Jason Wentworth | |
---|---|
77th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 13, 2021 –January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Lee Chatfield |
Succeeded by | Joe Tate |
Speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 9,2019 –January 13,2021 | |
Preceded by | Lee Chatfield |
Succeeded by | Pamela Hornberger |
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 97th district | |
In office January 1,2017 –January 1,2023 | |
Preceded by | Joel Johnson |
Succeeded by | Matthew Bierlein |
Personal details | |
Born | September 23,1982 Clare,Michigan,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | St. Petersburg College (BA) Central Michigan University (MA) |
Jason Wentworth (born September 23,1982) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives. [1] Prior to his election to the House,Wentworth worked for the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and was a member of the United States Army. [2]
After graduating high school,Wentworth joined the United States Army. He spent five years as a military police officer and completed a tour in South Korea. Wentworth earned his bachelor's degree from St. Petersburg College in Florida and his master's degree in Leadership from Central Michigan University. [3]
Prior to being elected to the Michigan House,he was the East Central Michigan Regional Coordinator for the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.
Following the 2020 Michigan House of Representatives election where the GOP caucus maintained its 58–52 majority,Wentworth was selected by his Republican colleagues to serve as Speaker of the House for the 2021-22 legislative sessions,to succeed the term-limited Lee Chatfield. [4]
Sander Martin Levin is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019,representing Michigan's 9th congressional district. Levin,a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan,is a former ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee;he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011. He is the older brother of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin,and the father of former Congressman Andy Levin,his successor.
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members,each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents,based on population figures from the 2010 U.S. Census. Its composition,powers and duties are established in Article IV of the Michigan Constitution.
James Marcinkowski is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and former administrative staff attorney in the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office (Michigan),and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2006 election for the United States House of Representatives in Michigan's 8th Congressional District. He is one of the former CIA officers who has spoken about the consequences of the Plame affair.
Jenniffer Aydin González Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the 20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. González has served in leadership positions in the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) and in the Republican Party of the United States. These positions included being the chairwoman of the Puerto Rico Republican Party,speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico,and vice-chair of the PNP. González is the youngest person to be Resident Commissioner and the first woman to hold the role.
Jason Allen is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002 and a member of the state senate from 2003 to 2010. He represented the 37th district,which includes Grand Traverse,Antrim,Charlevoix,Emmet,Cheboygan,Presque Isle,Chippewa and Mackinac Counties.
Kevin Elsenheimer is an American judge,lawyer and politician from Republican Party and a former minority leader of the Michigan House of Representatives. He is the former Director of the Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency and Deputy Director and Senior Deputy Director of Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). He served in the cabinet of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder as Executive Director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). He was appointed 13th Circuit Court Judge by Governor Rick Snyder in January 2017.
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties,covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
Mark Edward Green is an American politician,physician,and retired U.S. Army major who has served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Green has chaired the Committee on Homeland Security since 2023. Before his election to Congress,he served in the Tennessee Senate from 2013 to 2018,representing the 22nd district.
Thomas More Barrett is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan Senate from the 24th district. A Republican,he previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. Prior to his election to the House,Barrett served as a liaison between the Michigan Department of Treasury and the office of the Governor of Michigan. Barrett was the Republican nominee in the 2022 election for Michigan's 7th congressional district,which he lost to incumbent Democrat Elissa Slotkin.
Gary Glenn is an American political activist and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the state's 98th district,2015–2018,as a Republican. He has campaigned to prohibit compulsory union membership or financial support as a condition of employment,and as president of the American Family Association of Michigan,he coauthored a 2004 amendment to the state constitution which—with overwhelming voter approval—defined marriage as only between one man and one woman until it was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lee Roberson Chatfield is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was first elected from the 107th House district in 2015. He was speaker pro tempore from 2017 to 2019,and speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.
Pamela L. Hornberger is an American politician. Hornberger is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
James Lower is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 70th district since 2017. Lower previously served on the Ionia County Board of Commissioners,was the Village Manager of Edmore,Michigan,and was the campaign manager for Brian Calley's state senate campaign in 2010.
Jason Crow is an American lawyer,veteran,and politician serving as the United States representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district since 2019. Crow is the first member of the Democratic Party to represent the district,which encompasses several of Denver's eastern suburbs,including Aurora,Littleton,Centennial,and Thornton.
Matthew Maddock is an American politician in the Republican Party serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. His district,the 44th,represents areas covering Highland Township,Milford Township,Springfield Township,White Lake Township,and part of Waterford Township. In his first term,Maddock was appointed to be the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation,as well as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. A Republican,Maddock was first elected in 2018. Prior to being elected to the 110-member Michigan House of Representatives,he was a businessman in Oakland County.
Adam Hollier is the director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Hollier served in the Michigan Senate,representing the 2nd Senate district,serving Wayne County including Detroit,the Grosse Pointes,Hamtramck,Harper Woods,and Highland Park from 2018 to 2022.
Robert J. Bezotte is a Michigan politician.
Mike Giallombardo is an American politician,businessman,and current Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 77th district. He assumed office on November 3,2020.
Jason Morgan is a politician who represents the 23rd District in the Michigan House of Representatives. He previously served as a Washtenaw County commissioner representing the board's 8th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Juan Guadalupe Ciscomani III is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district since 2023.