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title: "Speaker profile: Buzz Thomas"
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# Speaker profile: Buzz Thomas

 Posted: Nov 19. 2019

| Speaker content area: [K-12 Access & Equality](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/topic/k-12-access-equality)

 author: [MAPSA](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/author/mapsa)

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### Buzz Thomas

### Principal

#### Thomas Consulting Group

[**Session: Politics, polls and pundits: Anticipating and **](https://www.charterschools.org/micss-sessions/session-preview-politics-polls-and-pundits)**[influencing the future](https://www.charterschools.org/micss-sessions/session-preview-politics-polls-and-pundits)**

Buzz has nearly 20 years of experience as a public affairs professional. He spent 14 years in the Michigan legislature, serving as Democratic Floor Leader in the Senate and as Democratic Leader in the House during his terms. Buzz founded and Co-Chaired Turnaround Detroit, the Super PAC credited with electing Mike Duggan as Detroit’s Mayor. He was the Co-Chair of the 2008 Michigan campaign for President Barack Obama. Buzz’s past work includes creating rigorous academic standards for Michigan schools, electrical and natural gas deregulation, and creation of tax incentive laws that helped spur development in Detroit.

[K-12 Access & Equality](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/tag/k-12-access-equality)

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### Speaker content areas

- [K-12 Access & Equality (9)](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/tag/k-12-access-equality)
- [Meaningful K-12 Success (9)](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/tag/meaningful-k-12-success)
- [Cultivating Innovative Ed (6)](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/tag/cultivating-innovative-ed)
- [Elevating MI's Educators (4)](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/tag/elevating-mis-educators)
- [General Session (2)](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/tag/general-session)

[see all](https://www.charterschools.org/miss-speakers/speaker-profile-buzz-thomas#)