Sixty-First Legislature, 1941-1942
Session Details
Start Date: 1/1/1941
End Date: 12/31/1942
Elect Date: 11/5/1940
Sworn in Date: 1/1/1941
House Leadership
Speaker
Howard Nugent
Speaker Pro Tempore
Maurice Post
Senate Leadership
President Pro Tempore
D[avid] Brake
House Committees
Aeronautics
Robert Sawyer
Colin Smith
Joseph Kowalski
Louis Anderson
Richard Deadman
Earl Gallagher
James Goulette
James Murphy
Francis Nowak
Agriculture
Louis Priehs
Fred Rodesiler
Bert Storey
Floyd Town
Edson Root
Maurice Post
Paul Begick
Virgil Braun
John Dunlop
James Graham
Carl Lindquist
Apportionment
Horace White
Joseph Kowalski
Edward Fisher
George Higgins
Louis Anderson
James Goulette
George Harma
Warren Hooper
Mark Jenema
Oscar Kilstrom
Carl Lindquist
Alexander MacKay
John Poleski
Boys' Vocational School
Dewey Loomis
Virgil Braun
John Dunlop
John Murphy
Haskell Nichols
Caro State Hospital
John Smith
Fred Dingman
Alpheus Decker
John Dunlop
Earl McEwen
Central State Teachers' College
Colin Smith
Roy Gilbert
Walter Herrick
Palmer Landon
Robert MacDonald
City Corporations
Walter Remer
James Stanley
Clark Adams
Stanley Benedict
William Buckley
Frederick Gartner
Arthur MacKinnon
Michael OBrien
Ate Dykstra
Coldwater State Home and Training School
Stanley Weage
James Spies
Homer Allard
Yorgen Jesperson
Andrew Bolt
Conservation
Dewey Loomis
Milton Scherer
John Sabol
John Saul
William Stenson
Rupert Stephens
John Thomson
Richard Deadman
Alpheus Decker
John Dunlop
Arnell Engstrom
Harry Hermann
Edward Jeffries
Mark Jenema
Alexander MacKay
Drainage
Fred Rodesiler
John Smith
Paul Begick
Fred Dingman
James Graham
Education
John Smith
Rupert Stephens
Edson Root
Dora Stockman
Mark Jenema
Oscar Kilstrom
Peter Legg
Sherman Loupee
Joseph Nagel
Elections
Walter Remer
Colin Smith
Earl Gallagher
Harry Hermann
Yorgen Jesperson
Peter Legg
Carl Lindquist
James Murphy
Loomis Preston
Federal Relations
Milton Scherer
James Graham
Palmer Landon
F. Neller
Francis Nowak
Fish and Fisheries
Raymond Snow
William Stenson
Rupert Stephens
Louis Anderson
Paul Begick
Stanley Benedict
Fred Dingman
John Guggisberg
George Harma
General Taxation
Walter Remer
John Smith
Dora Stockman
George Higgins
Homer Allard
Charles Adams
Louis Anderson
Frederick Gartner
Roy Gilbert
George Harma
Walter Herrick
Earl McEwen
F. Neller
Geological Survey
Milton Scherer
John Saul
William Stenson
Rupert Stephens
Floyd Town
Girls' Training School
Louis Priehs
John Thomson
Dora Stockman
William Green
Gail Handy
Horticulture
Dewey Loomis
Louis Priehs
Edson Root
Robert Douma
Arnell Engstrom
Gail Handy
Yorgen Jesperson
Insurance
Walter Remer
Edward Fisher
Charles Adams
Alpheus Decker
Earl Gallagher
Joseph Nagel
Andrew Bolt
Ionia State Hospital
Bert Storey
Walter Herrick
Oscar Kilstrom
Sherman Loupee
Joseph Nagel
Judiciary
Robert Sawyer
Stanley Weage
Colin Smith
James Stanley
Walter Stockfish
Clark Adams
Stanley Benedict
Virgil Braun
Frederick Gartner
Robert MacDonald
Nelson Miles
F. Neller
Haskell Nichols
John Poleski
Loomis Preston
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Horace White
Ural Acker
Warren Hooper
Sherman Loupee
F. Neller
Labor
Robert Sawyer
James Spies
Floyd Town
Edward Fisher
George Higgins
Charles Nixon
Francis Nowak
Ate Dykstra
Lapeer State Home and Training School
Milton Scherer
George Higgins
Louis Anderson
Mark Jenema
Gerald Murphy
Liquor Control
Walter Stockfish
Edward Walsh
Edson Root
Ural Acker
William Buckley
Charles Feenstra
James Goulette
Gail Handy
Oscar Kilstrom
Local Taxation
Fred Rodesiler
James Spies
Bert Storey
William Bird
William Green
Metropolitan Affairs
Horace White
Walter Stockfish
Adam Sumeracki
Edward Walsh
Joseph Kowalski
Edward Fisher
Frank Calvert
Fred Dingman
William Buckley
Stanley Dombrowski
Earl Gallagher
Frederick Gartner
Edward Jeffries
Martin Kronk
Gerald Murphy
James Murphy
John Murphy
Joseph Nagel
Francis Nowak
Michael OBrien
John Poleski
