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House Government Operations Committee

Below is information on the Committee members.

Note:

There are five members; 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats.

All have business education and business experience.

Most state they are concerned about andsay they are fighting for jobs.

House Government Operations Committee

HB 6006 referred to this House Committee on Government Operations on November 8, 2012.

Committee Chair - Republican State Rep. Jim Stamas

E-mail:  jimstamas  Phone:  517-373-1791

Office:  Capitol Building 153 

Majority Floor Leader

District 98, Midland

State Representative Jim Stamas was elected to his second term in the Michigan House

of Representatives in November 2010, representing portions of Midland and Saginaw

counties.

COMMITTEES

Stamas serves as majority floor leader of the Michigan House.  He also chairs the

House Government Operations Committee and serves on the House Regulatory Reform Committee.

EDUCATION

Stamas holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University

and an associate's degree in business management from Delta College.

PROFESSIONAL

Stamas is the owner and former general manager of Pizza Sam's, the eatery in Midland

the Stamas family has owned for nearly 50 years. Prior to running the family business,

Stamas was self-employed as a realtor and was project manager at Case Systems.

PUBLIC OFFICES AND AFFILIATIONS

Stamas is a former two-term Midland County commissioner. He was a Midland Township trustee from 1997-2004. He served on the boards of the Midland Downtown Development Authority, Midland Downtown Business Association, and Midland County Planning Commission.

PERSONAL

Jim and wife, Marsha, have been married for more than 25 years, and have a daughter

and a son.

PUBLIC SERVICE

Stamas served his country honorably in both the U.S. Army and the Michigan National

Guard. In recognition of Jim's effectiveness and leadership his colleagues elected

him Majority Floor Leader, for the 96th Session of the Legislature. As Majority Floor

Leader, Stamas is charged with setting the overall agenda and direction for the House

of Representatives. It is Stamas's responsibility as Majority Floor Leader to run

the House agenda, call for votes and share responsibility for decisions on procedural

matters.

Vice-Chair - House Government Operations Committee  

Republican State Rep. Aric Nesbitt

E-mail:  aricnesbitt at house.mi.gov  Phone:  517-373-0839

Office:  Anderson Building 1099

Republican State Rep. Aric Nesbitt was first elected to the Michigan House in November 2010.  He represents the 80th District, which includes all of Van Buren County, City of

Otsego and the townships of Otsego and Watson in Allegan County.

EDUCATION

Nesbitt is a graduate of Lawton High School, attended Kalamazoo Valley Community

College during high school, and worked his way through Hillsdale College, earning

a bachelor's degree in economics. He also has a master's degree in international

business.

PROFESSIONAL

Nesbitt most recently was the lead Republican staffer for the bipartisan Congressional

Natural Gas Caucus, which is dedicated to more American jobs and less foreign oil,

and the Congressional Steel Caucus, which is working to protect American manufacturing jobs. He also worked as a legislative director in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Early in his career, Nesbitt worked for former State Representative and State Senator Tom George.

PERSONAL

Nesbitt grew up on a six-generation family dairy and grape farm south of Lawton in

Porter Township and continues to reside in Porter Township. He is the son Gordon

and Ann Nesbitt and the middle of five children. He is a member of the National Rifle

Association, Van Buren County Farm Bureau, South Haven Steelheaders, Paw Paw and

South Haven Chambers of Commerce, and Van Buren and Allegan County Republican Parties.

He has served as a Republican precinct delegate, on the Van Buren County Executive

Committee, and a delegate to the Michigan State Republican Convention. Nesbitt is

also a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a nonpartisan

individual membership organization of state legislators which favors federalism and

limited government public policy solutions.

Republican State Rep. Tom McMillin

E-mail:  tommcmillin at house.mi.gov  Phone:  517-373-1773

Office:  Anderson Building 894

State Representative Tom McMillin was elected to second term in the Michigan House

of Representatives in November 2010, representing residents of Rochester, Rochester

Hills, and Oakland Township. McMillin serves on three committees, including Regulatory, Reform, Government Operations and chair of Oversight, Reform and Ethics Committee.

