Gary McDowell Bio
BIOGRAPHY
Name: Gary McDowell
Residence: 10820 Glen Street
Rudyard, Mich. 49780
Date of Birth: April 1955
Birthplace: Rudyard, Mich.
Religion: First United Presbyterian Church
Family: Wife, Carrie; Three children
Education: Attended, Lake Superior State College
Diploma, Rudyard High School, 1970
Career History: Driver, United Parcel Service, 1970-2003
Former Treasurer, McDowell Hay, Incorporated
Political History: Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2004-2010
Chairman, Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, 1998-2002
Member, Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, 1981-2002
Affiliations: Member, Chippewa County Farm Bureau, present
Member, Drummond Island Sportsman Club, present
Member, Eastern Upper Peninsula Wildlife Coalition, present
Member, Rudyard First United Presbyterian Church, present
Member, Rudyard Lions Club, present
Member, Sault Area Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Sault Elks Club, present
Member, Tri-County Wildlife Club, present
Trustee, Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital, 1988-present
Former Member, Chippewa County Recycling Committee
Former Member, Emergency 911 Central Dispatch Board
Former Rudyard Township Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician
Former Member, Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Agency