Legislator Details

Image of Donald  Joseph Albosta
Image Description:
Donald Albosta portrait from CongBio p.561

Donald Joseph Albosta
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 49

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 12/5/1925
City: Saginaw, MI
County: Saginaw County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 12/18/2014
City:
County:
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 12/22/2014
City: Albee, MI
County: Saginaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery:

Marital Information:
Married

Number of Children: 2


Background

Religion: Catholic
Military Service: United States Navy
Occupation: farmer, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
local schools of Chesaning; graduated from Chesaning Agricultural School; attended Delta College, Saginaw, MI; attended US Navy Engr. School.

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Paul and Laura (Bennet) Albosta.He served as Albee Township trustee and Saginaw County Commissioner and was associate director of the Saginaw County Soil Conservation District; School Board Secretary and Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade. He was also the director of the Sugar Beet Growers Association, Associate Director of Saginaw County Soil Conservation District, on the State Advisory Board of the FHA, member of the Farmer’s Union and NFO, president of Prairie Farms Cooperative for 20 years, a member of St. Charles VFW post 5695 and the 1960 Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year.Owner & developer of Misteguay Creek Farms. Assoc. dir., Saginaw Co. Soil Conservation Dist.; Saginaw Co. Comm., 1970-1974. He retired from politics and returned to farming and agricultural business interests in 1986.

Notable Facts:
Elected 3 consecutive Congresses 1979-1985. He chaired the House Subcommittee on Human Resources that oversaw an investigation into the so-called "October Surprise," the charge that former President Ronald Reagan and his 1980 presidential campaign worked an arrangement with Iran to hold off the release of U.S. hostages until after the 1980 election. That same effort investigated whether Mr. Reagan got debate briefing books from the campaign of former President Jimmy Carter. married Dorothy Ankoviak, 2/10/1951; children: Christine (White), Paul


Sessions Served:

Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Drainage , Towns and Counties , Taxation
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Saint Charles
County of Residence Saginaw
District: 86
District Description: Townships of Zilwaukee, Albee, Carrollton, Spaulding, Buena Vista, Bridgeport, Blumfield, Taymouth, Birch Run, Saint Charles and Saginaw [tracts 103 (Block 910), 104 (Blocks 101-3)]; cities of Zilwaukee and Saginaw (Balance not in District 85) in Saginaw County; townships of Merritt, Hampton and Portsmouth in Bay County

Date Elected: 11/5/1974
Date Sworn In: 1/8/1975
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status:

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Co-Chair of the Committee on Agriculture

Bibliography:

WWAmPol1999 p.1086; CongBio p.561; Gongwer 12/22/2014; ObitMichigan.com