Patricia A. Lockwood
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Patricia A. Lockwood is Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 politician.

In the 1970s, Lockwood move to Fenton
Fenton, Michigan
Fenton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan that lies mostly in Genesee County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,756. The city was incorporated from Fenton Township in Genesee County, and the city and township are administratively autonomous.-History:In the 1970s, the city...

 just before Fenton leveled the downtown buildings.

Political career

Lockwood served as Fenton, Michigan
Fenton, Michigan
Fenton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan that lies mostly in Genesee County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,756. The city was incorporated from Fenton Township in Genesee County, and the city and township are administratively autonomous.-History:In the 1970s, the city...

's Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 from 1989 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, Lockwood served the Michigan 51st District as Representatives. She then served as a State Transportation Commission Advisor. On March 18, 2004, she was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician, educator, and author who served as Attorney General and 47th Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor...

 to the position of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Policy Director. In 2006, she ran for Genesee County
Genesee County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69* I-75* I-475-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-13* M-15* M-21* M-54* M-57-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile . There were 183,630...

 County Commissioner for the 6th District and won. She defeated Joseph Graves in 2008 to retain her seat on the County Board of Commissioners. Granholm appointed her acting Michigan Racing Commissioner until the office is abolished on October 17, 2010. Lockwood decides not to run for re-election for the County Commissioner, 6th District.
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