Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Paula; 5 Children
Birth date: 09/28/1948
Birthplace: Risco, MO
Home City: Mayville MI
Religion: Baptist

Profession

Owner/Operater, Green's Log Rails and Custom Log Furniture, 2003-2010 Tool and Die Maker for General Motors, 1966-94

Education

Attended, Flint Junior College

Committees

Appropriations
Banking and Financial Institutions
Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes
Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Subcommittee on Capital Outlay
Subcommittee on the Department of Environmental Quality
Subcommittee on the Department of Natural Resources

SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 414 Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Requires health care providers to treat autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 414 Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

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SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 414 Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Requires health care providers to treat autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 414 Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Requires health care providers to treat autism
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 291 Repeals Motorcycle Helmet Law
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 756 Prohibits Teens from Using Cell Phones While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4929 Prohibits Union Dues Deductions from School Employee Paychecks
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 971 Repeals Collective Bargaining Rights for Graduate Research Assistants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 751 Photo Identification Requirements for Absentee Voters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5085 Prohibits public employers from deducting political contributions from employee paychecks
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 754 Requires Photo Identification to Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 751 Photo Identification Requirements for Absentee Voters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5085 Prohibits public employers from deducting political contributions from employee paychecks
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4701 Amends the State Employee Retirement System
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4770 Prohibits Public Employers from Providing Medical Benefits to Public Employees
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 806 Reducing Unemployment Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SB 693 Establishes MIHealth Marketplace Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4326 Prohibits State Agencies from Adopting Rules Stricter than Federal Rules
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 693 Establishes MIHealth Marketplace Health Insurance Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4005 School Board Election Dates
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 137 Bullying Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 619 Cyber Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 160 Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 160 Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 348 1 Percent Tax on Paid Health Insurance Claims
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4409 Amending the Social Welfare Act
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4410 Amending the Jet Program of the Social Welfare Act
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4409 Amending the Social Welfare Act
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4410 Amending the Jet Program of the Social Welfare Act
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4625 Teacher Tenure Standards
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4628 Amends Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Teachers
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4625 Teacher Tenure Standards
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4628 Amends Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Teachers
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4780 Congressional Redistricting Based on 2010 Census
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 498 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4780 Congressional Redistricting Based on 2010 Census
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 498 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4325 Education Appropriations for 2011-2013
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4526 2011-2012 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4325 Education Appropriations for 2011-2013
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 7 Employee Contribution to Health Care Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4479 Interstate Compact and Business Tax
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4484 State Tax on Retirement Distributions for Judges and State Officials
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4483 State Tax on Retirement Distributions for Public Library Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4481 Public School Employees' Pension and Tax Exemption
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4361 Income Tax Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4480 Tax Exemption and Pension Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4362 Business Tax Reductions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4408 Employment Compensation Fund
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4214 Fiscal Accountability for Local Governments and School Districts
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 158 Collective Bargaining Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4216 Local Governments Fiscal Accountability
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 158 Collective Bargaining Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4216 Local Governments Fiscal Accountability
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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