Sixty-Third Legislature, 1945-1946
Session Details
Start Date: 1/3/1945
End Date: 12/31/1946
Elect Date: 11/7/1944
Sworn in Date: 1/3/1945
House Leadership
Speaker
Howard Nugent
Speaker Pro Tempore
Victor Knox
Senate Leadership
President Pro Tempore
Harry Hittle
House Committees
Aeronautics
Albert Zak
John Schuch
Raymond Snow
Hugo Nelson
Spencer Howarth
James Goulette
Jack Ellstein
Richard Deadman
Fred Dingman
Agriculture
David Young
Dora Stockman
Bert Storey
Floyd Town
Edson Root
Maurice Post
James Kirk
Vincent Klein
Carl Lindquist
George Gillespie
Thurber Cornell
Apportionment
Charles Yaeger
William Romano
Raymond Snow
Loomis Preston
Michael Novak
Sherman Loupee
Arthur MacKinnon
Jack Fuller
Henry Geerlings
Ate Dykstra
Elton Eaton
Jack Ellstein
Robert Baldwin
Boys' Vocational School
George Mathieson
Robert Montgomery
Edward Carey
John Bannasch
Charles Block
Caro State Hospital
Albert Zak
John Thomson
Alpheus Decker
Fred Dingman
Central Michigan College of Education
Paul Sienkiewicz
Palmer Landon
Walter Herrick
Joseph Chartrand
Louis Anderson
City Corporations
Paul Sienkiewicz
George Montgomery
Peter Kelly
Thomas Griffin
Ate Dykstra
Louis Freye
Albert Dimmers Jr.
William Cleary
Andrew Bolt
Coldwater State Home and Training School
Paul Sienkiewicz
James Kirk
Vincent Klein
Homer Bauer
Charles Block
Andrew Bolt
Conservation
Charles Sundstrom
John Thomson
Rupert Stephens
Hugo Nelson
John Kruse
Palmer Landon
Mark Jenema
Peter Kelly
Carl Graves
Charles Feenstra
Richard Deadman
Alpheus Decker
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Lewis Christman
Charles Block
Drainage
David Young
Raymond Snow
Fred Kircher
George Gillespie
Fred Dingman
Joseph Chartrand
William Cleary
Education
Dora Stockman
Rupert Stephens
Edson Root
Cornelius Quinn
Sherman Loupee
Frederick Miles
George Montgomery
Peter Legg
Henry Geerlings
Elections
James Murphy
Loomis Preston
Peter Legg
Carl Lindquist
Walter Herrick
Elton Eaton
William Donnelly
Joseph Chartrand
William Cleary
William Bird
Federal Relations
David Young
Thomas Morgan
John Kruse
Joseph Chartrand
James Becker
Fish and Fisheries
Rupert Stephens
Emil Peltz
Hugo Nelson
George Mathieson
Casper Kenny
Fred Dingman
Eugene Betz
Charles Block
Louis Anderson
General Taxation
Albert Zak
Charles Sundstrom
Charles Yaeger
Emil Peltz
James Kirk
Vincent Klein
John Karel
Walter Herrick
John Bresnahan
Homer Bauer
Charles Block
Andrew Bolt
Ural Acker
Louis Anderson
Geological Survey
Floyd Town
Rupert Stephens
William Romano
Cornelius Quinn
Louis Freye
Girls' Training School
Dora Stockman
Evelyn Nowak
Henry Geerlings
Ate Dykstra
James Becker
Horticulture
Charles Yaeger
William Romano
Edson Root
Palmer Landon
Jack Fuller
William Cleary
Thurber Cornell
Insurance
Bernard OBrien
Thomas Morgan
Joseph Nagel
Louis Freye
Alpheus Decker
Thurber Cornell
Lewis Christman
Robert Baldwin
Andrew Bolt
Ionia State Hospital
Bert Storey
Joseph Nagel
John Karel
Jack Fuller
Walter Herrick
Judiciary
Oliver Smith
James Stanley
Loomis Preston
Frederick Miles
Robert Montgomery
Jack Fuller
Albert Dimmers Jr.
