After receiving his Ph.D.,Bledsoe began teaching political science at the University of South Carolina,where he taught until 1989. In 1989,Bledsoe moved to Grosse Pointe,Michigan and took a job teaching at Wayne State University,where he taught until elected to the State House in 2008. Bledsoe has written several books on the study of urban politics,including Careers in City Politics,and Urban Reform and its Consequences. He is married to Dr. Mary Herring,also a professor at Wayne State. They have one daughter,named Daisy,and are members of Christ Church Grosse Pointe in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Political career
Map of Wayne County with the 1st District outlined in Bold
Tim Bledsoe was a precinct organizer for Democratic Presidential Candidate John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election. In 2006,he unsuccessfully challenged sitting State Representative Edward Gaffney for his seat in the State House. Bledsoe ran again for the 1st District in 2008,when term limits required Gaffney to step down. Bledsoe won the 2008 Democratic Primary that also included Harper Woods mayor Kenneth Poynter with nearly 55% of the vote. He faced Republican Mary Treder Lang in the general election. He defeated her with 57% of the vote.
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