State Representative Jeff Mayes is committed to improving the quality of life in his Saginaw Bay community and expanding opportunities for mid-Michigan's working families, children and senior citizens. His priorities include:
- Increasing investment in renewable, alternative fuels of the future such as ethanol and biodiesel.
- Driving down the cost of gas for consumers by increasing the availability of ethanol and biodiesel and decreasing our state's dependence on foreign oil.
- Protecting Michigan’s working families from corporate crooks who threaten workers’ pensions and 401(k)s.
Rep. Mayes graduated from T. L. Handy High School in 1990.
He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1994 from the University of Michigan, where he was an Evans Scholar.
Government ExperienceRep. Mayes has been active for more than a decade in area politics and has managed several high profile local campaigns, including the election and re-election of former State Representative A. T. Frank of Saginaw. He also worked as a Legislative Assistant to Bay City State Representatives Howard Wetters (1995-1998) and Joseph Rivet (1999-2000).
From 2000 to 2004, he served as Supervisor of the Charter Township of Bangor, Bay County's largest township, and is the former president of the Bay County Township Officers Association.
Community InvolvementRep. Mayes is an Eagle Scout and an active member of the Boy Scouts of America Shoreline District Committee. He also is involved in a number of community organizations, including:
- Bay Area Women's Center Board
- Bay Area Community Foundation
- Bay County Medical Control Authority Board
- Bangor Township Downtown Development Authority
- Saginaw Valley State University Math Resource Center Advisory Committee