan State Senate, he represented Kalamazoo County as well as an eastern portion of Van Buren County. George is a physician and former medical director for Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo.[2] He is currently the co-chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Western Michigan University's Homer Stryker School of Medicine.
Thomas George, M.D. | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Shugars |
| Succeeded by | Tonya Schuitmaker |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 61st district | |
| In office January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Charles R. Perricone |
| Succeeded by | Jack Hoogendyk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1956 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sandy George |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Profession | Legislator and anesthesiologist |
Education
editGeorge studied biology at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He was a recipient of the William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize and was a six-term James B. Angell scholar. He entered the University of Michigan Medical School at the end of his junior year. He completed a post graduate residency in anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. After his political career he returned to work as an anesthesiologist in Kalamazoo. He was awarded his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 2010.[3]
Political career
editIn 2000, George was elected [4] to serve as a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 61st district. After serving one term in the state house, George cast his bid for a newly vacant seat in the Michigan Senate in 2002.[5] George was reelected [6] to the senate in 2006, in a campaign against Democratic challenger and term-limited state representative Alexander Lipsey. From 2007-2010 George served as chairman of the Senate Health Policy Committee. While serving in the legislature he authored over forty public acts.[7] In 2010, while attending a commencement address given by President Barack Obama for Kalamazoo Central High School's graduation, a man in the audience collapsed and George initiated CPR. The man was successfully resuscitated and taken to a nearby hospital.[2]
2010 gubernatorial race
editOn January 26, 2009, on the 172nd anniversary of Michigan's statehood,[8] George announced his plans to form a gubernatorial exploratory committee.[9] In 2010 Michigan's current governor Jennifer Granholm was term limited, leaving the seat open to contenders.
George joined Mike Bouchard, the Oakland County Sheriff and former state senator, Businessman Rick Snyder, Congressman Peter Hoekstra and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox as 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidates. The Republican primary election was won by Snyder.[10][11]
Publications
editGeorge is a past-president of the Historical Society of Michigan and has authored articles on various topics including Abraham Lincoln's 1855 US Senate race,[12] Lincoln's 1856 visit to Kalamazoo,[13][14] Illinois' Canal Scrip and Macalister-Stebbins Bond Frauds,[15] Kalamazoo history,[16] and the history of the Michigan Republican Party.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b CNN.com: Man collapses during Obama speech
- ^ Mack, Julie (April 28, 2010). "At long last, State Sen. Tom George, an anesthesiolgist, earns his bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan". Mlive.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Michigan Legislature - Home". www.legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ List of U.S. states by date of statehood
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Michigan Primary results". 2010 Unofficial Michigan Primary Election Results. August 4, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ Dzwonkowski, Ron (October 10, 2010). "What to do once good candidates decide it isn't worth it?". The Detroit Free Press. pp. 2A. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George, Tom M. (Winter 2015). "Overlooked Letter to Lincoln Reveals Misstep in 1855 Senate Race" (PDF). For the People - A Newsletter of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 17 (4): 6–8.
- ^ George, Tom M. (Summer 2012). ""Mechem" or "Mack": How a One-Word Correction in the 'Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln' Reveals the Truth About an 1856 Political Event". Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 33 (2): 20–33 – via umich.edu.
- ^ George, Tom M. (July–August 2006). "Lincoln Visits Kalamazoo". Michigan History Magazine. 90 (4): 40.
- ^ George, Tom M. (Fall 2021). "Lincoln and the First Corruption of Illinois". Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 42 (2): 1–25 – via umich.edu.
- ^ George, Tom M.; Brown, Cameron S. (Fall 2021). "Lincoln's Tea Hostess Revealed". The Michigan Historical Review. 47 (2): 89–104. doi:10.1353/mhr.2021.0032. S2CID 244484059 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ George, Tom M. (September–October 2004). "Leading the Way: Michigan and the Birth of the Republican Party". Michigan History Magazine. 88 (5): 6.