Sixty-Seventh Legislature, 1953-1954
Session Details
Start Date: 1/14/1953
End Date: 12/31/1954
Elect Date: 11/4/1952
Sworn in Date: 1/14/1953
House Leadership
Speaker
Wade VanValkenburg
Senate Leadership
President Pro Tempore
Harry Hittle
House Committees
Aeronautics
Willard Bowerman
Herb Clements
Clyde Cooper
Gerald Graves
Harry Litowich
Frank Mahoney
Clayton Morrison
Roger Townsend
Theodore Wilk
Agriculture
Fred Beardsley
John Beck
Andrew Cobb
Louis Cramton
George Gillespie
Holly Hubbell
Chester Lewandowski
Ben Lohman
Cyril Root
Edson Root
Harry Werner
Aid to Handicapped
Louis Anderson
Peter Kelly
John Kruse
Harry Litowich
Frank Mahoney
Edson Root
Theodore Wilk
Apportionment
Louis Anderson
Andrew Bolt
Roy Brigham
Edward Carey
Adrian deBoom
John Fletcher
Gerald Graves
Allison Green
Harry Hermann
Louis Mezzano
Michael OBrien
Irving Pennington
William Romano
City Corporations
Leonard Wood
Wilfred Bassett
Andrew Bolt
Edgar Currie
Albert Horrigan
Peter Kelly
Harry Litowich
John McCune
George VanPeursem
Conservation
John Wood
Clyde Cooper
William Copeland
Gerald Graves
Hugh Johnston
Peter Kelly
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Clayton Morrison
Walter Nakkula
Hugo Nelson
Joseph OConnor
Emil Peltz
Alvin Richards
Kenneth Trucks
Harry Werner
Drainage
Joseph Cavanagh
Fred Dingman
George Dunn
Holly Hubbell
George Kohn
Carl Lindquist
Leo Miller
Education
Einar Erlandsen
Howard Estes
Allison Green
George Kohn
Joseph Kowalski
Ben Lohman
Clayton Morrison
Hugo Nelson
John Penczak
Educational Institutions
John Beck
Lloyd Gibbs
Harry Litowich
John McCune
Hugo Nelson
Joseph OConnor
Richard Smith
Elections
John Beck
Herb Clements
Harry Emmons
Edward Jeffries
Hugh Johnston
Leo Miller
Walter Nakkula
Walter Nill
Don Pears
Federal Relations
Willard Bowerman
Louis Cramton
Edward Jeffries
Kenneth Trucks
Harry Werner
Fish and Fisheries
John Wood
Eugene Betz
Fred Dingman
Frank Mahoney
Walter Nakkula
Hugo Nelson
Michael Novak
Emil Peltz
General Taxation
Louis Anderson
Fred Beardsley
Roy Brigham
Lewis Christman
Adrian deBoom
George Dunn
Harry Emmons
John Fitzpatrick
Earl Hebert
Walter Nill
Stanley Novak
Irving Pennington
Alvin Richards
Geological Survey
Einar Erlandsen
Walter Nakkula
William Romano
Harry Werner
Thomas Whinery
Horticulture
Chester Wozniak
Andrew Cobb
William Copeland
Carl Lindquist
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Irving Pennington
Edson Root
Insurance
Leonard Wood
Chester Wozniak
Andrew Bolt
Willard Bowerman
Holly Hubbell
Joseph Kowalski
Don Pears
John Penczak
Irving Pennington
Judiciary
William Austin
Wilfred Bassett
Willard Bowerman
Thomas Burns
Howard Carroll
Louis Cramton
Joseph Kowalski
T[haddeus] Lesinski
Michael OBrien
Richard Smith
Thomas Whinery
Juvenile Corrections
Fred Beardsley
Eugene Betz
Willard Bowerman
Thomas Burns
John Fitzpatrick
Stanley Novak
John Penczak
Labor
Roy Brigham
Edward Carey
Lewis Christman
Edgar Currie
Howard Estes
George Gillespie
Harry Hermann
Louis Mezzano
W. Orr
Joseph Cloon
Creighton Coleman
Liquor Control
Edward Borgman
William Broomfield
Leaun Harrelson
Earl Hebert
Carl Lindquist
Harry Litowich
Leo Miller
William Romano
George VanPeursem
Local Taxation
Fred Beardsley
William Copeland
George Kohn
Leo Miller
Walter Nill
Marine Affairs
Howard Carroll
Herb Clements
Einar Erlandsen
Howard Estes
John Fitzpatrick
Hugo Nelson
Richard Smith
George VanPeursem
Theodore Wilk
Mental Hospitals
John Wood
Chester Wozniak
Lloyd Gibbs
Harry Hermann
Albert Horrigan
Walter McMahon
Thomas Whinery
Metropolitan Affairs
Leonard Wood
Eugene Betz
William Broomfield
Howard Carroll
Lewis Christman
Edgar Currie
Patrick Doyle
Peter Kelly
Walter McMahon
John Penczak
Charline White
Theodore Wilk
Frank Williams
Michigan Veterans' Facility
William Austin
William Broomfield
John Fletcher
Leaun Harrelson
Earl Hebert
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Chester Wozniak
William Austin
Thomas Burns
John Fletcher
Leaun Harrelson
Edward Jeffries
John Kruse
Don Pears
Kenneth Trucks
Printing
Andrew Cobb
Patrick Doyle
Earl Hebert
Harry Hermann
Thomas Whinery
Private Corporations
Wilfred Bassett
Andrew Bolt
Howard Carroll
Andrew Cobb
Walter Nill
Michael Novak
Michael OBrien
Richard Smith
Thomas Whinery
Public Health
Edward Borgman
Joseph Cavanagh
Einar Erlandsen
Howard Estes
Holly Hubbell
Ben Lohman
Charline White
Public Safety
Leonard Wood
