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Private Law
Practice and Consulting. Michigan and Washington, D.C., 1993 to present.
Representative
of clients in fields of: health care; telecommunications; environmental
legislation and regulations; state and municipal economic development;
access to federal grants and contracts; regulation of business; defense
base closures; Department of Energy site cleanups; EPA Superfund eligibility;
Great Lakes and Detroit Port Authority Development.
Vice-Chair,
National Environmental Policy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1993 to present.
Member of
Congress, 14th District, Michigan, 1981-1992.
Elected to
Congress from a district encompassing portions of the City of Detroit,
and Wayne, Oakland and MacComb County suburbs for six terms. Retired in
1993 at the conclusion of the 102nd Congress.
- Michigan
Delegation, Democratic Whip
- Chairman,
Oceanography and Great Lakes Subcommittee, House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee
- Chairman,
Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee
- Vice
Chairman and Member, Executive Committee, House Democratic Study Group
- Co-Chair,
Ukraine and Baltic States Caucus
- Select
Committee on Aging; Health and Long-Term Care Subcommittee
- Research
and Development Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee
- Department
of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities Panel
- Military
Personnel and Compensation Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee
- Subcommittee
on Merchant Marine, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Assembly Delegate
- U.S.
Delegate to the United Nations, Rio Earth Summit Conference
- Chairman,
House Task Force on Defense Department Waste, Fraud and Abuse
- Procurement
and Military Nuclear Systems Subcommittee
- Seapower,
Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee
- Fisheries,
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee
- Coast
Guard Subcommittee
- Panama
Canal/Outer Continental Shelf Subcommittee
Notable
Achievements
Authored National Marine Sanctuaries Reauthorization and Improvement
Act to preserve and expand marine sanctuaries; obtained funding for Center
for Advanced Technology (Focus Hope) machinist and engineering training
center for disadvantaged youth; authored law establishing Baltic Nations
Freedom Day; authored first National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
authorization; authored legislation improving marine biodiversity programs;
reformed Pentagon acquisition practices; authored Coastal Zone Management
Act; authored Great Lakes Protection Act; authored provisions in act providing
for targeted Defense procurement to firms in areas of high unemployment;
and, authored act establishing national Day of Solidarity.
Member, Michigan
State House of Representatives, 12th District, 1974-1980.
Elected to
State Legislature from a district located in the City of Detroit for three
terms.
- Chairman,
House Judiciary Committee
- Chairman,
Joint Committee on Michigan Port Development
- Vice-Chairman,
House Policy Committee
- Joint
House-Senate Committee on Administrative Rules
- Labor
Committee
- Public
Safety Committee
- Consumers
Committee
- Economic
Development Committee
- Senior
Citizens Retirement Committee
- Criminal
Justice Commission
- Law Revision
Commission
- Chairman,
Special Committee on Child Abuse Prevention
- Chairman,
Michigan Crime Prevention Task Force
Notable
Achievements
Presided
over major revision of Michigan Juvenile, Probate, and Condemnation Codes;
chaired reorganization of Michigan court system; authored Michigan Public
Act mandating minimum prison sentences for handgun crimes; authored various
consumer protection acts; and, created authorization for local governments
to establish port authorities.
Office of
the Attorney General, State of Michigan, Lansing, MI. Summer, 1973.
Tax Division.
Responsible for development of legislation and administrative rules.
Staff Assistant
to Member, Detroit City Council, Detroit, MI. 1972.
ADMINISTRATION OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
Chairman, Dukakis for President, State of Michigan
Chairman, Carter for President, 14th District, Michigan
Directed campaign for Supreme Court Justice Blair Moody, Jr., Michigan
Directed campaign for Supreme Court Justice G. Mennen Williams, Michigan
Democratic Party Field Staff, Director, MacComb County, Michigan
Campaign Manager, Detroit City Council President Carl Levin
EDUCATION
J.D.
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI. 1974
Wayne Law Review; Student-Faculty Council; Treasurer, Student Board of
Governors; ABA Student Delegate
B.S. Cum
Laude, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. 1971
President, Student Government; Dean's List; Debate Scholarship and Awards;
Resident Advisor
CIVIC
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
President,
Michigan State Society
Michigan State Criminal Justice Commission
Medal of Freedom award from first freely-elected Latvian Parliament
Congressman of the Year, Detroit Audubon Society
Friend of Poland Award, Central Citizens Committee of Metro Detroit
National Institute on Adult Care Award
Michigan Legislator of the Year, Police Officers Association of Michigan
State Bar of Michigan
Board of Directors, Michigan Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1973
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