Background
Chrysler was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from Brighton High School in Brighton, Michigan.
United States representative politician
Chrysler was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from Brighton High School in Brighton, Michigan.
In 1986, he campaigned for governor of Michigan as a Republican, but lost a hard fought primary to Wayne County Executive, William Lucas. Chrysler lost in his first campaign for the United States House of Representatives in 1992 to Bob Carr. He was elected in 1994 as a Republican from Michigan"s 8th congressional district to the 104th Congress, serving from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1997.
While in Congress, he worked on the issue of changing the income tax to a flat tax, but was unsuccessful.
He was defeated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in the 1996 election for the 105th Congress. 1996 Race for United States. House of Representatives - 8th District
Debbie Stabenow (Doctorate), 53.76%
Dick Chrysler (R) (inc), 44.14%
Doug MacDonald (L), 1.45%
Patricia R. Allen (Netherlands), 0.64%
1994 Race for United States. House of Representatives - 8th District
Dick Chrysler (R), 51.61%
Bob Mitchell (Doctorate), 44.89%
Gerald R. Turcotte, Junior.
(L), 2.05%
Susan Ilene McPeak (Netherlands), 1.45%
1992 Race for United States. House of Representatives - 8th District
Bob Carr (Doctorate) (inc), 47.60%
Dick Chrysler (R), 46.33%
Frank McAlpine (I), 4.27%
Michael East. Marotta, (L), 1.80%
1986 Race for Governor (Republican Primary)
Bill Lucas, 44.50%
Dick Chrysler, 34.03%
Colleen Engler, 10.98%
Dan Murphy, 10.49%.