Philip Mastin
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Philip O. Mastin Jr. (May 27, 1930 – November 28, 2012) was an American politician from Pontiac, Michigan.[1][2]
Mastin served as a Democrat in the Michigan House of Representatives' 69th District and then in the Michigan State Senate's 8th District.[3] He was removed from his state senate seat after losing a recall election in 1983, becoming the first Michigan state legislator to be successfully recalled.[4][5]
Local government
During his 25 years in Michigan government, Mastin served as Hazel Park City Councilman, Oakland County supervisor, Oakland County commissioner, deputy chairman and treasurer of the Oakland County Democratic Party, Pontiac city manager, and director of the Downtown Development Authority in Pontiac.[1]
Boards
Mastin served for two terms as president of the Mental Health Association in Michigan (1987–1988) and was a member of the state association's board of directors from 1977 and was elected an "honorary board member" in 2000.[6] Additionally, he served on the National Mental Health Association's executive committee as well as their board of directors from 1989 to 1995. He was elected to the board of the United Way of Michigan in 1996, serving on the executive committee and as chairman of the state agency's Public Policy Committee.[6]
State legislature
Mastin served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives, from 1971 to 1976.[1][2]
Mastin served a partial term in the Michigan State Senate in 1983 before being recalled by his constituents.[2]