district state_senate succeeded party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name
4th michigan incumbent democratic 2011 virgil smith , jr. . 28 january 1969 2003 buzz thomas
 michigan samuel ` buzz ' thomas
buzz thomas

samuel ` buzz ' thomas -lrb- born january 28 , 1969 -rrb- is a politician from the u.s. state of michigan .
he was a democratic member of the michigan senate , representing the 4th district since 2003 and served as the democratic floor leader until 2011 when he reached his two term limit .
his district is completely located in the city of detroit and includes portions of northwest , east , central , and southwest detroit .
previously he was a member of the michigan house of representatives from 1997 to 2002 .
