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Robert Wittenberg is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 27th District in the Michigan House of Representatives. This district comprises Berkley, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, and Royal Oak Township. He is married to Kimberly.
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Career
Wittenberg studied a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Indiana University and worked as a licensed insurance agent specializing in health care.
He was first elected in 2014, defeating Republican candidate Michael Ryan. During that term he was minority vice chairman of the House Financial Liability Reform Committee and served on the House Insurance and Health Policy committees.
In June 2016 Wittenberg became the founding chairperson of the Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Caucus and later that year sponsored a bill to ban assault weapons.
He re-contested the 2016 election, beating Republican challenger Kyle Forrest with a slightly increased majority. He named increasing funding for public schools as one of his priorities for the new term.