Jack Hoogendyk (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Senator, Michigan
- Birth Date: July 31, 1955
- Occupation: Business
- Spouse: Erin
- Religion: Baptist
Jack's family immigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan from the Netherlands. Hoogendyk eventually earned a career in sales and marketing. In the 1990's, Hoogendyk became executive director of Alternatives Pregnancy Care Center. He is also the chairman of SHALOM, a non-profit adult foster care agency. In 1998, Hoogendyk was appointed to the Portage City Zoning Board of Appeals and later the Kalamazoo Public Health Advisory Board. In 2002, he ran for the first of three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. He has been rated twice rated as the most conservative member of the Michigan House of Representatives
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