House and Senate Committee Changes

Liz Gullett

Dec 02, 2016

For the remainder of the legislative term, Speaker Kevin Cotter (R-Mount Pleasant) has made replacement committee assignments to fill the committee vacancies created by the resignation of former Representative Kurt Heise (R-Plymouth Township). Below are the new assignments:

Speaker-elect Representative Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Townships), Chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee
Representative Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), member of the Elections Committee
Representative Henry Vaupel (R-Handy Township), member of the Local Government Committee
Representative Pat Somerville (R-New Boston), member of the Judiciary Committee

Following the special election of Senator Ian Conyers (D-Detroit), the Senator has been given the following committee assignments:

Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
Economic Development and International Investment Committee, Minority Vice Chair
Energy and Technology Committee
Transportation Committee, minority vice chair

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