Seventy-Fourth Legislature, 1967-1968


Session Details

Start Date: 1/11/1967
End Date: 12/31/1968
Elect Date: 11/8/1966
Sworn in Date: 1/11/1967

House Leadership


Assistant Majority Leader
Charles Zollar

Associate Speaker Pro Tempore
Roy Spencer

Majority Floor Leader
Jerome Traxler

Republican Floor Leader
William Hampton

Speaker
Robert Waldron

Speaker Pro Tempore
Martin Buth

Senate Leadership


Majority Whip
Milton Zaagman

President Pro Tempore
Thomas Schweigert

House Committees


Administrative Rules
William Copeland

Agriculture
Lester Allen
Daisy Elliott
Quincy Hoffman
Raymond Kehres
Josephine Hunsinger
Stanley Powell
Edson Root
Lionel Stacey
Jerome Traxler
Blair Woodman

Appropriations
Donald Bishop
William Copeland
Charles Davis
Arnell Engstrom
James Farnsworth
Thomas Ford
Russell Hellman
Arthur Law
George Montgomery
Cyril Root
Willliam Ryan
Roy Smith
Charles Varnum

City Corporations
Loren Anderson
James DelRio
William Hayward
David Holmes
Bill Huffman
Peter Kok
J. Stevens
DeForrest Strang
Thomas White

Civil Rights
Melvin DeStigter
Rosetta Ferguson
David Holmes
George Prescott
Louis Schmidt
David Serotkin
Thomas White

Colleges and Universities
Melvin DeStigter
Daisy Elliott
Jack Faxon
Peter Kok
Anthony Licata
Vincent Petitpren
Louis Schmidt
Raymond Smit
Jackie Vaughn

Conservation and Recreation
Thomas Anderson
Raymond Baker
Thomas Brown
William Fitzgerald
Jack Gingrass
Warren Goemaere
Clifford Smart
Raymond Smit
James Smith
Joseph Snyder
Nelson Tisdale
Leonard Walton
Blair Woodman

Drainage
James Callahan
Robert Davis
Stanley Davis
Warren Goemaere
James Heinze
Johannes Kolderman
Carl Little
Joseph Snyder
Blair Woodman

Economic Development
Thomas Anderson
James Folks
Jack Gingrass
E[verette] OBrien
Don Pears
Harry Rohlfs
Thomas Sharpe
Raymond Smit
James Tierney

Education
Francis Beedon
Jack Faxon
William Jowett
Johannes Kolderman
Lucille McCollough
Matthew McNeely
George Montgomery
Louis Schmidt
David Serotkin
Clifford Smart
James Smith
Roy Spencer
James Tierney

Elections
William Fitzgerald
Raymond Hood
John Kelsey
George Prescott
Alfred Sheridan
Clifford Smart
J. Stevens
Robert Stites
Russell Strange
Edward Suski
Hal Ziegler

House Policy
James Bradley
Melvin DeStigter
William Hampton
Albert Horrigan
Dominic Jacobetti
E[verette] OBrien
Roy Spencer
Russell Strange
William Weber

Insurance
Loren Anderson
Raymond Baker
John Bennett
James Callahan
George Edwards
Edgar Geerlings
William Hayward
James Heinze
Albert Kramer
Robert Mahoney
Don Pears

Joint Committee on Interstate Cooperation
William Copeland

Judiciary
Thomas Brown
Dennis Cawthorne
Harold Clark
Daniel Cooper
Edgar Geerlings
Donald Holbrook
Dale Kildee
Michael Novak
James ONeill
Joseph Swallow
Jerome Traxler
William Weber
Hal Ziegler

Labor
James Bradley
Dennis Cawthorne
Jack Gingrass
Gustave Groat
William Hayward
Quincy Hoffman
James Karoub
Raymond Kehres
Raymond Hood
Alex Pilch
Philip Pittenger
Louis Schmidt
Joseph Swallow

Liquor Control
Raymond Baker
Warren Goemaere
Gustave Groat
Albert Horrigan
Don Pears
Philip Pittenger
Stephen Stopczynski
Dale Warner
Frank Wierzbicki

Marine Affairs
Francis Beedon
Edgar Geerlings
John Kelsey
James ONeill
Don Pears
Harry Rohlfs
David Serotkin
Robert Stites
Stephen Stopczynski

Mental Health
Loren Anderson
Jack Faxon
Raymond Hood
Peter Kok
David Serotkin
Joseph Snyder
Lionel Stacey
Russell Strange
Joyce Symons

Military Affairs
Stephen Stopczynski

Military and Veterans' Affairs
William Jowett
Edward Mahalak
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Philip Pittenger
Stanley Powell
Robert Stites
Edward Suski
Leonard Walton

