Who’s new in the Michigan House of Representatives
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Jan 05, 2021
The House Chamber pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake
Facebook Share
The new legislative session brings with it substantial turnover for the Michigan House of Representatives, which will have 28 new lawmakers serving their first full terms in office.
Most of the freshman class will fill House seats vacated by members who hit their six-year term limit serving in the state House, although some defeated incumbents or are replacing members who sought other offices last fall.
Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, and Democratic Leader-elect Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, will fill the leadership slots left open by the departures of former Reps. Lee Chatfield and Christine Greig.
He s really scared, she said.
Ferguson knows her husband could die in prison from the virus. COVID-19 should not be a death sentence, she said. If something happens and he dies from COVID, how sinister is that? Ferguson said. Why is it their fault, why do they have to die? That s sad.
Ferguson was one of a few dozen people who protested Friday outside the prison in Madison Township.
The protest was organized by state Rep. Jewell Jones, D-Inkster, and featured other state representatives, advocacy organizations and formerly incarcerated individuals who called for the immediate release of prisoners awaiting release and more humane treatment for all who are incarcerated.
Protest calls for better health care for prisoners - News - The Daily Telegram - Adrian, MI lenconnect.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lenconnect.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.