1. Michael J Shirkey was born on December 5,1954 and is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate and as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
11 Facts About Mike Shirkey
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Mike Shirkey was first elected to the House in 2010 and to the Senate in 2014.
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From 2019 to 2023, Shirkey was the majority leader of the Michigan State Senate.
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Mike Shirkey worked for General Motors for 13 years before starting his own engineering company.
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In May 2020, Mike Shirkey appeared onstage at an American Patriot Council rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan with William Null and Adam Fox.
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In early April 2020, Mike Shirkey criticized Governor Gretchen Whitmer for extending a "stay home" order until the end of April.
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In November 2020, Mike Shirkey stated that he would not attempt to appoint a slate of electors in the Electoral College that would vote for President Donald Trump, following Trump's loss in the 2020 United States presidential election.
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Mike Shirkey characterized his COVID-19 illness as him having fought against the "Chinese flu army"; his remarks were criticized as xenophobic.
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In February 2021, Mike Shirkey alleged that the storming of the US Capitol was a "hoax", that it was "staged", and that supporters of Donald Trump did not carry it out.
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In 2021, Mike Shirkey led efforts in the Michigan Senate by Republicans which according to the GOP are aimed at securing elections in Michigan, Democrats and other critics have called these efforts by Republicans a push to restrict voting rights.
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Mike Shirkey was ineligible for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.