Private Corporations
Lester Allen
George Edwards
William Hayward
James Karoub
Johannes Kolderman
Carl Little
Alfred Sheridan
James Smith
Frank Wierzbicki

Public Health
Daniel Cooper
Stanley Davis
William Jowett
Dale Kildee
Carl Little
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Lucille McCollough
Edson Root
Blair Woodman

Public Safety
Loren Anderson
Rosetta Ferguson
Gustave Groat
James Heinze
Quincy Hoffman
Edward Mahalak
Robert Stites
James Tierney
Frank Wierzbicki

Public Utilities
Lester Allen
Robert Davis
Donald Holbrook
Edward Mahalak
Harry Rohlfs
Thomas Sharpe
Alfred Sheridan
Joyce Symons
Richard Young

Retirement
John Bennett
James Bradley
James Heinze
William Jowett
Carl Little
Edson Root
Clifford Smart
Richard Young

Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Harold Clark
George Edwards
Daisy Elliott
James Karoub
Stanley Powell
Allen Rush
J. Stevens
Dale Warner
William Weber

Roads and Bridges
Lester Allen
Thomas Anderson
Martin Buth
Daniel Cooper
Robert Davis
Stanley Davis
Josephine Hunsinger
Michael Novak
Edson Root
Raymond Smit
Nelson Tisdale

Social Services and Corrections
Rosetta Ferguson
Johannes Kolderman
Robert Mahoney
Matthew McNeely
Philip Pittenger
Allen Rush
Thomas Sharpe
Lionel Stacey
Edward Suski

State Affairs
Robert Davis
James DelRio
Josephine Hunsinger
Dominic Jacobetti
Peter Kok
Albert Kramer
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Vincent Petitpren
Thomas Sharpe
J. Stevens
DeForrest Strang
Nelson Tisdale
Thomas White

Taxation
Martin Buth
Melvin DeStigter
William Fitzgerald
James Folks
Robert Mahoney
George Montgomery
E[verette] OBrien
Harry Rohlfs
Allen Rush
Roy Spencer
Russell Strange
Dale Warner
Richard Young

Tourist Industry Relations
John Bennett
Dennis Cawthorne
Bill Huffman
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Alex Pilch
George Prescott
DeForrest Strang
Joyce Symons
Nelson Tisdale
Leonard Walton
Hal Ziegler

Towns and Counties
Francis Beedon
James Callahan
Raymond Kehres
Anthony Licata
Alex Pilch
Stanley Powell
George Prescott
James Smith
DeForrest Strang
Jackie Vaughn
Dale Warner

Youth
Raymond Baker
Gustave Groat
Quincy Hoffman
David Holmes
John Kelsey
Anthony Licata
Lucille McCollough
Allen Rush
Lionel Stacey
Jackie Vaughn

Senate Committees


Administrative Rules
Robert Huber
Sander Levin

Agriculture and Economic Development
Basil Brown
Gilbert Bursley
Robert Richardson
Anthony Stamm
Charles Youngblood

Appropriations
Frank Beadle
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
Raymond Dzendzel
George Kuhn

Conservation and Tourist Industry
Oscar Bouwsma
Arthur Cartwright
James Gray
Luther Lodge
Gordon Rockwell

Corporations
John Bowman
George Fitzgerald
James Fleming
Robert Huber
George Kuhn

Education
Gilbert Bursley
Sander Levin
Robert VanderLaan
Harold Volkema
Coleman Young

Elections
William Faust
James Gray
Robert Richardson
Gordon Rockwell
Anthony Stamm

Health, Social Services and Retirement
N. Beebe
Arthur Cartwright
Harry DeMaso
George Fitzgerald
George Kuhn

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

Interstate Cooperation
Frank Beadle
Gilbert Bursley
Emil Lockwood
Robert VanderLaan

Judiciary
Basil Brown
Roger Craig
James Fleming
Luther Lodge
Robert Richardson

Labor
N. Beebe
Oscar Bouwsma
Roger Craig
Stanley Novak
Robert VanderLaan

Legislative Council
Frank Beadle
Raymond Dzendzel
Robert VanderLaan
Charles Zollar

Municipalities
William Faust
Robert Huber
George Kuhn
John McCauley
Anthony Stamm

Senate Business
John Bowman
Gilbert Bursley
Raymond Dzendzel
Emil Lockwood
Robert VanderLaan

State Affairs
Robert Huber
Michael OBrien
Thomas Schweigert
Harold Volkema
Charles Youngblood

Taxation
Harry DeMaso
Emil Lockwood
John McCauley
Gordon Rockwell
Coleman Young