Ellen Cogen Lipton

Office: Michigan House of Representatives, District 27
Website: http://lipton.housedems.com, http://www.voteforellen.org
Email: ellenlipton@house.mi.gov
Phone: 888-DIST-027, 517-373-0478

Lansing, MI Office:

N0791 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
Phone: (517) 373-0478
Fax: (517) 373-5884

Bio:

Ellen Cogen Lipton is serving her first term as State Representative for the 27th House District, which covers Berkley, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods and part of Oak Park in Oakland County.

Ellen Cogen Lipton is a patent attorney, a Harvard Law School graduate, and she holds a BS in Chemistry from Williams College.

Ellen is President of the Michigan Ambassadors for the Weizmann Institute, one of the world's foremost medical research institutes. She lectures for Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures. She believes that Michigan should lead the way in bio medical research - innovative policies can create a new source of high paying jobs for Southeast Michigan Families, and bring new hope to families who battle chronic illness.

Ellen has been closely involved in Local and State government. She created, organized, and ran the Berkley Educational Foundation's first annual "Read in the Park" - the primary fundraiser for Berkley School District. She is a third term member of the Huntington Woods Zoning Board of Appeals. She was asked to be a member of the city's ad hoc committee on financial stability and the budget. Last year, she was appointed by Governor Granholm to be the public representative on the State Board of Accountancy. Ellen completed a fellowship with the Center for Progressive Leadership earlier this year.

As State Representative, Lipton will:

• Make sure our schools have the resources they need to prepare our children to compete in the 21st century global economy.
• Fight to ensure Michigan is a leader in the rapidly growing field of renewable energy, creating good-paying jobs for our workers and moving Michigan toward energy independence.
• Work to preserve our natural resources.

Lipton lives in Huntington Woods with her husband, Marc, and their two children, Corey and Celia.