Bill Bullard Jr.

Bill Bullard Jr.
Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds
In office January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2012
Preceded by	Ruth Johnson
Succeeded by	Lisa Brown
Member of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners from the 2nd District
In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011
Succeeded by	Robert Hoffman
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 15th district
In office June 6, 1996 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by	Dave Honigman
Succeeded by	Nancy Cassis
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1983 – June 6, 1996
Preceded by	Claude Trim
Succeeded by	Nancy Cassis
Constituency	60th district (1983–1992) 38th district (1993–1996)
Personal details
Born	(1943-07-12)July 12, 1943 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 77) Commerce Township, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Highland Township
Alma mater	Detroit College of Law (J.D.) University of Michigan (B.A.)

Bill Bullard Jr. (July 12, 1943 – December 18, 2020) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature and local official in Oakland County.

Biography

Bullard earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and law degree from the Detroit College of Law. He served in elected office in Highland Township from 1978 through 1982, and was elected to the state House in 1982. In 1994, Bullard was elected to the state Senate in a special election in June.

After leaving the Legislature, Bullard was elected to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, where he served four terms, including six years as chairman, before being selected to succeed Ruth Johnson as county clerk/register of deeds when Johnson was elected Michigan Secretary of State. Bullard was defeated for re-election to a full term in 2012 by Lisa Brown.

Bullard died from complications of cancer and COVID-19 at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital on December 18, 2020, aged 77, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.