William Austin
Clyde Cooper
George Dunn
Albert Horrigan
Stanley Novak
Roger Townsend
Public Utilities
Edward Borgman
Thomas Burns
John Fletcher
Holly Hubbell
Edward Jeffries
John McCune
Walter McMahon
Joseph OConnor
Alvin Richards
Cora Brown
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Roy Brigham
Thomas Burns
John Kruse
Michael Novak
Charline White
Retirement
Lewis Christman
John Fletcher
Allison Green
Michael OBrien
George VanPeursem
Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Fred Dingman
George Kohn
John Kruse
T[haddeus] Lesinski
Ben Lohman
W. Orr
Alvin Richards
Frank Williams
Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Louis Cramton
Allison Green
Albert Horrigan
Joseph Kowalski
Carl Lindquist
Clayton Morrison
Emil Peltz
Roger Townsend
Roads and Bridges
Herb Clements
Clyde Cooper
John Fitzpatrick
Lloyd Gibbs
Gerald Graves
John Kruse
Walter McMahon
Emil Peltz
Cyril Root
Rules and Resolutions
Wilfred Bassett
Edward Carey
Adrian deBoom
Patrick Doyle
George Gillespie
Edward Jeffries
Hugh Johnston
Don Pears
George VanPeursem
Social Aid and Welfare
Fred Beardsley
Lewis Christman
Andrew Cobb
Adrian deBoom
Stanley Novak
Joseph OConnor
W. Orr
Edson Root
Roger Townsend
Special Committee on Abolition of Slavery
Wade VanValkenburg
State Affairs
Eugene Betz
Joseph Cavanagh
Patrick Doyle
Lloyd Gibbs
Harry Hermann
Louis Mezzano
William Romano
Cyril Root
Kenneth Trucks
State Capitol and Public Buildings
Eugene Betz
Hugh Johnston
John Penczak
Irving Pennington
Frank Williams
State Library
William Copeland
George Dunn
Peter Kelly
George Kohn
Clayton Morrison
State Prisons
Wilfred Bassett
Edward Borgman
Adrian deBoom
T[haddeus] Lesinski
Chester Lewandowski
Don Pears
Alvin Richards
Supplies and Expenditures
John Wood
Howard Estes
George Gillespie
Frank Mahoney
Cyril Root
Towns and Counties
Roy Brigham
George Dunn
Harry Emmons
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Leo Miller
Michael Novak
Harry Werner
Charline White
Frank Williams
Transportation
Louis Anderson
Edgar Currie
Fred Dingman
Lloyd Gibbs
Leaun Harrelson
Chester Lewandowski
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
John McCune
W. Orr
Tuberculosis Hospitals
John Beck
Edward Carey
Joseph Cavanagh
Harry Emmons
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Louis Mezzano
Village Corporations
T[haddeus] Lesinski
Chester Lewandowski
John McCune
Emil Peltz
Kenneth Trucks
Ways and Means
James Collins
Rollo Conlin
Clarke Davis
Arnell Engstrom
James Goulette
Clarence Graebner
T. Hoxie
Harold Hungerford
Carl Lindquist
Gerald Murphy
Harry Phillips
Richard Thomson
Joseph Warner
Senate Committees
Agriculture
Milo Johnson
Charles Prescott
Charles Feenstra
Alpheus Decker
Charles Diggs
Appropriations
J. Hutchinson
Elmer Porter
Don VanderWerp
Robert Haggerty
Frank Heath
Frank Beadle
Charles Blondy
Creighton Coleman
William Ellsworth
Robert Faulkner
Conservation
Milo Johnson
Charles Prescott
Leo Roy
Patrick Walsh
Perry Greene
Corporations
Elmer Porter
James Teahen
Donald Gilbert
Creighton Coleman
Charles Diggs
Education
Frank Andrews
Don VanderWerp
Charles Blondy
Alpheus Decker
William Ellsworth
Elections
Harold Ryan
Felix Flynn
Clyde Geerlings
Donald Gilbert
Robert Faulkner
Health and Welfare
Milo Johnson
Clyde Geerlings
Harry Hittle
Cora Brown
William Ellsworth
Highways
Frank Andrews
Haskell Nichols
Frank Heath
Charles Feenstra
Joseph Cloon
Insurance
Haskell Nichols
Leo Roy
Harold Ryan
Frank Beadle
Alpheus Decker
Judiciary
Carlton Morris
Haskell Nichols
Harold Ryan
James Teahen
George Higgins
Harry Hittle
Allen Blondy
Labor
J. Hutchinson
Garland Lane
James Teahen
Liquor Control
Don VanderWerp
Patrick Walsh
Felix Flynn
Frank Heath
Harry Hittle
Municipalities
Frank Andrews
Charles Prescott
Clyde Geerlings
Perry Greene
Allen Blondy
Public Utilities
Felix Flynn
Clyde Geerlings
Donald Gilbert
Charles Feenstra
Retirement
Haskell Nichols
Frank Beadle
Joseph Cloon
Charles Diggs
Robert Faulkner
Revisions & Amendments of the Constitution
Howard Carroll
Senate Business
J. Hutchinson
Carlton Morris
Charles Prescott
Patrick Walsh
George Higgins
State Affairs
Frank Andrews
Garland Lane
Leo Roy
Felix Flynn
Donald Gilbert
Perry Greene
Joseph Cloon
Taxation
Carlton Morris
James Teahen
Robert Haggerty
George Higgins
Charles Feenstra
Veterans' Affairs
Milo Johnson
Garland Lane
Carlton Morris
Leo Roy
Alpheus Decker