They’re baaack: Bieda busts out more T-Rex Lame Duck photos

By: Susan J. Demas - December 21, 2018 6:20 pm

Steve Bieda photo

Back by popular demand, here are more of state Sen. Steve Bieda’s candid dinosaur photos from the Lame Duck all-nighter.

The Senate, which came to order at 10 a.m. Thursday, finally adjourned around 7:30 a.m. Friday. Bieda (D-Warren) had plenty of time to place the Tyrannosaurus Rex figurine — a gift from a constituent — in various contortions during the chamber’s down time between votes:

: Steve Bieda photo

: Steve Bieda photo

No word if the term-limited senator is mulling a new career in photography.

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Susan J. Demas

Susan J. Demas is a 23-year journalism veteran and one of the state’s foremost experts on Michigan politics, appearing on C-SPAN, MSNBC, CNN, NPR and WKAR-TV’s “Off the Record.” In addition to serving as Editor-in-Chief, she is the Advance’s chief columnist, writing on women, LGBTQ people, the state budget, the economy and more. For almost five years, Susan was the Editor and Publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, the most-cited political newsletter in the state. Susan’s award-winning political analysis has run in more than 100 national, international and regional media outlets, including the Guardian U.K., NBC News, the New York Times, the Detroit News and MLive.