Burton Leland

Burton Leland
Burton Leland
Member of the Wayne County Commission from the 6th district
	In office; January 1, 2007 – February 25, 2018
Member of the Michigan Senate; from the 5th district
	In office; January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2006
Preceded by	Michael O'Brien
Succeeded by	Tupac Hunter
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
	In office; January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1998
Preceded by	Jack Legel
Succeeded by	Triette Reeves
Constituency	2nd district (1981-1992); 13th district (1993-1998)
Personal details
Born	November 24, 1948; Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	February 25, 2018 (aged 69)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Rosanne
Alma mater	University of Michigan (M.S.W.); Wayne State University (B.S.)
Occupation	Politician, social worker

Burton Leland (November 24, 1948 – February 25, 2018) was a Democratic politician from Michigan who served on the Wayne County Commission. He also served 24 years in both houses of the Michigan Legislature.^[1]^[2]^[3]

While in the Michigan House of Representatives in 1986, Leland sponsored the state's Lemon Law.^[4] Leland died from cancer on February 25, 2018.^[5]^[6]

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