Berryman For Congress

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May 1, 2007 (517) 902-8330

Berryman Declares Candidacy

for Michigan’s 7^th Congressional District

Former Mayor & Senator Berryman to campaign on message of

economic opportunity and good jobs for Southern Michigan

ADRIAN – Jim Berryman (D-Adrian) announced today that he will run for Michigan’s seventh congressional district. As a former Mayor and State Senator, Berryman has a proven track record of bringing people together to provide opportunity and prosperity for the communities he represents.

Berryman said he made the decision to run for Congress after several months of enthusiastic encouragement from citizens throughout southern Michigan.

“I have demonstrated that I have the ability to bring people together to create jobs; jobs that will allow an individual to maintain a roof over their head and put food on their table,” said Berryman. “I will do my best to continue to bring business and labor together to create more good jobs and strengthen southern Michigan’s economy.”

David Munson, the recently retired CEO of the Lenawee Chamber for Economic Development, said that Berryman has the leadership skills to get southern Michigan’s economy back on track.

“Jim Berryman is a true leader. He has helped to resolve strikes in ways that benefited business, labor and our community,” said Munson. “In the Senate, he worked with former Republican Governor John Engler to create the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA), which brought many new businesses and job opportunities to Michigan and specifically to the 7^th congressional district.”

Berryman was born in Flint in 1947 and attended Adrian College. He was Mayor of the City of Adrian from 1985 to 1990 when he was elected to the Michigan Senate, where he represented a largely conservative district until 1998. Berryman, a former small business owner, mounted an impressive campaign for Congress in 1998 but ultimately fell short to a well-funded incumbent. He currently works as a Uniserv Director for the Michigan Education Association. He is married to Susan and has three grown children: Steven, Eric and Julie.

“Southern Michigan needs new leadership – and a member of Congress who will focus on bringing good jobs and more economic opportunity to our communities,” said Berryman.

Berryman is planning a formal campaign kickoff that will take him across the 7^th district, which includes Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson and Lenawee Counties, as well as parts of Calhoun and Washtenaw Counties.

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