October 17, 2017
Congressman Kildee to speak on bipartisanship and civil discourse in SVSU lecture
U.S. Representative Dan Kildee will discuss the state of modern politics during a lecture at Saginaw Valley State University Thursday Oct. 19. He will discuss "Promoting Civil Discourse and Fostering Bipartisanship in Today's Politics" at 7 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts.
Born and raised in Flint, Kildee’s accomplishments include securing federal funding to demolish blighted properties across the state, including Great Lakes Bay Region communities. Kildee was instrumental in working to free Amir Hekmati, a U.S. Marine and Flint native, who was detained as a political prisoner for four years in Iran.
Elected to represent Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, Kildee also was at the forefront of supporting families affected by the Flint water crisis. His other priorities include preventing a Canadian company from burying nuclear waste less than one mile from the Great Lakes.
Kildee comes to SVSU to give the annual James E. O’Neill Jr. Memorial Lecture at SVSU. The series was established in 2003 to honor the late Saginaw educator, legislator and community servant. Co-sponsored by SVSU and the Field Neurosciences Institute of Saginaw, the series is intended to dynamically reflect O’Neill’s passion for excellence in government, education and the neurosciences, and to provide opportunities for people to learn about public service from individuals who have unselfishly contributed to the betterment of the human condition.
For more information, please visit svsu.edu/publiclectures.