Seventy-Third Legislature, 1965-1966


Session Details

Start Date: 1/13/1965
End Date: 12/31/1966
Elect Date: 11/4/1964
Sworn in Date: 1/13/1965

House Leadership


Associate Speaker Pro Tempore
Dominic Jacobetti

Majority Floor Leader
Jerome Traxler

Minority Floor Leader
Robert Waldron

Speaker
Joseph Kowalski

Speaker Pro Tempore
Albert Horrigan

Senate Leadership


President Pro Tempore
John Bowman

House Committees


Aeronautics
James DelRio
Raymond Hood
Peter Kok
Edward Michalski
Joseph Snyder
Nelson Tisdale
Raymond Wurzel
Richard Young

Agriculture
Lester Allen
Claude Burton
Sanford Charron
W. Scott Ensign
Quincy Hoffman
Josephine Hunsinger
Floyd Mattheeussen
Stanley Powell
F. Charles Raap
Edson Root

Aid to Handicapped
William Boos
Daniel Cooper
Rosetta Ferguson
John Fitzpatrick
Thomas Ford
William Hampton
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Thomas Sharpe
Thomas White

Apportionment
James Constantini
James DelRio
Daisy Elliott
James Folks
Carl Little
F. Charles Raap
Harry Rohlfs
Marvin Stempien

City Corporations
Daniel Cooper
Melvin DeStigter
Marvin Esch
Bill Huffman
E[verette] OBrien
Stanley Powell
Joseph Snyder
H. Starr

Civil Rights
Melvin DeStigter
David Holmes
Matthew McNeely
Edward Suski
Thomas White

Colleges and Universities
Homer Arnett
John Bennett
Marvin Esch
Rosetta Ferguson
Bill Huffman
Floyd Mattheeussen
Vincent Petitpren
Robert Slingerlend
Raymond Wurzel
Richard Young

Conservation and Recreation
Thomas Anderson
Eugene Cater
Sanford Charron
James Constantini
W. Scott Ensign
William Fitzgerald
Warren Goemaere
Clayton Morrison
Robert Slingerlend
Joseph Snyder
Nelson Tisdale
Leonard Walton
Blair Woodman

Drainage
Claude Burton
Bobby Crim
Warren Goemaere
Carl Little
Edward Mahalak
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Harry Rohlfs

Economic Development
Thomas Anderson
Rollo Conlin
Harry DeMaso
James Folks
James Karoub
John Kelsey
E[verette] OBrien
Thomas Sharpe
Edward Suski
James Tierney

Education
Francis Beedon
Martin Buth
Bobby Crim
Daisy Elliott
Warren Goemaere
Albert Kramer
Floyd Mattheeussen
Lucille McCollough
Matthew McNeely
George Montgomery
Clifford Smart
Roy Spencer
Marvin Stempien
James Tierney
Raymond Wurzel

Elections
Claude Burton
Francis Crowley
Robert Dingwell
William Fitzgerald
William Hampton
Raymond Hood
Alfred Sheridan
George Sietsema
J. Stevens
Edward Suski
Jerome Traxler
Floyd Wagner
Russell Strange

Federal Relations
Daniel Cooper
Francis Crowley
Marvin Esch
Thomas Ford
David Holmes
Dale Kildee
Matthew McNeely
J. Stevens

General Taxation
John Bennett
Martin Buth
Rollo Conlin
Harry DeMaso
Daisy Elliott
William Fitzgerald
James Folks
Robert Mahoney
George Montgomery
George Sietsema
Robert Slingerlend
H. Starr
Richard Young

House Policy
William Boos
James Bradley
John Fitzpatrick
William Hampton
Albert Horrigan
Dominic Jacobetti
Don Pears
Vincent Petitpren
George Sietsema
Roy Spencer

Insurance
Raymond Baker
Robert Dingwell
George Edwards
William Hayward
Bill Huffman
Albert Kramer
Robert Mahoney
Don Pears
Victor Steeh

Judiciary
Homer Arnett
Raymond Baker
William Boos
Harold Clark
Daniel Cooper
George Edwards
Donald Holbrook
Dale Kildee
Arthur Law
Edward Mahalak
Bruce Monks
H. Starr
Marvin Stempien
Joseph Swallow
Jerome Traxler
Richard Young

