Seventy-Fifth Legislature, 1969-1970


Session Details

Start Date: 1/8/1969
End Date: 12/31/1970
Elect Date: 11/5/1968
Sworn in Date: 1/8/1969

House Leadership


Assistant Majority Caucus Chairman
David Holmes

Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Marvin Stempien

Assistant Minority Caucus Chairperson
James Farnsworth

Assistant Minority Leader
Martin Buth

Assistant Minority Whip
Robert Davis

Associate Speaker Pro Tempore
Matthew McNeely

Majority Caucus Chairperson
Joseph Snyder

Majority Floor Leader
George Montgomery

Majority Whip
Raymond Hood
James ONeill

Minority Caucus Chairperson
Russell Strange

Minority Floor Leader
William Hampton

Minority Leader
Robert Waldron

Minority Whip
James Smith

Speaker
Willliam Ryan

Speaker Pro Tempore
Stanley Davis

Senate Leadership


Assistant Majority Floor Leader
N. Beebe

Assistant President Pro Tempore
Milton Zaagman

Majority Whip
John Toepp

Minority Leader
Sander Levin

President Pro Tempore
Thomas Schweigert

Republican Floor Leader
Robert VanderLaan

House Committees


Appropriations
Jack Faxon
Thomas Ford
Russell Hellman
Bill Huffman
Dominic Jacobetti
Raymond Kehres
Dale Kildee
Arthur Law
George Montgomery
Roy Smith
Joseph Snyder
Marvin Stempien
James Farnsworth
William Copeland
Melvin DeStigter

City Corporations
Matthew McNeely
George Prescott
John Smeekens
DeForrest Strang
Jackie Vaughn
Thomas Anderson
James Callahan
Michael Dively

Civil Rights
Jack Faxon
Rosetta Ferguson
David Holmes
William Jowett
Willliam Ryan
Nelis Saunders
Roy Spencer
William Ballenger
Jim Brown

Colleges and Universities
Gerrit Hasper
Peter Kok
Lucille McCollough
Vincent Petitpren
Raymond Smit
Charles Varnum
Jackie Vaughn
Donald Bishop
Daisy Elliott

Conservation and Recreation
William Fitzgerald
Warren Goemaere
David Holmes
Raymond Hood
John Payant
Wayne Sackett
Jelt Sietsema
Clifford Smart
Raymond Smit
Thomas Anderson
Raymond Baker
William Ballenger
Stanley Davis

Consumers and Agriculture
Thomas Guastello
Quincy Hoffman
Josephine Hunsinger
Edward Mahalak
Casmer Ogonowski
Stanley Powell
Edson Root
Wayne Sackett
Frank Wierzbicki
Richard Allen
James Bradley

Drainage
Albert Kramer
Ray Mittan
Alex Pilch
Harry Rohlfs
John Smeekens
DeForrest Strang
James Callahan
Stanley Davis

Economic Development
Edgar Geerlings
E[verette] OBrien
Casmer Ogonowski
Don Pears
Harry Rohlfs
Thomas Sharpe
James Tierney
John Bennett

Education
William Jowett
Robert Mahoney
Lucille McCollough
Matthew McNeely
George Montgomery
Ted Mrozowski
Clifford Smart
Roy Spencer
James Tierney
Jackie Vaughn
William Weber
Thomas Anderson
Thomas Brown
Daisy Elliott

Elections
William Fitzgerald
Raymond Hood
John Kelsey
George Prescott
Alfred Sheridan
Jelt Sietsema
Russell Strange
Edward Suski
Weldon Yeager
Hal Ziegler
Jim Brown

House Policy
William Hampton
Albert Horrigan
James ONeill
Philip Pittenger
Roy Spencer
Russell Strange
Edward Suski
Leonard Walton
William Weber
Frank Wierzbicki
James Bradley

Insurance
William Hayward
James Heinze
Albert Kramer
Robert Mahoney
Casmer Ogonowski
James Smith
Richard Young
Loren Anderson
Raymond Baker
James Callahan
George Edwards

Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Don Pears
Joseph Snyder
Thomas Anderson

Joint Committee on the Legislative Council
James Heinze
Albert Horrigan
Matthew McNeely
George Montgomery
Willliam Ryan
Frank Wierzbicki

Judiciary
Edgar Geerlings
Thomas Guastello
Donald Holbrook
Ted Mrozowski
James ONeill
David Serotkin
Edward Suski
Joseph Swallow
Jerome Traxler
William Weber
Richard Young
Hal Ziegler
Dennis Cawthorne
Harold Clark
Daniel Cooper

Labor
Quincy Hoffman
Donald Holbrook
Raymond Hood
Alex Pilch
Nelis Saunders
Alfred Sheridan
Edward Suski
Joseph Swallow
William Ballenger
James Bradley
James Callahan
Dennis Cawthorne
Daisy Elliott

Liquor Control
William Fitzgerald
Gustave Groat
Albert Horrigan
E[verette] OBrien
Don Pears
Philip Pittenger
Stephen Stopczynski
Raymond Baker
Harold Clark

Marine Affairs
Edgar Geerlings
Warren Goemaere
Albert Horrigan
James ONeill
Don Pears
Robert Stites
Stephen Stopczynski
Jerome Traxler
William Weber
Loren Anderson
Harold Clark

Mental Health
Raymond Hood
William Jowett
Peter Kok
Michael Novak
Nelis Saunders
David Serotkin
Joyce Symons
James Tierney
Charles Varnum

