John Pridnia | |
State Senate: | Michigan |
District: | 36th |
Term Start: | January 1, 1991 |
Term End: | December 31, 1994 |
Predecessor: | Connie Binsfeld |
Successor: | George A. McManus, Jr. |
State House2: | Michigan |
District2: | 106th |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1983 |
Term End2: | December 31, 1990 |
Predecessor2: | Steve Andrews |
Successor2: | Beverly A. Bodem |
Birth Name: | John Douglas Pridnia |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1943 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Death Place: | Port Austin, Michigan, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Occupation: | businessman |
Spouse: | Lisa Dailey (1997 - his death) |
Alma Mater: | Macomb Community College Wayne State University |
John Douglas Pridnia (March 16, 1943 – November 17, 2016) was an American politician in the state of Michigan.
Pridnia was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Macomb Community College and Wayne State University.[1] A Republican, he represented the 106th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1989 to 1990[2] and the 36th District in the Michigan Senate from 1991 to 1994 (36th district).[3] In 2016, it was announced that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[4]
Pridnia died on November 17, 2016, aged 73.[5]