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Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, speaks on the Senate floor Tuesday on
House Bill 4019, which would enable private funds that he and Sen.
Adam Hollier raised to reimburse National Guard troops for money spent
on meals. April 20th 2021 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, speaks on the Senate floor Wednesday
urging the adoption of Senate Resolution 21, his measure calling on
the federal government to provide safe, quality meals to members of
the Michigan National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C. March 3rd 2021 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, speaks from the Senate floor Thursday
on Senate Bill 858, his measure continuing COVID-19 protections. April 30th 2020 | |
State Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, (third from left) and Rep. Ben
Frederick, R-Owosso, (third from right) presented a state of Michigan
tribute to Michigan Works! 2020 Impact Award recipient Matt McNamara
of Owosso on Wednesday at a celebration in Lansing. March 4th 2020 | |
State Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, stands with GM Manufacturing
Executive Director Mike Trevorrow in front of a 2020 Chevrolet
Traverse Premier Redline Edition, the 3 millionth vehicle the Lansing
Delta Township plant has produced since opening in 2006. Barrett
visited the plant Friday as the company celebrated the milestone. February 21st 2020 | |
State Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, on Friday talks with GM Lansing
Delta Township employee Darrell Kransz (right), who has worked for GM
for 43 years and was chosen to drive a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse
Premier Redline Edition off the production line. The car is the 3
millionth vehicle the Lansing Delta Township plant has produced since
opening in 2006. February 21st 2020 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed Xavier DeGroat of Delta
Township and his father Freddie DeGroat to the Michigan Capitol
on Wednesday night as his guests for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's
2020 State of the State address. DeGroat is the founder of the
Xavier DeGroat Autism Foundation and was diagnosed with autism
at age 4. He worked with Barrett on Senate passage of Senate
Bill 278, which would help bridge the communications gap between
law enforcement and people on the autism spectrum. January 30th 2020 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed Chaplain Lloyd Scharer
to the state Capitol on Wednesday to deliver the invocation
before Senate session. Scharer is the chaplain coordinator for
Michigan Department of Corrections and is also the volunteer
chaplain for Eaton County Sheriff's Office and Delta Township
Fire Department. January 29th 2020 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed Chaplain Lloyd Scharer
to the state Capitol on Wednesday to deliver the invocation
before Senate session. Scharer is the chaplain coordinator for
Michigan Department of Corrections and is also the volunteer
chaplain for Eaton County Sheriff's Office and Delta Township
Fire Department. January 29th 2020 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed the Rev. Jason Georges to
the state Capitol on Thursday. Georges is the senior pastor at
Immanuel Baptist Church of Corunna and delivered the invocation
before Senate session. September 26th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed the Rev. Jason Georges to
the state Capitol on Thursday. Georges is the senior pastor at
Immanuel Baptist Church of Corunna and delivered the invocation
before Senate session. September 26th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, introduces U.S. Army and Iraq War
veteran Brian Daniels during the Michigan Senate's 25th Annual
Memorial Day Service. Daniels was the keynote speaker for the
ceremony, which honored the sacrifices of all the state's fallen
soldiers. Daniels was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for the
wounds he received in combat in the Iraq War. After learning to
walk again, he became a personal trainer and now runs a boxing
and fitness studio in Lansing. May 23rd 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed Gold Star Mother Cheryl
Dreasky to the state Capitol on Thursday as his guest for the
Michigan Senate's 25th Annual Memorial Day Service, which
honored the state's fallen soldiers. Her son, Sgt. Duane
Dreasky, served with Barrett and was severely wounded in 2005
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle
in Iraq. He suffered burns on over 75% of his body and died from
his injuries in 2006. Last year, Barrett passed Public Act 547
to dedicate a portion of M-5 in the city of Novi as the "Staff
Sergeant Duane J. Dreasky Memorial Highway." May 23rd 2019 | |
Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Tom
Barrett, R-Charlotte, listens to Xavier DeGroat of Delta
Township testify on Wednesday in support of Barrett's
legislation to help bridge the communications gap between law
enforcement and people on the autism spectrum. DeGroat is the
founder of the Xavier DeGroat Autism Foundation and was
diagnosed with autism at age 4. Senate Bill 278 would allow a
vehicle owner - or their family member - who is on the autism
spectrum, is deaf or has hearing loss to choose to put a
"Communication Impediment" designation on a vehicle
registration. This voluntary designation would be visible to law
enforcement when reviewing the vehicle's registration through
the Law Enforcement Information Network - signaling to the
officer that the owner or a family member has autism or a
hearing issue. This would also be available on a driver's
license for a driver with autism or a hearing issue. May 22nd 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed Xavier DeGroat of Delta
Township to testify before the Senate Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday in support of Barrett's
legislation to help bridge the communications gap between law
enforcement and people on the autism spectrum. DeGroat is the
founder of the Xavier DeGroat Autism Foundation and was
diagnosed with autism at age 4. May 22nd 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed the Rev. Dennis Howard to
the state Capitol on Thursday. Howard is the pastor at Most Holy
Trinity Church in Fowler and delivered the invocation before Senate
session. April 25th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed the Rev. Dennis Howard to
the state Capitol on Thursday. Howard is the pastor at Most Holy
Trinity Church in Fowler and delivered the invocation before Senate
session. April 25th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, on Friday talked with Shiawassee
County homeowners affected by a tornado that touched down Thursday
evening. Barrett joined Rep. Ben Frederick, R-Owosso, to see the
impact of the storm, which damaged over 60 homes with 12 properties
being reported as total losses. March 15th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, celebrated National Reading Month by
reading to second-grade students at Wacousta Elementary School in
Grand Ledge on March 1. In an effort to promote the importance of
reading, Barrett will continue reading to students at local
elementary schools throughout the month. March 4th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed Chris Stewart of Grand
Ledge to the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday night as his guest for
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2019 State of the State address. Stewart
is CEO of CW Leadership and a former strength coach at Olivet
College and Michigan State University. He currently serves as
chair of the Eaton County Republican Party. February 13th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed the Rev. Chris Beard and
his son Noah to the state Capitol on Wednesday. Beard is the pastor
at First Baptist Church in Williamston and delivered the invocation
before Senate session. January 16th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, welcomed the Rev. Chris Beard to the
state Capitol on Wednesday. Beard is the pastor at First Baptist
Church in Williamston and delivered the invocation before Senate
session. Beard's son Noah and Sen. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, joined
Barrett and Beard for the invocation. January 16th 2019 | |
Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, was sworn in as senator for the
24th District on Wednesday during a ceremony at the state
Capitol. Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman
administered the oath of office. Barrett was joined on the
Senate floor by his wife Ashley and their children Patrick,
Eleanora and Gwendolyn. Barrett's father Patrick, mother Mary
Anne, father-in-law Patrick Allen, mother-in-law Jeanene Allen,
and family friend Louanne Planchon were also in attendance for
the ceremony. January 9th 2019 |