Dennis Stabenow Second Husband: Who Is Tom Athans?

Deborah Ann Stabenow is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state’s first female U.S. senator after defeating Republican incumbent Spencer Abraham in the 2000 election.

Dennis Stabenow’s Second Husband: Who Is Tom Athans?

Athans, of Greek descent, was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was a congressional aide in the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Previous to his tenure as a staffer in Congress, he was elected to a local office and served two terms as a Councilman and President of the Village Council in Oxford, Michigan.

Athans is also a veteran of the United States Air Force and the Michigan Air National Guard. Stabenow was first married to Dennis Stabenow. The couple had two children and divorced in 1990.

In 2003, Stabenow married Tom Athans, co-founder of Democracy Radio and former executive vice president of Air America. She has a stepdaughter Gina from this marriage. They divorced in 2010.