Labor
James Bradley
Daniel Cooper
Robert Dingwell
Marvin Esch
Warren Goemaere
William Hayward
Raymond Hood
Raymond Kehres
Carl Little
Edward Michalski
Alfred Sheridan
Robert Waldron
Leonard Walton

Liquor Control
Raymond Baker
Eugene Cater
Rollo Conlin
Francis Crowley
James Karoub
Edward Michalski
Don Pears
Victor Steeh
Stephen Stopczynski

Marine Affairs
F. Charles Raap
Harry Rohlfs
Clifford Smart
Victor Steeh
Stephen Stopczynski
Joseph Swallow
Joyce Symons
Leonard Walton
Russell Strange

Mental Health
W. Scott Ensign
Raymond Hood
Peter Kok
F. Charles Raap
Robert Slingerlend
Joseph Snyder
Joyce Symons
Blair Woodman
Russell Strange

Metropolitan Affairs
Raymond Baker
William Hayward
Bill Huffman
John Kelsey
Stephen Stopczynski
Edward Suski
Robert Waldron
Thomas White

Military and Veterans' Affairs
Eugene Cater
W. Scott Ensign
Donald Holbrook
Edward Mahalak
Roy Spencer
Edward Suski
Floyd Wagner
Leonard Walton
Blair Woodman

Private Corporations
Lester Allen
Homer Arnett
Francis Beedon
George Edwards
William Hayward
James Karoub
Albert Kramer
George Montgomery
Alfred Sheridan

Public Health
William Fitzgerald
Raymond Kehres
Peter Kok
Lucille McCollough
Edson Root
Edward Suski
Blair Woodman
Maxcine Young

Public Safety
Claude Burton
Harold Clark
Quincy Hoffman
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
George Montgomery
George Sietsema
Roy Spencer
Maxcine Young

Public Utilities
Thomas Anderson
Harold Clark
George Edwards
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Harry Rohlfs
Thomas Sharpe
Alfred Sheridan
Joyce Symons

Retirement
Francis Beedon
John Bennett
Melvin DeStigter
Rosetta Ferguson
Thomas Ford
Bill Huffman
John Kelsey
Robert Waldron

Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Homer Arnett
Eugene Cater
Harold Clark
Bobby Crim
Daisy Elliott
Donald Holbrook
James Karoub
George Montgomery
J. Stevens

Roads and Bridges
Lester Allen
Thomas Anderson
James Bradley
Sanford Charron
James Constantini
John Fitzpatrick
Josephine Hunsinger
Clayton Morrison
E[verette] OBrien
Edson Root
Clifford Smart

Social Aid and Welfare
Thomas Ford
Donald Holbrook
David Holmes
Robert Mahoney
Lucille McCollough
Matthew McNeely
Thomas Sharpe
Thomas White
Maxcine Young

State Affairs
John Fitzpatrick
David Holmes
Josephine Hunsinger
Dale Kildee
Albert Kramer
Thomas Sharpe
Roy Spencer
Victor Steeh
J. Stevens
Stephen Stopczynski
Nelson Tisdale
Thomas White

State Capitol and Public Buildings
James DelRio
Peter Kok
Edward Mahalak
Edson Root
H. Starr
Maxcine Young

State Library
Harry DeMaso
Melvin DeStigter
Rosetta Ferguson
Dale Kildee
Clayton Morrison
E[verette] OBrien
Clifford Smart
James Tierney
Richard Young

State Prisons
James Constantini
Quincy Hoffman
Edward Mahalak
Matthew McNeely
Marvin Stempien
Joseph Swallow
Floyd Wagner
Russell Strange

Supplies and Expenditures
Lester Allen
James Bradley
James DelRio
Robert Mahoney
Lucille McCollough
Bruce Monks
Clayton Morrison
Don Pears
Joyce Symons

Tourist Industry Relations
John Bennett
Eugene Cater
Sanford Charron
Melvin DeStigter
Matthew McNeely
Joseph Swallow
Leonard Walton

Towns and Counties
Francis Beedon
Bobby Crim
Robert Dingwell
Raymond Kehres
Carl Little
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Bruce Monks
Stanley Powell
Joyce Symons
James Tierney
Nelson Tisdale
Floyd Wagner