John Bresnahan
John Bannasch
Homer Bauer
Eugene Betz
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Thomas Morgan
Peter Kelly
Thomas Griffin
Robert Baldwin
Ural Acker
Labor
Floyd Town
Paul Sienkiewicz
Casper Kenny
George Gillespie
James Goulette
Elton Eaton
Patrick Doyle
Edward Carey
Lapeer State Home and Training School
Oliver Smith
Gerald Murphy
Spencer Howarth
Henry Geerlings
Walter Herrick
Liquor Control
William Romano
Edson Root
Gerald Murphy
George Mathieson
Louis Mezzano
Spencer Howarth
James Goulette
John Bannasch
Eugene Betz
Local Taxation
Bert Storey
Robert Montgomery
John Bresnahan
Homer Bauer
William Bird
Metropolitan Affairs
Albert Zak
James Murphy
William Romano
Bernard OBrien
Michael OBrien
Gerald Murphy
Joseph Nagel
Peter Kelly
Carl Graves
William Donnelly
John Bresnahan
Frank Calvert
Lewis Christman
Eugene Betz
Michigan Children's Institute
Michael Novak
Evelyn Nowak
Carl Lindquist
Casper Kenny
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Charles Sundstrom
Louis Mezzano
Peter Legg
Frederick Kappler
James Goulette
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
John Thomson
John Schuch
George Montgomery
Thomas Griffin
Richard Deadman
Michigan Reformatory
Charles Yaeger
Thomas OBrien
Henry Geerlings
Alpheus Decker
Andrew Bolt
Michigan School for the Blind
Dora Stockman
Raymond Snow
Thomas OBrien
Fred Kircher
John Bresnahan
Michigan School for the Deaf
David Young
Raymond Snow
Robert Montgomery
George Gillespie
Thomas Griffin
Michigan Soldiers' Home
Bert Storey
Thomas Morgan
John Kruse
Louis Freye
Richard Deadman
Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
Dora Stockman
John Thomson
Rupert Stephens
Maurice Post
Arthur MacKinnon
Mark Jenema
Fred Kircher
Howard Estes
Thurber Cornell
Military and Veterans' Affairs
John Schuch
Emil Peltz
Thomas Morgan
John Kruse
James Goulette
Thomas Griffin
Howard Estes
Richard Deadman
Tracy Doll
Mount Pleasant State Home and Training School
John Schuch
Paul Sienkiewicz
Thomas OBrien
Emil Peltz
Palmer Landon
Newberry State Hospital
Charles Sundstrom
Bernard OBrien
Frederick Kappler
Jack Fuller
William Cleary
Northern Michigan College of Education
Hugo Nelson
Louis Mezzano
Peter Legg
Carl Lindquist
Louis Anderson
Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Emil Peltz
Hugo Nelson
Louis Mezzano
Charles Feenstra
Patrick Doyle
Pontiac State Hospital
Charles Yaeger
Carl Graves
Ate Dykstra
Howard Estes
Edward Carey
Printing
Cornelius Quinn
George Mathieson
George Montgomery
Thurber Cornell
Eugene Betz
Private Corporations
Michael Novak
Evelyn Nowak
Arthur MacKinnon
Fred Kircher
Charles Feenstra
Alpheus Decker
Fred Dingman
John Bannasch
Andrew Bolt
Public Health
Sherman Loupee
Arthur MacKinnon
Frederick Kappler
Fred Kircher
Jack Ellstein
Howard Estes
Charles Feenstra
Public Safety
Michael OBrien
Thomas OBrien
Thomas Morgan
Spencer Howarth
Frederick Kappler
James Becker
William Bird
Public Utilities
James Murphy
Floyd Town
Gerald Murphy
Palmer Landon
Elton Eaton
William Donnelly
Edward Carey
William Bird
Louis Anderson
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Oliver Smith
Otto Sherbeck
Maurice Post
Robert Baldwin
James Becker
Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Albert Zak
Loomis Preston
Frederick Miles
Richard Deadman
Tracy Doll
John Bresnahan
John Bannasch
Homer Bauer
Ural Acker
Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Edson Root
Otto Sherbeck
Raymond Snow
Michael OBrien
Michael Novak
Carl Graves
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Patrick Doyle
William Bird
Roads and Bridges
Otto Sherbeck
Joseph Nagel
John Kruse
Palmer Landon
Mark Jenema
Ate Dykstra
Alpheus Decker
William Cleary
William Bird
Rules and Resolutions
Thomas OBrien
Gerald Murphy
Sherman Loupee
Mark Jenema
George Gillespie
Walter Herrick
Tracy Doll
Ural Acker
Social Aid and Welfare
Michael OBrien
Cornelius Quinn
Evelyn Nowak
John Karel
Fred Kircher
Henry Geerlings
Carl Graves
Howard Estes
James Becker
State Affairs
Bert Storey
John Thomson
John Schuch
Michael OBrien
Maurice Post
Joseph Nagel
Carl Lindquist
Louis Freye
Ural Acker
State Capitol and Public Buildings
John Karel
Peter Kelly
Carl Graves
Jack Ellstein
John Bresnahan
State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
Hugo Nelson
Louis Mezzano
Peter Legg
Frederick Kappler
James Goulette
State Library
Dora Stockman
James Kirk
Vincent Klein
Spencer Howarth
Casper Kenny
State Normal College
James Murphy
Sherman Loupee
George Montgomery
Peter Kelly
Charles Feenstra
William Donnelly
State Prison of Southern Michigan
James Murphy
Floyd Town
Evelyn Nowak
Frederick Miles
Albert Dimmers Jr.
