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Senate logs dozens of gubernatorial appointments; referrals sent to government operations committee

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer submitted multiple appointments to state boards and commissions; the Senate recorded the names on the floor and referred the slate to the Committee on Government Operations.

The Michigan Senate recorded a list of gubernatorial appointments submitted by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and referred the nominations to the Committee on Government Operations.

Speaker 2 read names for a range of boards and commissions. Appointments entered on the record included Dax Richter and Kelly Fedeli to the Board of Architects; Jeremy Schenck to the Michigan Asparagus Marketing Program advisory board; Deborah Guido Allen, Gregory Solwin and Archie Drake to the Certificate of Need Commission; Tiffany De Bruin, Brandon Davis, Kyle Butler, Juan Ortiz, Corey Barkman and Adrian Van Langveld to the Michigan Community Corrections Board; Monica Peach to the Hispanic Latino Commission of Michigan; and Karen Casper, Harold Fitch, Robert McCure, James Hoquette, Daniel Fountain and Marius Grazulis to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum advisory board. Additional entries included Chad Tressler to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards; Dennis McPherson Pratt to the Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science; Rebecca Humphreys to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission; Ryan Johnson to the Michigan Potato Industry Commission; Zachary Baker to the State Board of Professional Surveyors; and Lauren Vanquillin and Waverly Jones to the Michigan Board of Social Work.

Speaker 1 said the appointments are referred to the Committee on Government Operations as provided under Senate rules. No confirmation votes were taken on the floor during this session.