Legislator Details
    Number of sessions served 7
    
 
    Gender: Male
    Age at election: 51
 
    Vital Records Information:
    
        
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                    Date:  8/10/1957
                
                
                    City: Arcadia township, MI
                
                
                    County: Lapeer County, MI
                
                
                    Country: US
                
                 
             
         
     
    
        
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    Marital Information: 
    married: Deborah; children: 3, Michael, Thomas and Elizabeth
    Number of Children:  3
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        Religion: Catholic
    
    
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        Occupation: dairy farmer
    
    
        Race: Caucasian or White
    
 
    Education:
    attended Lapeer Senior High School
    Biographical Sketch: 
    He was the owner-operator of a family dairy farm and the chair of the Lapeer county EMS Board of Directors. He was the president of the Michigan Milk Producers Association Tri-County Local and board member of the Lapeer County Farm Bureau for 35 years. He served on the Arcadia Township Planning Commission, [1983-1985];  as Trustee [1985-89], Treasurer [1995-2008] and then Supervisor of Arcadia Township [1995-2008]. Former member of the Lapeer County Agriculture Preservation Board, the 4-H Dairy supervisor, and member of Michigan Right to Life and the National Rifle Association. Member of the Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis Club of Lapeer and Lapeer County Farm Bureau, Human Development Commission Board of Directors; serving Lapeer, Tuscola, Sanilac and Huron counties.
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                        Committees Served On: Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources and Agriculture                
             
            
                
                    Postions Held: Minority Caucus Chairperson
                
             
            
            
            
                
                    County of Residence Lapeer
                
             
            
            
                
                    District Description:  parts of Genesee, Lapeer, Saginaw and Tuscola Counties
                
             
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    Reason for Leaving Office: 
                
             
            
            
            
            
                
                    Notes: Minority Vice Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture
                
             
         
     
    
        
        
            
            
            
                
                        Committees Served On: Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources and Agriculture                
             
            
                
                    Postions Held: Minority Caucus Chairperson
                
             
            
            
            
                
                    County of Residence Lapeer
                
             
            
            
                
                    District Description:  parts of Genesee, Lapeer, Saginaw and Tuscola Counties
                
             
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
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                    Notes: Minority vice chair of the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture
                
             
         
     
    
        
        
            
            
            
                
                        Committees Served On: Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                             , Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Appropriations Subcommittee on K-12 & Dept of Education, Education and Career Readiness, Environmental Quality, Finance                                                                                                                                                                                                 , Insurance and Banking, Local Government                
             
            
            
            
            
                
                    County of Residence Lapeer
                
             
            
            
                
                    District Description:  Counties of Bay, Lapeer and Tuscola
                
             
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    Reason for Leaving Office: 
                
             
            
            
            
            
                
                    Notes: Chair of the Committee on Agriculture; Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development; Vice Chair of the Committee on Environmental Quality
                
             
         
     
    
        
        
            
            
            
                
                        Committees Served On: Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                             , Education and Career Readiness, Environmental Quality, Finance                                                                                                                                                                                                 , Local Government, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health/Human Services, Appropriations Subcommittee on K-12 and Michigan Department of Education, Appropriations                                                                                                                                                                                                          
             
            
            
            
            
                
                    County of Residence Lapeer
                
             
            
            
                
                    District Description:  Counties of Bay, Lapeer and Tuscola
                
             
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    Reason for Leaving Office: See Notes
                
             
            
                
                    End of Term Status: Departed
                
             
            
            
            
                
                    Notes: Majority Vice-chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development; Chair of the Committee on Agriculture; Majority Vice-chair of the Committee on Environmental Quality
Elected to the state Senate in 2022.
                
             
         
     
    
        
        
            
            
            
                
                        Committees Served On: Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                             , Education                                                                                                                                                                                               , Local Government, Transportation and Infrastructure                
             
            
            
            
            
                
                    County of Residence Lapeer
                
             
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
                
             
            
                
                    End of Term Status: Departed
                
             
            
            
            
         
     
    
        
        
            
            
            
                
                        Committees Served On: Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                             , Local, Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs, Regulatory Reform                                                                                                                                                                                       , Transportation                                                                                                                                                                                                          
             
            
            
            
            
                
                    County of Residence Lapeer
                
             
            
            
                
                    District Description:  Lapeer County
                
             
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    Reason for Leaving Office: 
                
             
            
                
                    End of Term Status: Re-elected
                
             
            
            
            
                
                    Notes: Chair of the Committee on Agriculture
                
             
         
     
    
        
        
            
            
            
                
                        Committees Served On: Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                             , Government Operations                                                                                                                                                                                   , Great Lakes and Environment, Labor                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
             
            
            
            
            
                
                    County of Residence Lapeer
                
             
            
            
                
                    District Description:  Lapeer County
                
             
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    Reason for Leaving Office: 
                
             
            
                
                    End of Term Status: Re-elected
                
             
            
            
            
         
     
Bibliography: 
Rep's web page 2010; Capitol2011 p.36; manual2014 p.184, includes picture; Gongwer