Michigan Children's Institute
Joseph Kowalski
Edward Jeffries
Fred Kircher
Palmer Landon
Carl Lindquist
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
William Stenson
James Goulette
Harry Hermann
Walter Herrick
Peter Legg
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
Fred Dingman
Virgil Braun
Richard Deadman
Henry Graebner
William Green
Michigan Reformatory
Raymond Snow
Edward Walsh
Alpheus Decker
Robert MacDonald
Andrew Bolt
Michigan School for the Blind
Edward Walsh
Dora Stockman
John Guggisberg
Fred Kircher
Peter Legg
Michigan School for the Deaf
Raymond Snow
Virgil Braun
James Graham
Robert MacDonald
Alexander MacKay
Michigan Soldiers' Home
Walter Remer
Bert Storey
Richard Deadman
Stanley Dombrowski
Oscar Kilstrom
Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
John Smith
Rupert Stephens
John Thomson
Dora Stockman
Virgil Braun
Roy Gilbert
Mark Jenema
Fred Kircher
Arthur MacKinnon
Military Affairs
Walter Remer
Stanley Weage
Joseph Kowalski
Richard Deadman
Alpheus Decker
Stanley Dombrowski
Charles Feenstra
James Goulette
Harry Hermann
Mount Pleasant State Home and Training School
Edward Fisher
William Buckley
John Dunlop
Henry Graebner
Palmer Landon
Newberry State Hospital
John Saul
James Goulette
George Harma
Harry Hermann
Walter Herrick
Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Raymond Snow
Walter Stockfish
John Thomson
Charles Feenstra
John Guggisberg
Northern State Teachers' College
Milton Scherer
John Sabol
Arnell Engstrom
Peter Legg
Carl Lindquist
Pontiac State Hospital
John Saul
John Smith
George Higgins
Clark Adams
Stanley Benedict
Printing
John Sabol
George Harma
Warren Hooper
Earl McEwen
Ate Dykstra
Private Corporations
Robert Sawyer
John Saul
Stanley Weage
James Stanley
Robert Douma
Nelson Miles
F. Neller
Francis Nowak
Andrew Bolt
Public Health
Walter Stockfish
Charles Adams
Henry Graebner
Warren Hooper
Fred Kircher
Sherman Loupee
Public Safety
Dewey Loomis
Louis Priehs
John Sabol
Roy Gilbert
Henry Graebner
Oscar Kilstrom
Charles Nixon
Public Utilities
James Stanley
John Thomson
William Bird
Charles Feenstra
John Guggisberg
Palmer Landon
Gerald Murphy
John Murphy
Haskell Nichols
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Horace White
Maurice Post
Fred Dingman
Gail Handy
Ate Dykstra
Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
James Stanley
Clark Adams
Richard Deadman
Harry Hermann
Arthur MacKinnon
Haskell Nichols
John Poleski
Loomis Preston
Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Stanley Weage
Colin Smith
Raymond Snow
Edson Root
Stanley Benedict
William Bird
Robert Douma
Nelson Miles
Michael OBrien
Roads and Bridges
James Stanley
Clark Adams
William Bird
Alpheus Decker
Henry Graebner
Nelson Miles
Joseph Nagel
Charles Nixon
Ate Dykstra
Rules and Resolutions
Herman Dignan
Homer Allard
Robert Douma
Charles Feenstra
Edward Jeffries
Mark Jenema
Palmer Landon
Gerald Murphy
Haskell Nichols
Andrew Bolt
Social Aid and Welfare
Dewey Loomis
Louis Priehs
Fred Rodesiler
William Buckley
Arnell Engstrom
Roy Gilbert
Yorgen Jesperson
Fred Kircher
Michael OBrien
State Affairs
Bert Storey
John Thomson
Edward Walsh
Maurice Post
Homer Allard
Stanley Dombrowski
William Green
Gail Handy
Warren Hooper
State Capitol and Public Buildings
Horace White
George Higgins
Roy Gilbert
Arthur MacKinnon
John Murphy
State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
John Saul
James Spies
Carl Lindquist
Charles Nixon
State Library
Homer Allard
Charles Adams
Stanley Benedict
Arthur MacKinnon
Nelson Miles
State Normal College
Fred Rodesiler
Rupert Stephens
Warren Hooper
Edward Jeffries
James Murphy
State Prison of Southern Michigan
Floyd Town
Yorgen Jesperson
Earl McEwen
Nelson Miles
James Murphy
State Psychopathic Hospital
John Sabol
Edward Fisher
Paul Begick
Fred Kircher
John Murphy
State Sanatorium
Stanley Weage
Floyd Town
James Graham
Earl McEwen
Gerald Murphy
Supplies and Expenditures
