Governor James J. Blanchard Governor James Blanchard joined the DLA Piper Law Firm in Washington, D.C. upon the conclusion of his duties as United States ambassador to Canada in April 1996. Mr. Blanchard was named ambassador to Canada in May…

Vice President, United Auto Workers Irving Bluestone Irving Julius Bluestone (1917–2007) was chief negotiator for almost a half a million workers at General Motors in the 1970s, and an advocate of worker participation in management. He became a protege of…

House GOP Leader Dennis O. Cawthorne In 1966, Cawthorne ran for the Michigan House of Representatives and was victorious. He served in the House for 12 years, four of them as Republican leader. He won admiration from the Democratic Speaker…

Founder, Michigan Legislative Consultants Thomas J. Cleary Former Michigan Deputy Treasurer, Thomas J. Cleary, founded Michigan Legislative Consultants in 1965. Tom was a native of Escanaba. in the U.P. After his high school graduation, he served in the U.S. Air…

Catholic Conference Director Francis J. Coomes Mr. Francis J. Coomes, who came to the Michigan Catholic Conference as executive director of Catholic Charities of Michigan, was entrusted with the responsibility of developing the mission of the Conference in accordance with…

Michigan House Speaker Bobby Crim Elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, Bobby served 8 years as the speaker of the House. In 1977 he organized the Crim Road Race for Michigan Special Olympics. He had three goals: to run…

Judge Robert Danhof Judge Danhof has had a distinguished career as a United States Attorney, Constitutional Convention delegate, at the Constitutional Convention he was the chairman of the committee on the judicial branch. The Judge was also a candidate for…

U.S. Congressman John D. Dingell John D. Dingell proudly represents Michigan’s Fifteenth Congressional District, which includes parts of Wayne and Washtenaw Counties and all of Monroe County. On January 5, 2011, Congressman Dingell was officially sworn in for his 29th…

Attorney Tom Downs Tom Downs, a Lansing Michigan attorney, political activist, election law specialist and, was a delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention in 1961-1962 and later served as a member of the Board of Control of the Grand Valley…

GOP Committeeman Peter B. Fletcher Peter B. Fletcher, a lifelong Ypsilanti resident, business owner, Republican activist was well known locally for his philanthropy and radio appearances and for conducting weekly “Fletcher Forum” events where Republicans, Democrats and independents gathered to…