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Sen. Tom Casperson (3/8/2011)

 

LANSING, Mich.— State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, welcomed Michigan Technological University President Glenn Mroz as his guest to Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.  (1/18/2012)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, (left) stands with Pastor John Fish (center) of the First Baptist Church in Iron River and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley on the floor of the Michigan Senate, Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Fish opened Senate session with an invocation.  (10/18/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, welcomed Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore park rangers Jim Northrup (left) and Tim Colyer (right) to the floor of the Senate on Thursday. Superintendent Northrup and Chief Ranger Colyer were in town to testify in support of Caspersons Senate Bill 617, which establishes concurrent state-federal law enforcement jurisdiction on federally owned lands. (10/6/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Senate Bill 580, which he sponsored. The legislation establishes Caylees Law in Michigan, establishing a felony of up to two years imprisonment for a person convicted of failing to report to law enforcement that a child in their care has gone missing. (9/27/2011)

 

Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, (left) and Sen. Joe Hune, R-Hamburg Township, welcome Carrie Cramer, of the DeYoung Family Zoo in Wallace, Mich. and star of the Nat Geo Wild show My Life is a Zoo, to the state Capitol. Cramer traveled to Lansing to testify before the Senate Agriculture Committee in support of Senate Bill 210, which is designed to benefit Michigan zoos. The measure was approved by the Senate panel. (6/30/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, pictured left, welcomed Major Bill Cox of the Salvation Army to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Cox, of Escanaba, delivered the invocation before Senate session. (6/1/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, (pictured left) and outdoor advocate, rocker Ted Nugent testified in support of Senate Bill 248 during a hearing of the Senate Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes Committee. The bill would effectively restrict the Michigan Department of Natural Resources from purchasing additional land without surrendering some of the nearly 4.6 million acres it presently owns.  (5/31/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, welcomed Dana and Ellen Varney from L'Anse to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, May 18. The Varneys were recognized by the Senate during session.  (5/19/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, (pictured back row center) welcomed guests, Pastor Mike Jackson, his wife Jenny, and their children Caleb, Kate, Sierra, Svea, Nick and Lynea to the state Capitol. (4/28/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, welcomed the Michigan 4-H Youth Conservation Council to the Michigan Capitol. The group presented to the Senate Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes Committee. (4/28/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, helped welcome Super Bowl champion, Green Bay Packer Greg Jennings to the state Capitol on Thursday. Jennings, a Kalamazoo native and Western Michigan University alumnus, was recognized for his work with the Greg Jennings Foundation for Underprivileged Children and Families. Standing with Jennings are his wife Nicole with their daughter; Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker; and Casperson. (4/14/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, state Rep. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, and the Bark River-Harris High School girls basketball team appear on the historic glass floor under the Michigan Capitol dome on Thursday, March 17. The Lady Broncos visited the Capitol while in Lansing to compete in the MHSAA Girls Basketball Class D State Tournament. (3/17/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, listens as Megan Mackowiak, captain of the Bark River-Harris High School girls basketball team, addresses the Michigan Senate on Thursday, March 17. The Lady Broncos visited the Capitol while in Lansing to compete in the MHSAA Girls Basketball Class D State Tournament.  (3/17/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, pictured second from the right, listens to public testimony before a joint session of the Senate Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes, and the House Natural Resources, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation committees on Thursday, March 17.  (3/17/2011)

 

State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, addresses members of the media during a Capitol press conference introducing legislation that will reduce burdensome regulations on individuals and businesses to help create jobs and boost Michigan's economy.  (3/16/2011)

 

Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley (right) welcome Pastor Robert Derheim (center) to the Michigan Senate. Derheim is pastor at the New Life Assembly of God Church in Escanaba and delivered the invocation before Senate session.  (1/26/2011)

 

Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, escorts Governor Rick Snyder into the House chamber for the governors first State of the State address.  (1/19/2011)

 

Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, is sworn in by Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert P. Young, Jr. (left) as state senator for the 38th District. Joining Casperson on the Senate floor are his wife Diane and their family and friends.  (1/12/2011)

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