{{Short description|American politician (born 1972)}} {{For|the American football player|Brandon Dillon (American football)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Brandon Dillon |image = Brandon Dillon 20190202 04.jpg |caption = Brandon Dillon |office = Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party |term_start = July 11, 2015 |term_end = February 2, 2019 |predecessor = Lon Johnson |successor = Lavora Barnes |state_house1 = Michigan |district1 = 75th |term_start1 = January 1, 2011 |term_end1 = August 3, 2015 |predecessor1 = Robert Dean |successor1 = David LaGrand |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|27}} |birth_place = Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = Grand Rapids Community College<br>Aquinas College, Michigan {{small|(BA)}}<br>Northeastern University {{small|(MA)}} |website = {{URL|brandondillon.com|Official website}} }} '''Brandon Dillon''' (born April 27, 1972) is an American politician. He is the former Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigandems.com/brandon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730080632/http://www.michigandems.com/brandon|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2015|title=Brandon Dillon, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party|work=Michigan Democratic Party|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/02/michigan-democrats-lavora-barnes/2758264002/ | title=Michigan Democrats elect Barnes leader of state party }}</ref>
==Early life and education== Dillon is a graduate of Catholic Central High School (1990), Grand Rapids Community College (1993), Aquinas College, (1996),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/87799/brandon-dillon#.VfuRUkseSRU|title=Brandon Dillon's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirsnews.com/leg_bio.php?lid=475|title=MIRS News - Biographical Profile - Dillon, Brandon|work=MIRS News|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="mlive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/10/brandon_dillon_and_bing_goei_v.html|title=Brandon Dillon, Bing Goei race for 75th State House seat draws attention from outside Grand Rapids|work=MLive.com|date=17 October 2010 |accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> and Northeastern University.
==Career== Dillon was elected Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party in July 2015 after partnering with former Oakland County, Michigan Deputy Clerk Lavora Barnes to run as a team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/07/11/state-rep-brandon-dillon-expected-resign-house-seat-democratic-party-chairman-job/30016909/|title=Brandon Dillon elected new Democratic party chairman|date=11 July 2015|work=Detroit Free Press|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> In 2010, he was a Kent County Commissioner.<ref name="mlive.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/kent_county_commissioner_brand.html|title=Kent County Commissioner Brandon Dillon to run for state House|work=MLive.com|date=22 March 2010 |accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/2015/07/11/michigan-democrats-poised-to-pick-dillon-as-new-leader/30015213/|title=Michigan Democrats pick Dillon as new leader|date=11 July 2015|work=WZZM 13 News|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> From 2011 to 2015, Dillon was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives. As a legislator, Dillon strongly opposed Michigan's Right-to-work law.<ref name=Leg>{{cite news|last=Vande Bunte|first=Matt|title=Why panel named state Rep. Brandon Dillon one of top Michigan Democrats|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/hear_why_panel_named_state_rep.html|accessdate=19 November 2013|newspaper=MLive.com|date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Brandon Dillon}} * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=87799 | fec= | congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the {{CongLinks}} template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Brandon_Dillon Biography] at Ballotpedia * --> *[http://075.housedems.com/ Legislative website] *{{Twitter}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dillon, Brandon}} Category:1972 births Category:Grand Rapids Community College alumni Category:Living people Category:Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Category:Politicians from Grand Rapids, Michigan Category:Michigan Democratic Party chairs Category:Aquinas College (Michigan) alumni Category:Northeastern University alumni Category:21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature