Don Koivisto
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".
Donald W. Koivisto (born August 18, 1949) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.[1]
Political career
Koivisto was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1980. During his time there, he chaired the Agriculture Committee and helped write the state's right-to-farm act.[2][3] In 1990, Koivisto was elected a Michigan State Senator from the 38th district, succeeding Joe Mack, who had represented much of the Upper Peninsula since 1960. Koivisto served as state senator until 2003 when he was term-limited. In August 2007, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture appointed Koivisto as Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture.[4][5]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ 1985-1986 Michigan Manual: State Representative Donald W. Koivisto
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Michigan Legislature: Public Act 93 of 1981
- ↑ Koivisto, Donald W.: The Political Graveyard
- ↑ "Agriculture Commission Names Donald Koivisto As New State Agriculture Director" Template:Webarchive MDA Press Release, August 13, 2007
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pages with script errors
- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Ironwood, Michigan
- Central Michigan University alumni
- Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Michigan state senators
- State cabinet secretaries of Michigan
- 21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature
- 20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature