List of majority leaders of the Michigan Senate
Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate | |
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Incumbent Winnie Brinks since January 1, 2023 | |
Michigan Senate | |
Formation | 1959 |
First holder | Frank D. Beadle |
The Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate is the leader of the majority party in the upper chamber of the Michigan Legislature. Elected by the members of the majority caucus, the majority leader has the authority under the rules of the Senate to name members to committees, refer legislation to committee, and perform other duties required by the rules or by state law.[1]
Senator | Party | Hometown | District | Session years | |
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Frank D. Beadle | Republican | St. Clair | 34 | 1959–1963 | |
Stanley G. Thayer | Republican | Ann Arbor | 33 | 1963–1965 | |
Raymond D. Dzendzel | Democratic | Detroit | 7 | 1965–1967 | |
Emil Lockwood | Republican | St. Louis | 30 | 1967–1971 | |
Robert VanderLaan | Republican | Kentwood | 31 | 1971–1974 | |
Milton Zaagman | Republican | Grand Rapids | 32 | 1974–1975 | |
William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. | Democratic | Detroit | 1 | 1975-1976 | |
William Faust | Democratic | Westland | 13 | 1976–1984 | |
John Engler | Republican | Mt. Pleasant | 35 | 1984–1991 | |
Richard Posthumus | Republican | Alto | 31 | 1991–1999 | |
Dan DeGrow | Republican | Port Huron | 27 | 1999–2003 | |
Ken Sikkema | Republican | Grandville | 28 | 2003–2007 | |
Mike Bishop | Republican | Rochester | 12 | 2007–2011 | |
Randy Richardville | Republican | Monroe | 17 | 2011–2015 | |
Arlan Meekhof | Republican | Ottawa | 30 | 2015–2019 | |
Mike Shirkey | Republican | Jackson | 16 | 2019–2023 | |
Winnie Brinks | Democratic | Grand Rapids | 29 | 2023– |
References
- ^ 2011-2012 Michigan Manual: Senate Majority Leaders, 1959-2011
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Members of the Michigan State Senate
102nd Legislature (2023–2025)
- President of the Senate
- Garlin Gilchrist (D)
- President pro tempore
- Jeremy Moss (D)
- Majority Leader
- Winnie Brinks (D)
- Minority Leader
- Aric Nesbitt (R)
- ▌Erika Geiss (D)
- ▌Sylvia Santana (D)
- ▌Stephanie Chang (D)
- ▌Darrin Camilleri (D)
- ▌Dayna Polehanki (D)
- ▌Mary Cavanagh (D)
- ▌Jeremy Moss (D)
- ▌Mallory McMorrow (D)
- ▌Michael Webber (R)
- ▌Paul Wojno (D)
- ▌Veronica Klinefelt (D)
- ▌Kevin Hertel (D)
- ▌Rosemary Bayer (D)
- ▌Sue Shink (D)
- ▌Jeff Irwin (D)
- ▌Joe Bellino (R)
- ▌Jonathan Lindsey (R)
- ▌Thomas Albert (R)
- ▌Sean McCann (D)
- ▌Aric Nesbitt (R)
- ▌Sarah Anthony (D)
- ▌Lana Theis (R)
- ▌Jim Runestad (R)
- ▌Ruth Johnson (R)
- ▌Dan Lauwers (R)
- ▌Kevin Daley (R)
- ▌John D. Cherry (D)
- ▌Sam Singh (D)
- ▌Winnie Brinks (D)
- ▌Mark Huizenga (R)
- ▌Roger Victory (R)
- ▌Jon Bumstead (R)
- ▌Rick Outman (R)
- ▌Roger Hauck (R)
- ▌Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
- ▌Michele Hoitenga (R)
- ▌John Damoose (R)
- ▌Ed McBroom (R)