Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 62
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Date: 9/2/1942
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married Sandy; children: 3 He suceeded his wife Sandy Caul.
Number of Children: 3
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Occupation: educator
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
BA, St. Joseph's College;
MA, Michigan State University in special education;
certified as director of special education from MSU in 1987.
Biographical Sketch:
In about 1968, he moved to the Mount Pleasant area, with his wife Sandy, after accepting a position as a special education teacher with the Mount Pleasant Public Schools. teaching developmentally disabled or otherwise health impaired students k-6. Served as assistant varsity baseball coach at Mount Pleasant High School for 14 years. After 21 years he was selected to lead the Special Education operations for the entire district with oversight of all Special Education operations within the Mount Pleasant Public School District. Involved in community organizations such as the Mount Pleasant Pony-Colt Baseball League, Isabella County Easter Seal Society, Knights of Columbus, and Mid-Michigan Industries Board of Directors.
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Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay
City of Residence: Mount Pleasant
County of Residence Isabella
District Description: Isabella County and townships of Jasper Greendale, Geneva, Lee, Porter Jerome, Edenville, Warren, Hope, Mills and parts of Lincoln and Larkin [see map in Manual p.200] and cities of Coleman and Sanford in Midland County
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; and Joint Capital Outlay
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay
City of Residence: Mount Pleasant
County of Residence Isabella
District Description: Isabella County and townships of Jasper Greendale, Geneva, Lee, Porter Jerome, Edenville, Warren, Hope, Mills and parts of Lincoln and Larkin [see map in Manual p.182] and cities of Coleman and Sanford in Midland County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on State Police and Military Affairs and Veterans Affairs
City of Residence: Mt. Pleasant
County of Residence Isabella
District Description: Isabella County and townships of Jasper Greendale, Geneva, Lee, Porter Jerome, Edenville, Warren, Hope, Mills and parts of Lincoln and Larkin [see map in Manual p.180] and cities of Coleman and Sanford in Midland County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State Police and Military Affairs and Veterans Affairs; Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2010; Capitol2009 p.35
