Sixtieth Legislature, 1939-1940
Session Details
Start Date: 1/4/1939
End Date: 12/31/1940
Elect Date: 11/8/1938
Sworn in Date: 1/4/1939
House Leadership
Speaker
Howard Nugent
Speaker Pro Tempore
Maurice Post
Senate Leadership
President Pro Tempore
Felix Flynn
House Committees
Aeronautics
Michael Clancy
Richard Deadman
Earl Gallagher
Francis Nowak
Robert Sawyer
Rupert Stephens
Adam Sumeracki
Douglas Tibbits
Stanton Welsh
Agriculture
Paul Begick
James Graham
Bernie Hampton
Ernest Nagel
Maurice Post
Fred Rodesiler
Bert Storey
Floyd Town
Arthur Wickman
Apportionment
Joseph Kowalski
Chester Fitzgerald
George Gillespie
James Goulette
George Harma
George Higgins
Warren Hooper
Walter James
Mark Jenema
Sherman Loupee
Alexander MacKay
Robert Sawyer
Douglas Tibbits
Boys' Vocational School
Virgil Braun
Charles Cumings
Dewey Loomis
John Murphy
Haskell Nichols
Central State Teachers' College
Earl Gallagher
Roy Gilbert
Walter Herrick
Palmer Landon
Arthur Royce
City Corporations
Clark Adams
William Buckley
Ate Dykstra
Frederick Gartner
Walter Remer
Conservation
Ray Barrett
Richard Deadman
Alpheus Decker
James Graham
John Hamilton
Bernie Hampton
Harry Hermann
George Higgins
Mark Jenema
Peter Legg
Dewey Loomis
Alexander MacKay
Rupert Stephens
John Thomson
Lewis Zimmerman
Drainage
Paul Begick
George Gillespie
James Graham
Fred Rodesiler
John Smith
Education
Edson Root
Dora Stockman
Oscar Kilstrom
Peter Legg
Sherman Loupee
William McIntosh
Arthur Royce
James Swain
Isadore Weza
Elections
Elton Eaton
Wilbur Harris
Harry Hermann
Yorgen Jesperson
Peter Legg
Loomis Preston
Walter Remer
Walter Stockfish
Arthur Wickman
Federal Relations
Palmer Landon
Ernest Nagel
F. Neller
Francis Nowak
Walter Remer
Fish and Fisheries
Paul Begick
Alpheus Decker
Raymond Garvey
John Guggisberg
George Harma
Rupert Stephens
Arthur Wickman
Lewis Zimmerman
General Taxation
Dora Stockman
Charles Adams
Homer Allard
Frederick Gartner
Roy Gilbert
John Hamilton
Gail Handy
George Harma
Walter Herrick
George Higgins
F. Neller
John Smith
Charles Sundstrom
Geological Survey
Raymond Garvey
Francis Nowak
John Saul
Rupert Stephens
Floyd Town
Girls' Training School
Joseph Kowalski
William Green
Joseph Nagel
Ruth Thompson
John Thomson
Horticulture
Edson Root
Dora Stockman
Ray Barrett
Gail Handy
Yorgen Jesperson
Dewey Loomis
Douglas Tibbits
Insurance
Charles Adams
William Buckley
Alpheus Decker
George Gillespie
William McIntosh
Joseph Nagel
Walter Remer
Ionia State Hospital
Oscar Kilstrom
Sherman Loupee
Joseph Nagel
Francis Nowak
Bert Storey
Judiciary
Clark Adams
Virgil Braun
Charles Cumings
Frederick Gartner
Nelson Miles
Joseph Murphy
F. Neller
Haskell Nichols
Loomis Preston
Robert Sawyer
James Stanley
Walter Stockfish
Ruth Thompson
Kalamazoo State Hospital
John Hamilton
Warren Hooper
Sherman Loupee
F. Neller
James Stanley
Labor
Ate Dykstra
Walter Herrick
George Higgins
Joseph Murphy
Ernest Nagel
Charles Nixon
James Swain
Floyd Town
Liquor Traffic
Ural Acker
Homer Allard
Charles Feenstra
Walter James
Joseph Kaminski
Oscar Kilstrom
Nelson Miles
Walter Stockfish
Stanton Welsh
Local Taxation
William Bird
Raymond Garvey
William Green
Fred Rodesiler
Bert Storey
Metropolitan Affairs
Martin Kronk
Joseph Kowalski
William Buckley
Frank Calvert
Michael Clancy
Stanley Dombrowski
Elton Eaton
Chester Fitzgerald
Earl Gallagher
Frederick Gartner
John Hamilton
Joseph Kaminski
Frank Murphy
John Murphy
Joseph Murphy
Ernest Nagel
Joseph Nagel
Francis Nowak
Walter Stockfish
Adam Sumeracki
Edward Walsh
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Victor Benson
James Goulette
Harry Hermann
Charles Sundstrom
Isadore Weza
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
Michael Clancy
Richard Deadman
Henry Graebner
William Green
