Gilda Z. Jacobs was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 14th District from 2003 through 2010. The mostly suburban district is in southeastern Oakland County, and includes the cities of Farmington Hills, Huntington Woods, Southfield, and Oak Park. Jacobs was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002. She currently serves as president and CEO of the Michigan League for Human Services.
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Gilda Z. Jacobs was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 14th District from 2003 through 2010. The mostly suburban district is in southeastern Oakland County, and includes the cities of Farmington Hills, Huntington Woods, Southfield, and Oak Park. Jacobs was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002. She currently serves as president and CEO of the Michigan League for Human Services.
Senator Jacobs graduated from the University of Michigan, received her bachelor’s degree in science with a distinction in education in 1970 and a master’s degree in behavioral sciences in education in 1971. She was a special education teacher in the Madison School District until the late 1980s.
Jacobs was the first woman elected to the Huntington Woods City Commission, serving from 1981 to 1994. She was the Mayor Pro Tem of Huntington Woods in 1993-94, and served as Oakland County Commissioner from 1995 to 1998. She was elected to the Michigan State House...
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