John Olumba
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 3rd district 5th District (2011–2012) |
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In office January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Bert Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Wendell Byrd |
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| Born |
July 12, 1981 Detroit, Michigan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Charsha |
| Children | Eliezra (born 2009) Keziah (born 2010) Azariah (born 2012) Emmanuel (born 2013) |
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University of Michigan (B.A.) Northern Illinois University College of Law(J.D.) UCL Faculty of Laws |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Christian Methodist |
| Website | olumbaforhope.com |
John Olumba (born July 12, 1981) is an Independent Democrat serving his second term as a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He represents the 3rd house district located in Wayne County, which comprises the north central and eastern portions of Detroit. After serving one term on the House Judiciary, Commerce, Economic Development, and Trade Committees, Olumba now serves on the House Appropriations Committee as the chairman of Fiscal Oversight, and as a member on Community Health, and Corrections.
Olumba was born in Detroit and lived mostly on its east side with his mother and four sisters. He attended Miller Middle School, a school popularized by other well known politicians in Detroit such as Coleman Young and Erma Henderson. Olumba attended high school at (Lewis) Cass Technical High School in Detroit and is a graduate of the University of Michigan with dual concentrations in economics and political science. He earned his law degree from Northern Illinois University College of Law and studied at the University College of London Faculty of Laws as a supplement to the curriculum. After finishing law school in 2007, Olumba worked at a homeless mission, Shelters of Love Inc. and at Starbucks Coffee before seeking office. Following an unsuccessful first bid for the state house in 2008 and a run for the Detroit charter commission, Olumba worked as a school administrator. Olumba won on his second attempt at being a representative.
In 2014 Olumba earned the chairmanship over the house appropriations subcommittee of fiscal oversight. Perhaps historical, this marks one of the first times where a representative not in the majority party maintains a chairmanship of a committee.
As a representative, Olumba's notoriety increased after formally initiating a federal investigation into the offices of Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and reports of backlash surfaced. Olumba said he received threatening phone calls and elected officials visited him at his home uninvited in order to coerce him into retracting his investigation. Olumba said two of his Democratic colleagues handed him a retraction letter on the floor of the House of Representatives that he eventually handed over to federal authorities. Thus far, the investigation has yielded two indictments and one conviction.
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