Chris Kolb is a politician from Ann Arbor, Michigan and a former member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... Cora B. Anderson House of Representatives Office Building, Downtown Lansing The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ...

A Democrat, Kolb served as the State Representative for Michigan's 53rd district from January 2001 to January 2007. He was first elected in November 2000, and term limits prevented him from seeking a fourth two-year term in 2006. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Cora B. Anderson House of Representatives Office Building, Downtown Lansing The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ... A term limit is a provision of a constitution, statute, or bylaw which limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. ...

Prior to his tenure in the House, Kolb served eight years on the Ann Arbor City Council and was Mayor Pro-tem from 1994 through 2000. Kolb ran for mayor of Ann Arbor as the Democratic nominee in 1996 and 1998, accusing incumbent Republican mayor Ingrid Sheldon of not doing enough in the areas of environmental policy, affordable housing, and downtown vitality, but he lost both races by narrow margins. Kolb also previously served as a Legislative Aide to State Representative John P. Hansen. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... Ingrid Blom Sheldon is a former mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

In the Michigan House, Kolb supported environmental legislation such as the Open Space Preservation Act, signed into law by Governor Jennifer Granholm. For the psychology topic, see Environmental psychology. ... The following are governors of the Territory of Michigan and the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician and the current Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

He also supported low tuition at state universities and attempted to add sexual orientation to the list of characteristics covered under the state’s Ethnic Intimidation Act.

On his election in 2000, Kolb became the first ever openly gay member of the Michigan Legislature. His election campaigns have frequently won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered person, with details of the first holder of each office. ... The Michigan Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund is an American political action committee, dedicated to increasing the number of openly LGBT public officials in US political life. ...

Political future

As of early 2007, Kolb's political future is unclear. Term limits prevent him from seeking a return to the State House; Michigan's term limits amendment imposes a lifetime maximum of three two-year terms as a state representative. Since term limits were introduced, many legislators have moved from the House to the Senate, but Kolb's likely senate district (the 18th District, currently served by Sen. Liz Brater) won't become vacant until 2010. He may therefore decide instead to return to Ann Arbor city government or to Washtenaw County government or, perhaps, to retire from public service entirely. Cora B. Anderson House of Representatives Office Building, Downtown Lansing The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ... The Michigan Senate is the upper body of the Michigan state legislature. ... Elizabeth Brater (born 1951) is a politician from Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... Washtenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

References

• 2004 campaign site
• Gay marriage ban fails in state House (Lansing State Journal, March 10, 2004): cites Kolb as "the only openly gay lawmaker in the Legislature".