Wilbur Harris
Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics
Raymond Garvey
James Graham
Joseph Kaminski
John Smith
James Swain
Michigan Home and Training School
William Buckley
Henry Graebner
Bernie Hampton
Palmer Landon
Michigan Reformatory
Andrew Bolt
Alpheus Decker
Chester Fitzgerald
George Gillespie
Edward Walsh
Michigan School for the Blind
Dora Stockman
John Guggisberg
Fred Kircher
Peter Legg
Edward Walsh
Michigan School for the Deaf
Joseph Kowalski
Virgil Braun
Charles Cumings
James Graham
Alexander MacKay
Michigan Soldiers' Home
Richard Deadman
Frederick Gartner
Bernie Hampton
Oscar Kilstrom
Adam Sumeracki
Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
Dora Stockman
Ray Barrett
Virgil Braun
Roy Gilbert
John Hamilton
Mark Jenema
Fred Kircher
Rupert Stephens
John Thomson
Military Affairs
Joseph Kowalski
Stanley Dombrowski
Elton Eaton
Charles Feenstra
Harry Hermann
Newberry State Hospital
Raymond Garvey
James Goulette
Wilbur Harris
Walter Herrick
Walter James
Northern State Teachers' College
Ray Barrett
Victor Benson
James Goulette
Charles Sundstrom
Lewis Zimmerman
Pontiac State Hospital
Clark Adams
George Higgins
John Saul
John Smith
Stanton Welsh
Printing
Ate Dykstra
George Harma
Warren Hooper
Walter James
Joseph Kaminski
Private Corporations
Andrew Bolt
Charles Cumings
Stanley Dombrowski
Nelson Miles
F. Neller
Robert Sawyer
John Saul
James Stanley
Walter Stockfish
Public Health
Charles Adams
William Buckley
Charles Feenstra
Henry Graebner
Warren Hooper
Joseph Kaminski
Fred Kircher
Public Safety
Michael Clancy
Chester Fitzgerald
Oscar Kilstrom
Dewey Loomis
Charles Nixon
Stanton Welsh
Isadore Weza
Public Utilities
William Bird
Charles Feenstra
John Guggisberg
Bernie Hampton
Palmer Landon
Frank Murphy
Haskell Nichols
John Thomson
Douglas Tibbits
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Dora Stockman
Ate Dykstra
Gail Handy
Peter Legg
Maurice Post
Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Andrew Bolt
Richard Deadman
Harry Hermann
Joseph Murphy
Joseph Nagel
Haskell Nichols
Maurice Post
Loomis Preston
James Stanley
Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Edson Root
William Bird
Virgil Braun
Warren Hooper
John Saul
Adam Sumeracki
James Swain
Ruth Thompson
Stanton Welsh
Roads and Bridges
Edson Root
Charles Adams
Clark Adams
Victor Benson
William Bird
Alpheus Decker
Ate Dykstra
Henry Graebner
James Stanley
Rules and Resolutions
Homer Allard
Andrew Bolt
Charles Feenstra
Walter Herrick
Palmer Landon
William McIntosh
Haskell Nichols
Arthur Royce
Edward Walsh
Social Aid and Welfare
Elton Eaton
Chester Fitzgerald
Walter James
Yorgen Jesperson
Fred Kircher
Dewey Loomis
Fred Rodesiler
Charles Sundstrom
Ruth Thompson
State Affairs
Homer Allard
Stanley Dombrowski
William Green
Gail Handy
Maurice Post
Arthur Royce
Bert Storey
John Thomson
Edward Walsh
State Capitol and Public Buildings
Roy Gilbert
Wilbur Harris
George Higgins
John Murphy
Adam Sumeracki
State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
Victor Benson
James Goulette
Charles Nixon
John Saul
Arthur Wickman
State Library
Edson Root
Homer Allard
William McIntosh
Nelson Miles
Isadore Weza
State Normal College
Chester Fitzgerald
George Gillespie
Fred Rodesiler
Arthur Royce
Rupert Stephens
State Prison of Southern Michigan
Frederick Gartner
Yorgen Jesperson
Nelson Miles
John Murphy
Floyd Town
State Psychopathic Hospital
Clark Adams
Fred Kircher
Frank Murphy
Ruth Thompson
Isadore Weza
State Public School
Ural Acker
Charles Adams
Mark Jenema
Joseph Murphy
Walter Stockfish
State Sanatorium
Michael Clancy
John Guggisberg
Walter Remer
James Swain
Floyd Town
Supplies and Expenditures
Andrew Bolt
Earl Gallagher
Mark Jenema
Frank Murphy
Charles Nixon
Towns and Counties
