MEET MARK TISDEL

• Born in Port Huron and raised in a hard-working professional family.
• Married high school sweetheart Susan in 1978.
• Set roots in Rochester Hills in 1989, raising a family of two children and now proud grandparents of six.
• Resident and small business owner since 1989.
• Founded Backus Payne, an independent agency specializing in medical liability insurance, in 2000.
• Active member of St. Andrew Parish, serving as a Cantor since 1992.

• Elected State Representative, District 45, in November 2020.
• Re-elected State Representative, District 55, in November 2022.
• Rochester Hills Council President from 2015 to 2019.
• Rochester Hills Council Vice President in 2014.
• Served on the Older Persons' Commission Governing Board.
• Government Youth Council Liaison.

• Over 22 years of contributing musically to local weddings, funerals, and charity benefit concerts in the Rochester area.
• Board Member of the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester from 2016 to 2018.
• Active involvement in fundraisers for Angel's Place and Neighborhood House.
• Supporter of various community causes since 1993.

• Legislator of the Year:
  • 2023: Michigan Retailers Association.
  • 2021: Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association.
  • 2022: Small Business Association of Michigan.
• Tisdel Amendment restored $360,000,000 in federal school equalization funds.
• Signed into law "One and Done" tax simplification for manufacturing.
• Signed into law tax transparency for rental construction equipment.
• Secured grants for local projects: $500,000 for Innovation Hills, $100,000 for Common Ground Oxford High School counseling, $75,000,000 for environmental cleanup.
• Advocated for education funding: 19% increase for Oakland University; 5.9% increase for Oakland Community College; $250,000 for Dutton Farm expansion.

General Achievements

• Guided Approval of landfill cleanup and luxury apartment development at Adams & Hamlin.
• Guided approval of Premier Academy development at Tienken & Adams.

Legislative Initiatives

• Designed Police funding PPT for City website; ballot issue passed.
• Initiated, designed, and led passage of City Council Fund Balance Standards.
• Initiated and led passage of City Council Resident Committee Member Standards.

Community Initiatives

• Chaired Award-Winning Eddington Blvd Realignment / Traffic Signal Council Study Group.
• Coordinated Faithworks home improvement efforts with OPC and Neighborhood House.
• Collaborated with Pine Trace GM Mike Bylen to create the Summer Golf Scholarship for RCS students.
• Selected to serve on the Rochester College MBA advisory board.
• Member of the City Clerk selection committee that hired Clerk Tina Barton.
• Wrote nomination letter for 2016 Michigan Clerk of the Year (Clerk Tina Barton, winner).
• Initiated, designed, and led the passage of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) enabling ordinance.

• Money Magazine 10 Best Places to Live
• Nation's Top 50 Fastest Rising Home Values
• Increased and Secured Police, Fire, and EMS Funding
• Added thousands of new high-tech jobs
• Michigan's 2nd lowest unemployment rate
• AAA Bond Rating