William Donnelly
State Psychopathic Hospital
Albert Zak
Emil Peltz
Cornelius Quinn
Ate Dykstra
Tracy Doll
State Sanatorium
Floyd Town
Gerald Murphy
Casper Kenny
George Gillespie
Thurber Cornell
Supplies and Expenditures
Oliver Smith
Mark Jenema
Louis Freye
Tracy Doll
John Bannasch
Towns and Counties
David Young
Bert Storey
Otto Sherbeck
Bernard OBrien
Maurice Post
Michael Novak
Robert Montgomery
Frederick Kappler
Homer Bauer
Transportation
Oliver Smith
Charles Sundstrom
John Thomson
John Schuch
Arthur MacKinnon
George Mathieson
John Karel
Patrick Doyle
Louis Anderson
Traverse City State Hospital
Otto Sherbeck
James Kirk
Vincent Klein
Mark Jenema
Jack Ellstein
Patrick Doyle
University of Michigan
Bert Storey
Edson Root
Loomis Preston
Elton Eaton
Robert Baldwin
John Bannasch
James Becker
Village Corporations
Bernard OBrien
Loomis Preston
Louis Mezzano
Frederick Miles
Robert Baldwin
Ways and Means
Joseph Warner
Harry Phillips
David Morrison
Alexander MacKay
Victor Knox
Joseph Leszynski
T. Hoxie
Henry Graebner
Arnell Engstrom
John Espie
Byron Courter
Frank Calvert
Rollo Conlin
Western Michigan College of Education
Michael OBrien
Sherman Loupee
Joseph Chartrand
Robert Baldwin
Ural Acker
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Bernard OBrien
Gerald Murphy
Edward Carey
Lewis Christman
Charles Block
Senate Committees
Agriculture
Don VanderWerp
Elmer Porter
Daniel Ryan
Alvin Hampton
Frank Heath
George Girrbach
Banks and Corporations
William Vandenberg
Charles Youngblood
Alvin Hampton
Gordon Bonine
Fred Burritt
George Girrbach
Otto Bishop
Conservation
Colin Smith
Harold Tripp
James Milliken
Daniel Ryan
Henry Kozak
Fred Burritt
Ben Carpenter
Education
Harold Tripp
Clarence Reid
M. Saur
Alvin Hampton
Charles Blondy
Murl DeFoe
Elections
Charles Youngblood
Alvin Hampton
George Higgins
Ivan Johnston
William Lee
Carl Delano
Finance and Appropriations
Audley Rawson
William Vandenberg
Don VanderWerp
James Milliken
Elmer Porter
M. Saur
Charles Blondy
Gordon Bonine
Otto Bishop
Highways
Anthony Wilkowski
Haskell Nichols
Henry Kozak
William Lee
Fred Burritt
Ben Carpenter
Carl Delano
Otto Bishop
Insurance
Audley Rawson
Colin Smith
Robert MacDonald
Stanley Nowak
Elmer Porter
M. Saur
Murl DeFoe
Judiciary
Colin Smith
Anthony Wilkowski
Charles Youngblood
Robert MacDonald
Haskell Nichols
Clarence Reid
Harry Hittle
Ivan Johnston
Labor
Colin Smith
Don VanderWerp
Clarence Reid
Harry Hittle
Gordon Bonine
Liquor Control
Harold Tripp
William Vandenberg
Frank Heath
Harry Hittle
Henry Kozak
Murl DeFoe
Municipalities
Charles Youngblood
James Milliken
Haskell Nichols
Daniel Ryan
Ben Carpenter
Perry Greene
Public Health and Social Aid
Robert MacDonald
Stanley Nowak
Gordon Bonine
Ben Carpenter
Carl Delano
Perry Greene
Public Utilities and Transportation
Anthony Wilkowski
Haskell Nichols
Frank Heath
Ivan Johnston
Ben Carpenter
Perry Greene
Rivers, Harbors and Airports
Stanley Nowak
Frank Heath
William Lee
Charles Blondy
Carl Delano
George Girrbach
Senate Business and Rules
Audley Rawson
Elmer Porter
George Higgins
William Lee
Charles Blondy
Perry Greene
Otto Bishop
State Affairs
Audley Rawson
William Vandenberg
Don VanderWerp
Anthony Wilkowski
Robert MacDonald
George Higgins
Fred Burritt
Murl DeFoe
Taxation
James Milliken
Stanley Nowak
Clarence Reid
Daniel Ryan
M. Saur
George Higgins
Ivan Johnston
Veterans' and Military Affairs
Harold Tripp
Harry Hittle
Henry Kozak
George Girrbach