Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 59
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Birth
Date: 12/23/1943
City: Hartford, CT
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Country: US
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Marital Information:
Wife Jane; children Jack, Ed and Corey
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion: Episcopalian
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Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
BA, Eastern Connecticut State University; MA, Michigan State University in history; JD, Thomas Cooley Law School;
LLM, master's of law from Wayne State University
Biographical Sketch:
Director of Michigan Center for Truck Safety, regional gov't affairs dir. for Amer. Automobile Manufacturers Assoc., legal counsel & research analyst for Michigan Legislative Service Bureau; Mayor of Grosse Pointe Farms 1999-present), mayor pro tem 1997-1999, city council 1991-present. He was appointed as a Hearing Commissioner to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on January 16, 2009 for a term that expires on June 12, 2016.
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Committees Served On: Health Policy , Regulatory Reform
City of Residence: Grosse Pointe Farms
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Cities of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Gross Pointe Woods, Harper Woods and parts of Detroit and Grosse Point Shores [see map in Manual p.200]
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Member of the Law Revision Commission
Min. Vice-Chair of the Committee on Health Policy
Committees Served On: Health Policy , House Oversight, Elections and Ethics , Insurance , Regulatory Reform
City of Residence: Grosse Pointe Farms
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Cities of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Gross Pointe Woods, Harper Woods and parts of Detroit and Grosse Point Shores [see map in Manual p.195]
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Health Policy
Member of the Law Revision Commission; and the Legislative Council
Committees Served On: Regulatory Reform , Criminal Justice , Health Policy , Transportation
City of Residence: Grosse Pointe Farms
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Cities of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Gross Pointe Woods, Harper Woods and parts of Detroit and Grosse Point Shores [see map in Manual p.190] Part of the city of Detroit: TRACT 500700; TRACT 500800; TRACT 500900; TRACT 501000; TRACT 501400; TRACT 501500; TRACT 501600; TRACT 501700; TRACT 501800; TRACT 551600 including block: 2009 in Wayne County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Gongwer2002
