Michigan Republican Party Co-Chair:
Jane Abraham

Jane Abraham was elected Co-Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party in April, 2006.

A successful businesswoman, political activist and mother of three, Jane Abraham is a longtime Michigan Republican Party leader. Born in Detroit, Abraham was educated in the Detroit and Warren, Michigan public schools. She attended Oakland University and graduated from that institution in 1981 at the age of 19. In addition to attaining academic honors at Oakland, Abraham was also President of the university's student government in her senior year.

Following college, Jane Abraham held a number of senior positions with the Michigan Republican Party, the Republican National Committee as well as the Michigan State Senate. Her assignments included serving as the national party's liaison to state and local government and overseeing grass roots party building at local, state and national levels.

Abraham is the Founder and President of Abraham Strategies, a small business that handles strategic marketing assignments for a variety of clients. She also is the General Chairman of the Susan B. Anthony List, a not-for-profit membership organization with over 100,000 members and a connected Political Action Committee that supports pro-life political candidates and issues. Under Abraham's leadership the organization has become one of the more significant sources of financial and grassroots support for political candidates in America.

Jane Abraham is also active in a number of community organizations, serving on the boards of the Detroit-based Covenant House serving at-risk and homeless youth who have nowhere else to turn, the National Arab American Museum based in Dearborn and the LAB School, a nationally recognized center for the diagnosis and education of children with learning disabilities.

From 1995-2001 Jane Abraham served as an unpaid advisor and surrogate for her husband, U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan. Her efforts took her to nearly every Michigan county and hundreds of Michigan communities.

Jane is the mother of twin daughters Julie and Betsy, age 12, and son Spencer, age 9. She is married to Spencer Abraham, former United States Senator from Michigan and former Secretary of the United States Department of Energy under President George W. Bush.