Tim Greimel - Fighting for Working Families Tim Greimel
Democrat for Oakland County Commissioner
Vote on Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Tim Greimel - The Winning Plan For Us All
A Record of Results A Winning Plan For Us All
During his tenure on the Rochester School Board, Tim helped raise the quality of education while lowering taxes:

Increased Student Achievement

  • Highest Percentage of 3-8 Graders Passing MEAP in Oakland County
  • Raised SAT and ACT College Entrance Exam Scores
  • Boosted Advanced Placement Participation and Scores
  • Expanded Academic Course Offerings

Budgeted for the Right Priorities

  • Lowered Homeowners' Millage Rate
  • Grew the Rainy Day Fund from $5.8M to Nearly $30M in 4 Years
  • Reduced Administrative Positions while Hiring More Teachers
  • Balanced the Budget for Five Straight Years

Tim Greimel and Friends - Together We Can Make a Difference

Jobs Strategy
  • Attract New Businesses to All Parts of the County
  • Retrain Workforce for High-Paying 21st Century Jobs

Access to Health Care

  • Help Small Businesses Provide Health Insurance for their Employees
  • Expand Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
  • Defend Affordable County-Run Nursing Home Facility in Pontiac
  • Support the HAVEN Nurse Program

Improving the Quality of Life

  • Protect Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for Neighborhoods
  • Manage Suburban Sprawl to Preserve Open Space
  • Reinvest in Existing Neighborhoods

Open and Accountable Government

  • Hold Commission Meetings in the Evening when Citizens Can Attend
  • Broadcast Commission Meetings on Television

Tim Greimel - Active in Our Community
  • Rochester Community Schools Board of Education (2001-2008)
    Served as President, Vice-President, and Secretary
  • Practicing Attorney (2000-present)
    Representing Small Business, Real Estate, and Municipal Law Clients
  • Rochester/Auburn Hills Community Coalition - Board Member (2005-present)
  • Rochester Downtown Development Authority
  • Rochester Area Youth Assistance Board Member (2004-Present)
  • Clinton River Watershed Council Ambassador (2007-present)
  • Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
  • Sunday School Teacher (2004-present)
  • NAACP - Life Member
  • United Way - Leadership Next - Board Member (2007-present)
  • Pontiac Veterans Memorial Corporation Board Member (Jan 2008-present)
  • Pontiac Area Young Democrats - Founding Member
  • Pontiac Democratic Club - Served on Executive Committee
  • 9th District Democratic Party - Executive Committee
  • University of Michigan
    B.A. in Economics and Political Science (1996)
    Master's Degree in Public Policy (1997)
    Law Degree (2000)
  • Michigan State University
    Michigan Political Leadership Program Fellow (2005-2006)

Tim Greimel - Recent Endorsements

Tim Greimel has been endorsed by a broad coalition of businesses, labor groups, environmental organizations, and public safety advocates:

  • Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • North Oakland Board of Realtors
  • Metropolitan Consolidated Association of Realtors
  • AFL-CIO
  • Sierra Club
  • League of Conservation Voters
  • Pontiac Fire Fighters
  • Michigan Association of Police Organizations
  • Oakland County Deputy Sheriff's Association

Tim Greimel has been endorsed by all major newspapers:

  • Detroit Free Press
  • Oakland Press
  • Rochester Eccentric
  • Detroit News

Tim represents us as our
Oakland County Commissioner

Tim Greimel - Endorsed by Leaders You Trust and Respect

"Tim has a good mind and a good heart. While serving in my Washington, D.C. office, Tim worked hard to promote human dignity, to ensure government accountability, and to respond to the needs of my constituents. I know that Tim will make a great county commissioner for Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, and Pontiac."

Congressman Dale E. Kildee

"Tim Greimel has been a leader in our community for years. As a school board member, he has worked hard to promote high academic standards for all children, while bringing greater accountability and financial responsibility to our school system."

Ravi Yalamanchi
Rochester Hills City Councilman

"As a Rochester school board member, Tim is dedicated to serving the needs of ALL students. I know he will bring the same dedication to serving ALL of the residents of Pontiac, Rochester Hills, and Auburn Hills."

Dr. Minnie Phillips, Former Asst. Supt. for Instruction-Rochester Community Schools and Former Exec. Dir. of Elementary and Secondary Instruction-Pontiac School District

"Tim Greimel is dedicated to making sure that government is accountable to taxpayers. I support Tim for county commissioner because he will work hard to make sure the county works hard for citizens."

William Martinez
Former Pontiac Mayoral Candidate

"Tim Greimel is a man of integrity and vision who is committed to serving Pontiac. He will work hard to bring county residents resources to our city to help it succeed."

Jack Bressler
President, Oakland County Veterans Group and Pontiac Resident

"Tim Greimel has the vision, experience, and proven leadership that are needed to effectively serve Pontiac, Auburn Hills, and Rochester Hills. Tim will make a great commissioner."

Jeff Kingzett
Former County Commissioner for Pontiac and Auburn Hills

Tim Greimel - Democrat for Oakland County Commissioner

Born and raised in Rochester Hills, Tim is a lifelong resident of the Rochester area, attending Van Hoosen Middle School and graduating from Adams High School. After receiving his law degree from the University of Michigan, he returned home and became active in the community.

Tim understands the ongoing struggles of working families. As an immigrant, his grandfather fought for better working conditions in a 1937 UAW sit-down strike, and his dad put himself through community college working as a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. He hasn't forgotten where he comes from.

Following in his family's union tradition, Tim worked in the UAW's Social Security Department, protecting retirees' pensions, and in the UAW's Legal Department, fighting to keep jobs in Michigan during the successful 1998 Delphi strike. After graduating from law school, he volunteered countless hours of free legal service to help community development organizations in low-income neighborhoods.

He has served on the Rochester School Board for more than five years, and teaches Sunday school at the University Presbyterian Church in Rochester Hills - the same church where he was baptized as a baby and confirmed as a teenager.

Now, Tim wants to serve as your county commissioner. With the economy suffering, it is more important than ever that elected officials understand the unique challenges facing our area. Tim will work hard every day to make our community a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

Tim Greimel for Oakland County Commissioner
Tim Greimel
Vote on Tuesday
November 4, 2008

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