Please answer the following question: What key details about robert l. emerson  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: robert l. emerson -lrb- born march 23 , 1948 -rrb- is a democratic politician from the u.s. state of michigan . he was member of the michigan senate having served as the democratic minority leader . he represented the 27th district in genesee county , which encompasses the city of flint . emerson was born in alpena on march 23 , 1948 . he graduated from st. paul catholic seminary and attended wayne state university and the university of michigan . after moving to flint in 1969 , emerson was employed by general motors . he was elected to the michigan state house of representatives in 1980 . after serving eighteen consecutive years in the state house , he served two four-year terms in the state senate . during this time he took on roles such as the senate minority leader and democratic floor leader . additionally , he served as co-chairman of the school aid appropriations subcommittee and chairman of the public health appropriations subcommittee . emerson has been actively involved in issues regarding education , health , and labor legislation over the course of his career . in january 2007 , emerson was appointed by governor jennifer granholm as her next budget director . on september 30 , 2011 , michigan governor rick snyder appointed an eight-member state review team for the city of flint including emerson . senator emerson is married to judy samelson -lrb- ceo of the early childhood investment corporation -rrb- and is the father of four children .
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- successor is john e. nixon john j. gleason jack minore- state senate is michigan- state house is michigan- predecessor is mary a. lannoye joe conroy mark clodfelter- office is michigan budget director- party is democratic- district is 27th 49th- term end is december 31 , 1998 31 , 2010 december 31 , 2006 december- prior term is 29th -rrb- district -lrb- 1999-2002 -rrb- 81st district -lrb- 1980-1992- term start is january 4 , 1980 3 , 2007 january 1 , 1999 november- birth date is 23 march 1948- name is robert l. emerson- birth place is alpena , michigan- alma mater is university of michigan