Paul Begick
Roy Gilbert
Maurice Post
John Smith
Lewis Zimmerman
Transportation
Ural Acker
Victor Benson
Stanley Dombrowski
John Guggisberg
Wilbur Harris
Alexander MacKay
John Murphy
Robert Sawyer
Douglas Tibbits
Traverse City State Hospital
Ray Barrett
Yorgen Jesperson
Alexander MacKay
Charles Nixon
Lewis Zimmerman
University
Charles Cumings
Earl Gallagher
Henry Graebner
Frank Murphy
Bert Storey
Village Corporations
Charles Adams
Paul Begick
George Harma
Loomis Preston
Charles Sundstrom
Ways and Means
Martin Kronk
Frank Calvert
Byron Courter
John Espie
Ellis Faulkner
Victor Knox
Arthur Odell
James Post
Audley Rawson
Joseph Warner
C[leveland] Williams
Western State Teachers' College
Ural Acker
William Bird
Sherman Loupee
William McIntosh
Loomis Preston
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Ural Acker
John Hamilton
Gail Handy
Joseph Kaminski
Arthur Wickman
Senate Committees
Agriculture
Miles Callaghan
Carl Delano
James Dotsch
David Martin
Leonard Paterson
Elmer Porter
Don VanderWerp
Apportionment
Joseph Baldwin
D. Benzie
Carl Bischoff
William Bradley
James Dotsch
Clyde Fenner
John Hammond
Chester Howell
Gilbert Isbister
Jerry Logie
Allen Ludington
David Martin
George McCallum
James Murphy
Stanley Nowak
John Vanderwerp
Leo Wilkowski
M. Saur
Banks and Corporations
Carl Bischoff
Otto Bishop
D[avid] Brake
David Martin
Earl Munshaw
James Murphy
John Vanderwerp
Leo Wilkowski
College of Mines
Herman Dignan
Clyde Fenner
Henry Shea
Conservation
D. Benzie
Miles Callaghan
Clyde Fenner
Felix Flynn
Chester Howell
Allen Ludington
George McCallum
Leonard Paterson
Henry Shea
Education
Joseph Baldwin
D. Benzie
Stanley Nowak
John Vanderwerp
M. Saur
Elections
Felix Flynn
Jerry Logie
George McCallum
Leo Wilkowski
M. Saur
Finance and Appropriations
Otto Bishop
Miles Callaghan
James Dotsch
Allen Ludington
James Murphy
Elmer Porter
Calvin Town
Don VanderWerp
M. Saur
Highways
D. Benzie
Otto Bishop
Carl Delano
Clyde Fenner
Felix Flynn
Chester Howell
Gilbert Isbister
Institutions for State Wards
Carl Bischoff
Otto Bishop
Carl Delano
Charles Diggs
George McCallum
James Murphy
Elmer Porter
Henry Shea
Insurance
Earl Burhans
Miles Callaghan
John Hammond
Harry Hittle
Gilbert Isbister
John Vanderwerp
M. Saur
Judiciary
Joseph Baldwin
D[avid] Brake
Clyde Fenner
John Hammond
Harry Hittle
Allen Ludington
Earl Munshaw
Leonard Paterson
John Vanderwerp
Labor
Charles Diggs
Felix Flynn
John Hammond
Harry Hittle
David Martin
Liquor Control
Earl Burhans
Gilbert Isbister
Jerry Logie
Don VanderWerp
Michigan State College
D[avid] Brake
Harry Hittle
Stanley Nowak
Leonard Paterson
Elmer Porter
Military Affairs and Aviation
Carl Bischoff
Miles Callaghan
Charles Diggs
Gilbert Isbister
James Murphy
Henry Shea
Municipalities
D. Benzie
Carl Bischoff
William Bradley
Harry Hittle
Gilbert Isbister
Calvin Town
Normal Schools
William Bradley
Earl Burhans
Felix Flynn
Allen Ludington
Elmer Porter
Public Health
D[avid] Brake
Herman Dignan
Chester Howell
Jerry Logie
Earl Munshaw
Stanley Nowak
Henry Shea
Public Utilities and Transportation
Joseph Baldwin
Earl Burhans
Carl Delano
James Dotsch
John Hammond
Jerry Logie
Henry Shea
John Vanderwerp
Leo Wilkowski
Rules and Resolutions
Joseph Baldwin
Charles Diggs
Herman Dignan
Felix Flynn
Earl Munshaw
Senate Business
Otto Bishop
Carl Delano
George McCallum
Calvin Town
State Affairs
Charles Diggs
Herman Dignan
James Dotsch
Felix Flynn
Harry Hittle
Chester Howell
Jerry Logie
Earl Munshaw
Calvin Town
Taxation
William Bradley
Herman Dignan
David Martin
George McCallum
Stanley Nowak
Calvin Town
Don VanderWerp
University
Earl Burhans
Chester Howell
Leonard Paterson
Leo Wilkowski
M. Saur
Welfare and Relief
William Bradley
D[avid] Brake
Earl Munshaw
Calvin Town
Don VanderWerp