Emily Dievendorf

Emily Dievendorf is an American politician from Michigan. She[lower-alpha 1] serves in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 77th district.

Emily Dievendorf
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 77th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byTommy Brann
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLansing, Michigan
Alma materMichigan State University

Dievendorf is from Kalamazoo, Michigan. She moved to Lansing in 1997 to enroll at Michigan State University. She had an internship with the Michigan State Legislature and stayed in Lansing after graduating, working for Alexander Lipsey and Andy Coulouris. She then joined Equality Michigan, becoming their executive director.[2] Dievendorf and Fae Mitchell opened The Resistance, a bookstore in Lansing, in 2022.[3]

Dievendorf first ran for the Michigan House in 2022.[2]

Dievendorf is bisexual and nonbinary.[2]

Notes
  1. Dievendorf uses she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses feminine pronouns for consistency.[1]

References
  1. Knoppow, Ellen Shanna (December 16, 2021). "You've Got Mail: Michigan LGBTQ+ Activists Team Up for Goodwill 'Love Notes Project' to Help Curb Holiday Loneliness". Between the Lines. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. Couch, Graham (July 25, 2022). "Emily Dievendorf felt compelled to run to represent Lansing, 77th district in the Michigan state House". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. Nurse, Krystal (February 23, 2022). "The Resistance bookstore sells literature for social change in Lansing". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
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