263:. He had previously served as an Oakland County Commissioner from 2002 to 2004 and Oakland County Parks and Recreation commissioner from 2004 to 2006. He was the subject of controversy in 2015 for stating "the non-white population" was a contributor to the failure of Michigan's worst-performing schools in a State senate education committee meeting, adding that "We can't make an African American white." He later apologized for his "clunky" choice of words.
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