Village Corporations
Martin Buth
Francis Crowley
James Folks
William Hampton
Josephine Hunsinger
Raymond Kehres
Bruce Monks
Stanley Powell
Robert Slingerlend

Ways and Means
Charles Conrad
William Copeland
Charles Davis
Stanley Davis
Arnell Engstrom
Einar Erlandsen
James Farnsworth
Jack Faxon
Ray Flavin
Charles Gray
Russell Hellman
George Montgomery
Cyril Root
Willliam Ryan
William Thorne

Youth
Harry DeMaso
Quincy Hoffman
David Holmes
James Karoub
John Kelsey
Floyd Mattheeussen
Vincent Petitpren
Raymond Wurzel
Maxcine Young

Senate Committees


Administrative Rules
Basil Brown
Garry Brown

Agriculture
Gerald Dunn
Roger Johnson
Emil Lockwood
William Romano
Charles Zollar
Carl OBrien

Appropriations
Frank Beadle
Gilbert Bursley
Roger Craig
Jerome Hart
Garland Lane
Joseph Mack
Edward Robinson
Guy VanderJagt
Jan VanderPloeg

Appropriations Subcommittee on Advertising
Joseph Mack

Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture
Joseph Mack

Appropriations Subcommittee on Conservation
Joseph Mack

Appropriations Subcommittee on Recreation
Joseph Mack

Conservation
Basil Brown
Stanley Novak
Robert Richardson
Thomas Schweigert
Terry Troutt
Carl OBrien

Corporations
Garry Brown
Raymond Dzendzel
George Fitzgerald
Bernard OBrien
Coleman Young
Robert Huber

Education
Gerald Dunn
Sander Levin
Robert VanderLaan
Harold Volkema
Coleman Young
Charles Youngblood

Elections
Sander Levin
John McCauley
Harold Volkema
Coleman Young
Charles Youngblood
Milton Zaagman

Health and Welfare
Gerald Dunn
Michael OBrien
Terry Troutt
Coleman Young
Milton Zaagman
Charles Zollar

Highways
Roger Johnson
Haskell Nichols
Michael OBrien
S. Don Potter
Stanley Rozycki
Carl OBrien

Insurance
Basil Brown
Raymond Dzendzel
George Fitzgerald
Emil Lockwood
Bernard OBrien
Farrell Roberts

Interstate Cooperation
Frank Beadle
Raymond Dzendzel
Garland Lane
Haskell Nichols
Stanley Rozycki
Charles Youngblood
Cyril Root

Judiciary
Basil Brown
George Fitzgerald
Roger Johnson
Sander Levin
John McCauley
Haskell Nichols
Robert Richardson

Labor
Garry Brown
Gerald Dunn
George Fitzgerald
Sander Levin
Stanley Novak
Robert VanderLaan

Legislative Audit Commission
Gilbert Bursley

Liquor Control
John McCauley
Stanley Novak
S. Don Potter
William Romano
Stanley Rozycki
Milton Zaagman

Municipalities
John Bowman
Roger Johnson
John McCauley
Terry Troutt
Milton Zaagman
Robert Huber

Public Utilities
Michael OBrien
Farrell Roberts
William Romano
Coleman Young
Robert Huber
Carl OBrien

Retirement
John McCauley
Michael OBrien
Farrell Roberts
Stanley Rozycki
Charles Youngblood
Charles Zollar

Senate Business
John Bowman
Garry Brown
Raymond Dzendzel
Bernard OBrien
Terry Troutt
Robert VanderLaan

State Affairs
Gerald Dunn
Stanley Novak
Michael OBrien
William Romano
Stanley Rozycki
Thomas Schweigert
Harold Volkema
Vincent Petitpren

State Prisons
Edward Michalski

Taxation
John Bowman
George Fitzgerald
Emil Lockwood
S. Don Potter
Stanley Rozycki
Terry Troutt

Tourist Industry Relations
Basil Brown
Sander Levin
William Romano
Thomas Schweigert
Charles Youngblood
Charles Zollar

Veterans' Affairs
John Bowman
Raymond Dzendzel
Haskell Nichols
Bernard OBrien
Robert Richardson
Charles Youngblood