{{Short description|American politician (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = David Knezek | state_senate = Michigan | district = 5th | term_start = January 1, 2015 | term_end = January 9, 2019 | predecessor = Tupac Hunter | successor = Betty Jean Alexander | state_house1 = Michigan | district1 = 11th | term_start1 = January 1, 2013 | term_end1 = December 31, 2014 | predecessor1 = David Nathan | successor1 = Julie Plawecki | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|13}} | birth_place = Dearborn Heights, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | education = University of Michigan–Dearborn (BA) | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{flagcountry|United States Marine Corps}} | branch_label = Branch | service_years = 2006–2012 | service_years_label = Service years | rank = Sergeant | unit = 1st Battalion, 24th Marines<br>2nd Battalion, 24th Marines<br>3rd Battalion, 24th Marines | battles = Iraq War | battles_label = Conflict | mawards = {{ubl |Iraq Campaign Medal (3) |National Defense Service Medal |Navy Achievement Medal|Navy Unit Commendation (2) |Marine Corps Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2) |Global War on Terrorism Service Medal}} }} '''David M. Knezek Jr.''' (born August 13, 1986) is an American politician who represents the 8th district on the Wayne County Commission. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his appointment to the Wayne County Commission in 2020, he served as a member of the Michigan Senate from 2015 to 2018 and as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2013 to 2014. Knezek was defeated in the August 2018 Michigan Senate District 5 Democratic Primary by dark horse candidate Betty Jean Alexander who reported spending nothing on the campaign.
== Education and early career == Knezek has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Michigan Manual 2015–2016|publisher=The Legislative Service Bureau|year=2016|location=Lansing, MI|pages=154}}</ref> He then served in the U.S. military as a scout sniper platoon member in the United States Marine Corps, completing two tours of duty in Iraq. He was honorably discharged in 2014, having risen to the rank of sergeant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://011.housedems.com/biography|title=About Rep. Knezek|publisher=Michigan House of Representatives|access-date=December 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217043548/http://011.housedems.com/biography|archive-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref>
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