Phil Cavanagh

{{short description|American politician from Michigan}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Phil Cavanagh | state_house = Michigan | district = 10th | term_start = January 1, 2013 | term_end = December 31, 2014 | predecessor = Harvey Santana | successor = Leslie Love | state_house2 = Michigan | district2 = 17th | term_start2 = January 1, 2011 | term_end2 = December 31, 2012 | predecessor2 = Andy Dillon | successor2 = Bill LaVoy | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | father = Jerome Cavanagh | alma_mater = Aquinas College and University of Detroit Mercy | occupation = Attorney, politician | spouse = Lily Cavanagh | children = 3, including Mary Cavanagh | committees = Tax Policy, Energy and Technology, and Judiciary Committees | website = [http://017.housedems.com/biography Website] }} '''Phil Cavanagh''' is an American politician from Michigan. Cavanagh is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 10th District (previously the 17th District before redistricting). He is the son of Jerome Cavanagh, who was Mayor of Detroit from 1962 to 1970.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/phil-cavanagh/Content?oid=2202726 |title=Phil Cavanagh - State Representative; Democrat |website=metrotimes.com |first=Ryan |last=Felton |date=July 23, 2014 |accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="votesmart_cavanagh">{{cite web |URL=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/89602/philip-cavanagh |title=Philip Cavanagh's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref>

He ran unsuccessfully for Executive of Wayne County, losing to Warren Evans in the primary.<ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=808109</ref>

== Personal life == Cavanagh's wife is Lily Cavanagh. They have three daughters. Cavanagh and his family live in Redford, Michigan.<ref name="votesmart_cavanagh"/> One of his daughters, Mary Cavanagh, was sworn in as a State Representative on January 1, 2021 and a State Senator on January 1, 2023.<ref name="mlive">{{cite web |URL=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/01/whos-new-in-the-michigan-house-of-representatives.html|title=Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives|publisher=MLive |accessdate=January 10, 2021}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Phil_Cavanagh Phil Cavanagh at ballotpedia.org]

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