Military and Veterans' Affairs
Edward Mahalak
Michael Novak
James ONeill
Philip Pittenger
Robert Stites
Stephen Stopczynski
Charles Varnum
Stanley Davis
Michael Dively

Private Corporations
William Hayward
Albert Kramer
Michael Novak
Alfred Sheridan
James Smith
Frank Wierzbicki
Weldon Yeager
Donald Bishop
George Edwards

Public Health
William Fitzgerald
Lucille McCollough
Edson Root
Joyce Symons
Dale Warner
Richard Allen
Bert Brennan
Daniel Cooper
Stanley Davis

Public Safety
Rosetta Ferguson
James Heinze
Quincy Hoffman
Edward Mahalak
Jelt Sietsema
Robert Stites
James Tierney
Loren Anderson
Daniel Cooper

Public Utilities
Gerrit Hasper
Harry Rohlfs
Thomas Sharpe
Alfred Sheridan
Joyce Symons
Leonard Walton
Richard Young
Robert Davis
Michael Dively

Retirement
William Hayward
James Heinze
John Kelsey
Lucille McCollough
George Montgomery
Richard Allen
John Bennett
Thomas Brown

Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
James Folks
Stanley Powell
John Smeekens
Jerome Traxler
Jackie Vaughn
Dale Warner
Stanley Davis
George Edwards
Daisy Elliott

Roads and Bridges
Rosetta Ferguson
Thomas Guastello
Josephine Hunsinger
Edward Mahalak
Michael Novak
Edson Root
Raymond Smit
Nelson Tisdale
Frank Wierzbicki
Martin Buth
Robert Davis

Social Services and Corrections
Rosetta Ferguson
Gustave Groat
Gerrit Hasper
Robert Mahoney
Matthew McNeely
Ray Mittan
John Payant
Nelis Saunders
Dennis Cawthorne

State Affairs
David Holmes
Josephine Hunsinger
Peter Kok
Albert Kramer
E[verette] OBrien
Casmer Ogonowski
Vincent Petitpren
Thomas Sharpe
Stephen Stopczynski
DeForrest Strang
Leonard Walton
Bert Brennan
Robert Davis

Taxation
James Folks
Gerrit Hasper
Robert Mahoney
George Montgomery
Ted Mrozowski
Vincent Petitpren
Willliam Ryan
Roy Spencer
Russell Strange
Jackie Vaughn
Richard Young
Jim Brown
Martin Buth
Daisy Elliott

Tourist Industry Relations
Warren Goemaere
Matthew McNeely
Ray Mittan
John Payant
Alex Pilch
George Prescott
Nelson Tisdale
Leonard Walton
John Bennett
James Bradley
Michael Dively

Towns and Counties
Thomas Guastello
Vincent Petitpren
Alex Pilch
Stanley Powell
James Smith
Joyce Symons
Nelson Tisdale
Dale Warner
Thomas Anderson
Donald Bishop
James Callahan

Urban Affairs
William Fitzgerald
William Hampton
David Holmes
Raymond Hood
George Montgomery
Vincent Petitpren
David Serotkin
Edward Suski
Weldon Yeager
Hal Ziegler
Thomas Brown

Youth
Gustave Groat
David Holmes
John Kelsey
Lucille McCollough
Nelis Saunders
Jelt Sietsema
John Smeekens
Weldon Yeager
Hal Ziegler

Senate Committees


Agriculture
Arthur Cartwright
Alvin DeGrow
Robert Richardson
Anthony Stamm
Charles Youngblood

Appropriations
Gary Byker
Jerome Hart
Harold Hungerford
Garland Lane
Joseph Mack
John Toepp
Milton Zaagman
Charles Zollar

Commerce
Oscar Bouwsma
Gilbert Bursley
Luther Lodge
Stanley Novak
Stanley Rozycki

Committee on Committees
James Fleming
George Kuhn
Sander Levin
Emil Lockwood
Thomas Schweigert

Conservation and Tourist Industry
Oscar Bouwsma
Basil Brown
George Fitzgerald
Luther Lodge
Gordon Rockwell

Corporations & Economic Development
John Bowman
Gilbert Bursley
George Fitzgerald
Robert Huber
George Kuhn

Education
Gilbert Bursley
James Gray
Anthony Stamm
Robert VanderLaan
Coleman Young

Health, Social Services and Retirement
N. Beebe
Arthur Cartwright
Alvin DeGrow
Harry DeMaso
William Faust

Highways
N. Beebe
Harry DeMaso
James Fleming
Michael OBrien
Stanley Rozycki

Interstate Cooperation
Gilbert Bursley
Stanley Rozycki
John Toepp
Robert VanderLaan
Charles Zollar

Judiciary
Basil Brown
Roger Craig
James Fleming
Luther Lodge
Robert Richardson

Labor
Oscar Bouwsma
Roger Craig
James Fleming
Stanley Novak
Robert VanderLaan

Municipalities and Elections
Alvin DeGrow
William Faust
George Kuhn
John McCauley
Anthony Stamm

Senate Business
Gilbert Bursley
Raymond Dzendzel
Sander Levin
Emil Lockwood
Robert VanderLaan

State Affairs
Robert Huber
George Kuhn
Michael OBrien
Gordon Rockwell
Charles Youngblood

Taxation and Veterans' Affairs
John Bowman
Harry DeMaso
John McCauley
Gordon Rockwell
Anthony Stamm