Tom Leonard (Michigan politician)

Tom Leonard

Speaker-designate of the Michigan House of Representatives
Taking office January 11, 2017
Succeeding	Kevin Cotter
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 93rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2013
Preceded by	Paul Opsommer
Personal details
Born	(1981-04-20) April 20, 1981 Flint
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jenell
Children	1
Residence	DeWitt Township
Alma mater	University of Michigan (B.A., 2004) Michigan State University (J.D., 2007)
Website	State Representative Tom Leonard

Tom Leonard is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. A Republican running for his first elected office, he was elected in 2012 to succeed term-limited Paul Opsommer.

Prior to his election, Leonard served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Michigan and was part of the Special Crimes Division of the Genesee County Prosecutor's Office.^[1] Leonard is also the chairman of the DeWitt Public Safety Committee, a member of the St. Johns Kiwanis Club, and a member of the DeWitt Lions Club.^[2]

In November 2016, Leonard was selected by the House Republican Caucus to serve as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 2017-18 legislative session, succeeding term-limited Speaker Kevin Cotter.^[3]

Leonard's wife Jenell is the External and Strategic Coordinator for Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley.^[4]

References

Campaign website

↑ State Representative Tom Leonard
↑ Gongwer News Service: Representative Tom Leonard
↑ Kathleen Gray (November 10, 2016). "DeWitt legislator elected Michigan speaker of the House". Detroit Free Press.
↑ Michigan Executive Office Staff List

Members of the Michigan House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Kevin Cotter (R) Speaker pro tempore: Tom Leonard (R) Majority Floor Leader: Aric Nesbitt (R) Minority Leader: Tim Greimel (D) Clerk: Gary L. Randall

Brian Banks (D) Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (D) Wendell Byrd (D) Rose Mary Robinson (D) Fred Durhal III (D) Stephanie Chang (D) LaTanya Garrett (D) Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) Harvey Santana (D) Leslie Love (D) Lauren Plawecki (D) Erika Geiss (D) Frank Liberati (D) Paul Clemente (D) George Darany (D) Robert Kosowski (D) Bill LaVoy (D) Sarah Roberts (D) Laura Cox (R) Vacant Kristy Pagan (D) John Chirkun (D) Pat Somerville (R) Anthony G. Forlini (R) Henry Yanez (D) Jim Townsend (D) Robert Wittenberg (D) Patrick Green (D) Tim Greimel (D) Jeff Farrington (R) Marilyn Lane (D) Andrea LaFontaine (R) Ken Goike (R) Sheldon Neeley (D) Jeremy Moss (D) Peter Lucido (R) Christine Greig (D) Kathy Crawford (R) Klint Kesto (R) Mike McCready (R) Martin Howrylak (R) Lana Theis (R) Jim Tedder (R) Jim Runestad (R) Michael Webber (R) Bradford Jacobsen (R) Henry Vaupel (R) Pam Faris (D) Phil Phelps (D) Charles Smiley (D) Joseph Graves (R) Gretchen Driskell (D) Jeff Irwin (D) David Rutledge (D) Adam Zemke (D) Jason Sheppard (R) Nancy Jenkins (R) Eric Leutheuser (R) Aaron Miller (R) Jon Hoadley (D) Brandt Iden (R) John Bizon (R) David Maturen (R) Earl Poleski (R) Brett Roberts (R) Aric Nesbitt (R) Tom Cochran (D) Andy Schor (D) Sam Singh (D) Rick Outman (R) Tom Barrett (R) Ken Yonker (R) Chris Afendoulis (R) Rob VerHeulen (R) David LaGrand (R) Winnie Brinks (D) Thomas Hooker (R) Dave Pagel (R) Al Pscholka (R) Mary Whiteford (R) Dan Lauwers (R) Gary Howell (R) Paul Muxlow (R) Edward J. Canfield (R) Ben Glardon (R) Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R) Mike Callton (R) Roger Victory (R) Amanda Price (R) Daniela Garcia (R) Holly Hughes (R) Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) Tom Leonard (R) Tim Kelly (R) Vanessa Guerra (D) Charles Brunner (D) Joel Johnson (R) Gary Glenn (R) Kevin Cotter (R) Jon Bumstead (R) Ray Franz (R) Philip Potvin (R) Bruce Rendon (R) Larry C. Inman (R) Triston Cole (R) Vacant Lee Chatfield (R) Ed McBroom (R) John Kivela (D) Scott Dianda (D)

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Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives

Convis Whipple Bingham Acker Fuller Biddle Bingham McClelland Lothrop Hanscom Crary Peck Buel Chapman Harris Thurber Quackenboss Lovell Stout Shaw Mussey Cutcheon Read Warner Woodman Croswell Hoyt Rich Moffatt Howard Clark Markey Diekema Wachtel Tateum Gordon Adams Carton Master Whelan Campbell Baker Currie Smith Rice Read Warner Welsh Wells Gardner Ming Bradley Schroeder Nugent Knox Van Valkenburg Van Peursem Pears Green Kowalski Waldron Ryan Crim Owen Dodak Hertel Hillegonds Hertel Perricone Johnson DeRoche Dillon Bolger Cotter Leonard (designate)

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