Freman Hendrix (born October 12, 1950) is an American politician from the state of Michigan . A Democrat , Hendrix served as deputy mayor for former Detroit mayor Dennis Archer from 1997 to 2001. He ran twice, unsuccessfully, as a mayoral candidate in the city of Detroit : in 2005 against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick , and for the 2009 special election called to replace the ousted Kilpatrick.
21-594: Freman may refer to: Freman Hendrix , American politician Freman River , river in Romania Freman College , school in Hertfordshire, England See also [ edit ] Freeman (disambiguation) Fremen , fictional people in the Dune franchise Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
42-547: A black Army veteran, Emmanuel Freman Hendrix, and an Austrian -born woman, Rudolfine Ernegger, Hendrix was born in Inkster, Michigan , graduated from Inkster High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Eastern Michigan University in 1982, became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, and was initiated into the Delta Nu chapter at EMU; Hendrix served in the U.S. Navy for four years. He later worked in
63-548: A post in the Charter Revision Commission, receiving 11% of the vote. He resigned, however, from the commission on September 14, 2010, to join the Greektown Casino Hotel Board of Directors. Michigan Legislature Minority Minority The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan . It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber ,
84-500: A way of pushing for "honesty, transparency, and accountability". Others who announced their candidacy were interim Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. , Sharon McPhail , Coleman Young II , Nicholas Hood III, and Dave Bing ; Hendrix ultimately came in third in the February 24, 2009, primary behind Cockrel and Bing (who was elected mayor). Hendrix was the top vote getter in the August 4, 2009 primary for
105-507: Is one of ten full-time state legislative bodies in the United States. Members receive a base salary of $ 71,685 per year, which makes them the fourth-highest paid legislators in the country, after California, Pennsylvania and New York. While legislators in many states receive per diems that make up for lower salaries, Michigan legislators receive $ 10,800 per year for session and interim expenses. Salaries and expense allowances are determined by
126-611: Is the 102nd Legislature. Each year during which the Legislature meets constitutes a new legislative session. According to Article IV Section 13 of the Michigan Constitution, a new session of the Legislature begins when the members of each house convene, on the second Wednesday of January every year at noon. A regular session of the Legislature typically lasts throughout the entire year with several periods of recess and adjourns sine die in late December. The Michigan Legislature
147-531: Is yes, of course." Hendrix won the August 2 primary election by a comfortable margin, with incumbent Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick coming in second. After a successful campaign by incumbent Kwame Kilpatrick, in which commercials that exposed Hendrix support of a state takeover of the Detroit Public Schools were run, Hendrix lost support throughout the Detroit Community. He ultimately lost to Kilpatrick in
168-582: The Michigan Constitution , the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan serves as President of the Senate, but may only cast a vote in the instance of a tie. The Senate selects its other officers and adopts its own rules of procedure at the start of a new Legislative Session. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature. Its members are elected on a partisan basis for two-year terms, at
189-630: The Senate , and a lower chamber , the House of Representatives . Article IV of the Michigan Constitution , adopted in 1963, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The chief purposes of the Legislature are to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws. The Legislature meets in the Capitol building in Lansing . The 102nd Michigan Legislature was sworn in on January 11, 2023. Members of
210-448: The 12-year limit. For reckoning periods of time during which the Legislature operates, each two-year period coinciding with the election of new members of the House of Representatives is numbered consecutively as a legislature, dating to the first legislature following adoption of Michigan's first constitution. The current two-year term of the legislature (January 11, 2023 – January 8, 2025)
231-478: The Michigan legislature. In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not enact congressional term limits, but ruled that the state-level term limits remain. On November 8, 2022, voters approved Proposal 1, limiting state representatives and senators to 12 years combined in either chamber of the legislature, but senators re-elected in 2022 would remain eligible for their new terms even if it pushed them over
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#1733085216488252-483: The Senate are referred to as Senators and members of the House of Representatives are referred to as Representatives. The Senate is the upper house of the Legislature. Its members are elected on a partisan basis for four-year terms, concurrent with the election of the Governor of Michigan . The Senate consists of 38 members elected from single-member election districts ranging from 212,400 to 263,500 residents according to
273-483: The State Capitol is located in the north wing of the State Capitol building. As of 2023, Democrats hold a majority of seats in the House of Representatives with 56, and Republicans hold 54 seats. The House of Representatives selects its own Speaker of the House and other officers and adopts its rules of procedure at the start of a new legislative session. In 1992, the Michigan public voted to enact term limits for
294-567: The State Officers Compensation Commission. Any legislation pending in either chamber at the end of a session that is not the end of a legislative term of office continues and carries over to the next Legislative Session. All bills published by the Michigan Legislature must have been distributed to the chambers at least five days before voting and must be subject to three readings. The House of Representatives
315-514: The administration of former Wayne County executive Edward H. McNamara , and was himself elected to a two-year term as assistant county executive for Wayne County in 1991. He worked for Bill Clinton 's presidential campaign in Michigan and managed Dennis Archer 's successful mayoral campaign in 1994, serving as chief of staff from 1994 to 1997 and as deputy mayor of Detroit during Archer's second term. Mayor Archer concurrently named Hendrix chairman of
336-589: The appointed Detroit School Board in 1999. He was among the 18 presidential electors chosen to cast Michigan's votes in the Electoral College for Democratic Party nominee Al Gore in 2000 . The city's major daily papers, the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press , endorsed Hendrix. The alternative weekly, Metro Times , somewhat reluctantly endorsed Hendrix. Its editors deem Hendrix "has served
357-626: The controversial November 8, 2005, election by a margin of 47% to 53%. Hendrix was named chief operating officer of Strategic Staffing Solutions and joined EMU in August 2006 as chief government relations officer, focusing on strengthening relationships with legislators in Lansing and Washington, D.C. Hendrix officially announced a second formal campaign for mayor of Detroit at the EMU Student Government meeting on October 7, 2008. After an inquiry by Student Body Vice-President Robert Philip Kull about his plans, Hendrix revealed his plans as
378-423: The most recent creation of districts (2002). Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures through the federal decennial census. Senators' terms begin at noon on January 1 following their election. The Senate Chamber is located in the south wing of the State Capitol building. As of 2023, Democrats hold the majority in the Senate with 20 seats; Republicans hold the minority with 18 seats. Under
399-415: The public without the taint of scandal, although soiled somewhat by his associations," and claims that as Archer's deputy, Hendrix bears some responsibility for the problems of the city that were still unsolved at the end of Archer's term. Interviewers from The South End asked Hendrix if he would consider a partnership of the city with the colleges of Detroit, to which he answered, "The short answer to that
420-487: The same time at which Representatives in U.S. Congress are chosen. The House of Representatives consists of 110 members who are elected from single-member election districts ranging from 77,000 to 91,000 according to the most recent creation of districts (2012). Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures through the federal decennial census. Representatives' terms begin at noon on January 1 following their election. The House of Representatives Chamber in
441-512: The title Freman . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freman&oldid=943522602 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Freman Hendrix The son of
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