EDUCATION

Tom has a bachelor's degree in Accounting/Economics from the University of Michigan.

PROFESSIONAL

Tom is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) business owner and has experience as a

chief financial officer for a diverse range of corporate clients.

PAST PUBLIC OFFICES AND AFFILIATIONS

Tom is an active member of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, a former Oakland County commissioner, a former Auburn Hills City Council member, former mayor of Auburn Hills, and a Republican National Delegate in 1996 and 2000.

PERSONAL

Tom is married to Dalila McMillin, and has three daughters Jessica, Anna and Leah.

Democrat Rep. Vicki Barnett

E-mail:  vickibarnett at house.mi.gov  Phone:  517-373-1793

Office:  Anderson Blbd. 886

State Representative Vicki Barnett is serving her second term in the Michigan House.

She represents the 37th House District, which includes the cities of Farmington and

Farmington Hills.****

As State Representative, Barnett is focusing on:

Creating good-paying jobs now in high-demand industries like renewable energy, life

sciences, and biotechnology.

Fighting the outsourcing of our workers' jobs while creating more jobs here in Michigan.

Protecting funding for our schools and improving access to higher education so all

Michigan residents can get the preparation they need for good-paying jobs in emerging

industries.

Increasing accountability for legislators and encouraging bipartisan cooperation.

Before coming to the House, Barnett served on the Farmington Hills City Council from

1995 to 2003 and as Mayor of Farmington Hills from 2003 to 2007. As mayor, Barnett

worked with state and federal officials to improve police, fire and emergency communications and crafted legislation to encourage economic redevelopment in metropolitan areas.

Education

Barnett is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, receiving her master's

in business administration in 1991. A former investment consultant, Barnett also

served as the president of the Michigan Municipal League, chair of the Data Advisory

Council for the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and as a board member

of the National League of Cities.

Personal

Barnett and her husband, Mark, live in Farmington Hills. They have two grown children,

Samantha and Jordan.

Democrat Rep. Andrew Kandrevas

E-mail:  aAndrewkandrevas at house.mi.gov  Phone:  517-373-0845

Office:  Anderson Building 692

State Representative Andrew J. Kandrevas is serving his second term in the Michigan

House of Representatives. He represents the 13th House District, which includes Southgate, Wyandotte, Riverview and Trenton.

Before coming to the House in 2009, Kandrevas served as council president for the

city of Southgate in addition to running his own law office. He also served on Southgate's Planning Commission prior to being elected to the City Council.

During his legal career, Kandrevas worked as a member of the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office; assistant city attorney and prosecutor for the city of Lincoln Park; and staff attorney to Detroit City Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel.

In 2006, Kandrevas opened his own law office in the same Southgate building where

his father, 28th District Court Judge James Kandrevas, had practiced law throughout

Kandrevas' childhood.

Kandrevas is past-president of the Southgate Democratic Club and the Michigan Hellenic

Bar Association and a member of the Southgate Kiwanis.

Kandrevas is a resident of Southgate, where he was raised and has lived much of his

life. He graduated from Southgate Aquinas High School in 1993 and went on to receive

his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan in 1997.

He earned a degree from Wayne State University Law School in 2001.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joe Sontag 
To: VENDORSMI List 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:51 AM
Subject: [Vendorsmi] More Useful Info On HB6006

HB6006, a Michigan House Bill that would exempt the State Legislature from the Business Enterprise Program, is currently in the House Committee on Government Operations.  Attached is a list of the Committee members, with details of each member's political, professional and personal backgrounds.  I suggest strongly that you read the attached file and contact each of the representatives on this committee and explain why this Bill is a bad idea.  At this point, they probably have no clue what the truth is regarding BSBP/MCB and why a capable, motivated, qualified blind person has not been found for the State Plate.

Call me at (517) 256-2514 or e-mail me at:

suncat0 at gmail.com

with any questions you may have or with information you wish to pass along.  

Joe Sontag

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