Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 7
Gender: Male
Age at election: 29
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/30/1981
City: Waucedah Township, MI
County: Menominee County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married: Sarah; children: 4, Helen, Eddie, Esther, Jack
Number of Children: 4
Background
Religion: Baptist
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Occupation: dairy farmer, teacher
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
graduated from Norway High School, 1999; graduated from Northern Michigan University, 2005 with degrees in Music Education and Social Studies Education.
Biographical Sketch:
He was a member at First Baptist Church of Norway and taught Sunday school and directed the choir. He directed and played French horn in the Norway City Band for 10 years and participated in the Dickinson County Band. McBroom was an active part of the Dickinson County Fair and the UP State Fair for over 15 years and worked on the livestock advisory committee. A life-long dairy farmer he also served as a substitute teacher for area school districts. He was an active member of Michigan Farm Bureau's State Policy Development Committee and Michigan Farm Bureau's State Young Farmer Committee. He was chairman for a live-stock advisory committee and milkhouse superintendent with the Upper Peninsula State Fair. He was a member of the Waucedah Township Zoning Board of Appeals.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Elections and Ethics, Legislative Council , Oversight, Transportation and Infrastructure
City of Residence: Vulcan
County of Residence Dickinson
District Description: Counties of Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft and parts of Chippewa and Mackinac Counties
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Minority Vice Chair of the Committee on Oversight
City of Residence: Vulcan
County of Residence Dickinson
District Description: Counties of Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft and parts of Chippewa and Mackinac Counties
Reason for Leaving Office:
Committees Served On: Advice and Consent, Elections , Environmental Quality, Natural Resources, Oversight, Transportation and Infrastructure, Administrative Rules
City of Residence: Vulcan
County of Residence Dickinson
District Description: Upper Peninsula (excluding counties of Mackinac, Chippewa and Luce) :
Counties of: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton,
Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Natural Resources; and Oversight; Vice Chair of the Committees on: Elections; and Administrative Rules
Committees Served On: Advice and Consent, Elections , Environmental Quality, Natural Resources, Oversight, Transportation and Infrastructure, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules [JCAR]
City of Residence: Vulcan
County of Residence Dickinson
District Description: Upper Peninsula (excluding counties of Mackinac, Chippewa and Luce) : Counties of: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Natural Resources; and Oversight; Majority Vice-chair of the Committee on Elections
Committees Served On: Joint Committee on the Flint Public Health Emergency, Oversight and Ethics, Education , Energy Policy, Natural Resources
City of Residence: Vulcan
County of Residence Dickinson
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Co-Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Flint Public Health Emergency
Committees Served On: Regulatory Reform , Agriculture , Criminal Justice , Natural Resources
City of Residence: Vulcan
County of Residence Dickinson
Reason for Leaving Office:
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Energy and Technology , Redistricting and Elections, Regulatory Reform
City of Residence: Vulcan
County of Residence Dickinson
District Description: Counties of Delta, Dickinson and Menominee
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Redistricting and Elections
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2011; Capitol2011 p.47; Manual2015 p.210, includes picture; manual2015 p.209, includes picture