John Mathias Engler is an American politician,lawyer,businessman,and lobbyist who served as the 46th governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. Considered one of the country's top lobbyists,he is a member of the Republican Party.
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician. Since 2021,she has served as the 16th United States Secretary of Energy. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011,as the first woman to hold each office.
Richard R. Chrysler is an American businessman and former politician who was a U.S. Representative from Michigan from 1995 until 1997.
Rodney Earl Slater is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Prior to being appointed to the Clinton Cabinet,Slater served as the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1997.
DLA Piper is a law firm with offices in over 40 countries across the Americas,Asia Pacific,Europe,Africa,and the Middle East.
Lawrence "Larry" W. Reed,also known as Larry Reed,is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE),where he has served as the Humphreys Family Senior Fellow since May 2019. Before joining FEE,Reed served as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy,a Midland,Michigan-based free-market think tank. To date,he remains Mackinac's president emeritus.
Tom Chris Korologos was an American lobbyist,political advisor,and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Belgium.
William Duncan Schuette is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd attorney general of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Senate in 1990 and for Governor of Michigan in the 2018 gubernatorial election.
James Campbell McLaughlin was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Frank Joseph Kelley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office,from 1961 to 1999,made him both the youngest and oldest attorney general in the state's history,and led to his nickname as the "Eternal General". He won ten consecutive terms of office. He was the longest serving state attorney general in United States history,until Tom Miller of Iowa surpassed his longevity record in 2019—although Kelley still holds the record for longest continuous tenure as an attorney general. In 37 years of service as Michigan's chief law enforcement officer,he worked in concert with five Michigan governors.
Gary Charles Peters Sr. is an American lawyer,politician,and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Michigan since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district,which included the eastern half of Detroit,the Grosse Pointes,Hamtramck,Southfield,and Pontiac,from 2009 to 2015.
Richard Harold Headlee was an American businessman and politician from Michigan. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 1982 election. He was also known as the author of the Headlee Amendment,which requires voters' approval for many tax increases in Michigan.
The 1982 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2,1982. Incumbent Governor William Milliken decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth full term as governor. The primary elections occurred on August 10,1982. Businessman Richard Headlee narrowly defeated incumbent lieutenant governor James Brickley in a four way race on the Republican side. Congressman James Blanchard defeated Michigan Senate Majority Leader William B. Fitzgerald Jr. by a wide margin a fractured seven way race. Blanchard won the general election by a relatively comfortable 6.31% margin. Blanchard became the first Democrat to win the governor’s mansion in Michigan in 22 years.
The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States gubernatorial elections held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican governor John Engler,after serving three terms,was ineligible to run again. A 1992 constitutional amendment limited the governor to two terms,even if they are nonconsecutive,effective with the 1994 election. Engler's lieutenant governor Dick Posthumus,also a Republican,ran in his place. Jennifer Granholm,then Attorney General of Michigan,ran on the Democratic Party ticket. Douglas Campbell ran on the Green Party ticket,and Joseph M. Pilchak ran on the Constitution Party ticket.
The 1986 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4.
Robert Joseph Giuffra Jr. is an American attorney. He is Co-Chair and a partner of Sullivan &Cromwell in New York,and is a member of their Management Committee.
Chicago Options Associates (COA) is a finance company in Chicago,Illinois which specializes in trading options and futures contracts. It was founded in 1987 by Oliver R. W. Pergams and Michael E. Davis. In 1994 Davis was its chief executive officer,hiring then-graduate student Jimmy Wales as research director;Wales served in this position until 1998.
Dennis O. Cawthorne is a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives and as a member and chairman of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. He is a partner in the Kelley Cawthorne lobbying firm in Lansing with former Michigan Attorney General Frank J. Kelley.
Gilbert DiNello was a member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature between 1979 and 1994.
