Philip Mastin

Philip O. Mastin Jr. (May 27, 1930 – November 28, 2012) was an American politician from Pontiac, Michigan.

Mastin served as a Democrat in the Michigan House of Representatives' 69th District and then in the Michigan State Senate's 8th District. He was removed from his state senate seat after losing a recall election in 1983, becoming the first Michigan state legislator to be successfully recalled.

Career

Local government During his 25 years in Michigan government, Mastin served as Hazel Park City Councilman, Oakland County supervisor, Oakland County commissioner, deputy chairman and treasurer of the Oakland County Democratic Party, Pontiac city manager, and director of the Downtown Development Authority in Pontiac. Additionally, he served on the National Mental Health Association's executive committee as well as their board of directors from 1989 to 1995. He was elected to the board of the United Way of Michigan in 1996, serving on the executive committee and as chairman of the state agency's Public Policy Committee. Mastin was in the first year of his first Michigan State Senate term when the election to recall him took place on November 22, 1983. Governor James Blanchard, also a Democrat, faced and beat recall efforts from the same anti-tax group.

Personal life Before his death, he and his wife, Donna, were members of Fenton First United Methodist Church. Phil served as president of his church golf league and served for 10 years as a member of his condominium association's advisory committee. He finally retired in 1994.