Michael Lahti was born on 1945 and is a politician from the State of Michigan.
11 Facts About Michael Lahti
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Michael Lahti was born in Hancock, Michigan on October 10,1945 and graduated from Hancock High School.
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Michael Lahti was a small business owner and real-estate developer, owning private and commercial lands all across the Keweenaw Peninsula.
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Michael Lahti has six children, 15 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson.
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Michael Lahti was elected to the Hancock area School Board in 1994, where he served for seven years.
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In 2000, Michael Lahti was elected to the Houghton County Commission as a Democrat.
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Michael Lahti served as chairman of the Commission for 6 years.
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Michael Lahti easily won the Democratic Primary, and went on to face Republican Dave Schmidt in the General Election.
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In 2010 Michael Lahti ran for the Michigan Senate in the 38th district, which includes the western Upper Peninsula.
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Since leaving the House in 2011, Michael Lahti has returned to the real estate profession.
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Michael Lahti has been re-appointed to the Board of Trustees of Finlandia University.