Alan Cropsey Explained

Alan L. Cropsey
State Senate:Michigan
District:33rd
Term Start:January 1, 2003
Term End:December 31, 2010
Predecessor:Michael Goschka
Successor:Judy Emmons
State House2:Michigan
District2:86th
Term Start2:January 1, 1993
Term End2:December 31, 1998
Predecessor2:Lew Dodak
Successor2:Valde Garcia
State Senate3:Michigan
District3:30th
Term Start3:January 1, 1983
Term End3:December 31, 1986
Predecessor3:Richard J. Allen
Successor3:Frederick P. Dillingham
State House4:Michigan
District4:88th
Term Start4:January 1, 1979
Term End4:December 31, 1982
Predecessor4:Stanley M. Powell
Successor4:Robert Bender
Birth Name:Alan Lee Cropsey[1]
Birth Date:13 June 1952
Birth Place:Paw Paw, Michigan, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Erika
Residence:DeWitt, Michigan
Education:Thomas M. Cooley Law School (JD)
Bob Jones University (BS)

Alan Lee Cropsey (born June 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature between 1979 and 2010. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

Cropsey was born in Paw Paw, Michigan, the son of Harmon G. Cropsey, who was a member of the state house of representatives from the 42nd district, 1981–1982; and of the state senate from the 21st district, 1983–1990.

Cropsey holds a B.S. in mathematics education from Bob Jones University and a J.D. from Thomas Cooley Law School.

Political career

Cropsey served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1979 to 1982 and from 1993 to 1998. He was vice chairman of the State Board of Canvassers from 1999 to 2001, and chairman in 2001. Cropsey was a member of the Michigan Senate from 1983 to 1986 and also from 2003 to 2010, serving as majority floor leader during his second term (2007 to 2010). In March 2007 Cropsey became co-chairman of the "Americans of Faith" coalition that supported the presidential candidacy of John McCain.[2]

Cropsey has strongly opposed gay marriage[3] and sexually explicit video games.[4] He received a Defender of Freedom Award from the National Rifle Association in 1996 and a Legislator of the Year Award from the Michigan Conservative Union in 1983.

Personal life

Cropsey married Erika Rumminger in 1979, and the couple has four children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislator Details - Legislators. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103014759/https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/482. 2019-11-03.
  2. http://johnmccain.com/informing/News/PressReleases/f181d69f-c11a-4e2a-9946-ec438faf473f.htm McCain website
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927162651/https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A32793-2004Nov7/?language=printer Washington Post
  4. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9345187 NBC News