Lawrence Kestenbaum

Lawrence Kestenbaum
Lawrence Kestenbaum
Born	September 13, 1955
Occupation	Politician
Known for	The Political Graveyard
Title	Washtenaw County Clerk and recorder of Deeds
Term	2004 - Present
Political party	Democrat
Website	Kestenbaum's personal website

Lawrence Kestenbaum (born September 13, 1955) is an attorney, politician, and the creator and webmaster of the The Political Graveyard website.^[1]

Early life and education

Kestembaum is a native of East Lansing, Michigan. He graduated from East Lansing High School in 1973. In 1979 He received a bachelors degree in economics from Michigan State University. He later studied historic preservation planing at Cornell University. In 1982 he received a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University.

Kestenbaum was an analyst and computer lab director for the Michigan State University, later becoming an academic specialist there. It was during this time, in 1996, that he created the Political Graveyard. He was later on staff at the University of Michigan, and has taught historic preservation law at Eastern Michigan University.

Kestenbaum is a Democrat. He served as a county commissioner in Ingham County, Michigan (1983-88) and Washtenaw County, Michigan (2000-02); and in 2004 was elected as the Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds.

Kestenbaum is married to Janice Gutfreund and has one child. He is Jewish (reform).

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