Andy Schor


Andy Schor is an American politician from Michigan, currently serving as the 52nd mayor of Lansing, Michigan. Schor previously represented the 68th District in the Michigan House of Representatives, which includes most of the City of Lansing and all of Lansing Township.

Early life and education

Originally from New York, Schor moved to Michigan to attend the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History.

Career

In the Michigan House of Representatives, Schor served as Minority Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Trade, and as a member of the House Education and House Regulatory Reform committees. Schor previously served for ten years as a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners. He is a founding member of the Ingham County Land Bank and has served as a board member of the Tri-County Office of Aging and the South Lansing Community Development Association.
Schor has also worked as assistant director of state affairs for the Michigan Municipal League for six years, as aide for then-State Senator Gary Peters and in the administration of former Governor Jennifer Granholm.
In the 2017 mayoral election, Schor was elected mayor of Lansing, the city's first Jewish mayor.
During the 2020 George Floyd protests, Schor went on a Zoom conference call with Michael Lynn Jr. and Angela Waters Austin, among others, to discuss what Schor would be doing to "defund the police" and to take care of racism as a public health crisis. During that call Waters Austin called for Schor to resign for tear-gassing protesters on May 31, among other things.