Louis Priehs
Arnell Engstrom
Edward Jeffries
Charles Nixon
Andrew Bolt
Towns and Counties
Maurice Post
Paul Begick
James Graham
Yorgen Jesperson
Alexander MacKay
Transportation
Robert Sawyer
Ural Acker
Virgil Braun
Stanley Dombrowski
William Green
John Guggisberg
Alexander MacKay
Arthur MacKinnon
John Murphy
Traverse City State Hospital
William Bird
Robert Douma
Arnell Engstrom
Alexander MacKay
Charles Nixon
University of Michigan
Bert Storey
Edson Root
Earl Gallagher
Frederick Gartner
Henry Graebner
Robert MacDonald
Haskell Nichols
Village Corporations
Colin Smith
Charles Adams
Paul Begick
George Harma
Loomis Preston
Ways and Means
Audley Rawson
C[leveland] Williams
Adam Sumeracki
Charles Sundstrom
Joseph Warner
Frank Calvert
Byron Courter
John Espie
Ellis Faulkner
Victor Knox
Martin Kronk
Arthur Odell
James Post
Western State Teachers' College
Ural Acker
William Bird
Sherman Loupee
Michael OBrien
Loomis Preston
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Dewey Loomis
James Spies
Ural Acker
Gail Handy
John Poleski
Senate Committees
Agriculture
Charles Blondy
Carl Delano
Joseph Laframboise
Leonard Paterson
Elmer Porter
M. Saur
Don VanderWerp
Apportionment
Otto Bishop
Charles Blondy
Joseph Baldwin
William Birk
John Hammond
Chester Howell
Gilbert Isbister
Jerry Logie
James Milliken
Stanley Nowak
Leo Wilkowski
Clarence Reid
M. Saur
George McCallum
Ernest Nagel
Banks and Corporations
Otto Bishop
D[avid] Brake
John Hammond
Gilbert Isbister
Earl Munshaw
Leo Wilkowski
Ernest Brooks
College of Mines
James Burns
James Milliken
Ernest Brooks
Conservation
Charles Diggs
D. Benzie
Ben Carpenter
William Birk
Chester Howell
James Milliken
Leonard Paterson
George McCallum
Education
D. Benzie
Otto Bishop
Joseph Baldwin
Herman Dignan
Stanley Nowak
Leonard Paterson
M. Saur
Elections
Ben Carpenter
Jerry Logie
Leo Wilkowski
Leonard Paterson
Finance and Appropriations
Charles Diggs
Otto Bishop
Herman Dignan
James Milliken
Leonard Paterson
Elmer Porter
M. Saur
Calvin Town
Ernest Brooks
Don VanderWerp
Highways
D. Benzie
Ben Carpenter
Carl Delano
William Birk
Harry Hittle
Chester Howell
Gilbert Isbister
Leonard Paterson
Elmer Porter
Institutions for State Wards
Otto Bishop
Charles Blondy
James Burns
Carl Delano
James Milliken
Elmer Porter
Ernest Nagel
Insurance
Earl Burhans
Joseph Baldwin
John Hammond
Harry Hittle
Gilbert Isbister
Joseph Laframboise
Don VanderWerp
Judiciary
D. Benzie
D[avid] Brake
James Burns
Joseph Baldwin
John Hammond
Harry Hittle
Earl Munshaw
Leonard Paterson
Clarence Reid
Labor
Charles Diggs
John Hammond
Harry Hittle
Clarence Reid
George McCallum
Liquor Control
D[avid] Brake
Earl Burhans
Carl Delano
Gilbert Isbister
Jerry Logie
Calvin Town
Don VanderWerp
Michigan State College
William Birk
Harry Hittle
Stanley Nowak
Elmer Porter
Clarence Reid
Military Affairs and Aviation
Charles Diggs
Chester Howell
M. Saur
George McCallum
Ernest Nagel
Municipalities
Earl Burhans
Harry Hittle
Gilbert Isbister
Joseph Laframboise
Calvin Town
Normal Schools
D. Benzie
Charles Blondy
James Burns
Elmer Porter
George McCallum
Public Health
D[avid] Brake
James Burns
Herman Dignan
Harry Hittle
Jerry Logie
Earl Munshaw
Ernest Nagel
Public Utilities and Transportation
D. Benzie
Earl Burhans
Ben Carpenter
Carl Delano
Joseph Baldwin
John Hammond
Jerry Logie
Leo Wilkowski
Rules and Resolutions
D[avid] Brake
Ben Carpenter
Joseph Baldwin
Earl Munshaw
Senate Business
Otto Bishop
Charles Blondy
Carl Delano
Joseph Baldwin
Joseph Laframboise
Calvin Town
State Affairs
Charles Diggs
Earl Burhans
Herman Dignan
Chester Howell
Jerry Logie
James Milliken
Earl Munshaw
Calvin Town
Ernest Brooks
Taxation
Herman Dignan
Joseph Laframboise
Stanley Nowak
Clarence Reid
Calvin Town
Don VanderWerp
University
Earl Burhans
Chester Howell
Leo Wilkowski
Clarence Reid
M. Saur
Welfare and Relief
D[avid] Brake
Earl Munshaw
Stanley Nowak
Calvin Town
Ernest Brooks