Paul Tesanovich (born January 29, 1952) was a Democratic member of the

Michigan House of Representatives 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 ...

, serving the western end of the

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from 1995 through 2000. He also served three separate times on the

Baraga County Baraga County ( ) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,158, making it Michigan's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is L'Anse. The county is named after Bishop ...

Board of Commissioners and a period as chairman of the board. A former U.P. staffer for then-Speaker Curtis Hertel, Tesanovich was elected to the House in a special election on April 6, 1994 (to replace Stephen Shepich who left office following the House Fiscal Agency scandal), defeating former incumbent

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Stephen Dresch.147 Cong Rec. E633 (Rep. Stupak)
Tribute to Former Michigan State Representative Paul Tesanovich
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