John Hieftje (pronounced "HEEFT-yeh" or HEEFT-JA) is the mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hieftje began his political career in 1999, when he was elected to the city council for Ann Arbor's 1st Ward as a Democrat. He was first elected to the post of Mayor in 2000, and was re-elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. Hieftje is a native of Ann Arbor and graduated from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1997.
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