The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor to serve staggered six-year terms. No more than two Commissioners may represent the same political party. One commissioner is designated as chairman by the Governor.
| Period Started | Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner | Dominant Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/21/2025 | Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Katherine Peretick (I) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Shaquila Myers (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
D |
The table below shows each group of Commissioners who served together, along with their dates of service and the dominant party at the time.
| Period Started | Period Ended | Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner | Dominant Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/1947 | 07/02/1949 | S. B. White (R) (7/9/47 - 11/50) Appt'd by Gov. Sigler |
S. L. Marshall (R) (3/17/45 - 7/2/51) Appt. by Gov. Kelly |
H. L. Woolfenden (D) (7/10/47 - 7/2/49) Appt'd by Gov. Sigler |
R |
| 07/02/1949 | 01/01/1950 | J. H. McCarthy (D) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
S. L. Marshall (R) | S. B. White (R) Passed away 11/50 |
R |
| 01/02/1951 | 07/02/1951 | J. H. McCarthy (D) | S. L. Marshall (R) (Resigned 7/2/51) |
John M. Veale (D) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
D |
| 10/12/1951 | 05/12/1954 | J. H. McCarthy (D) | M. E. Hunt (R) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
John M. Veale (D) (Resigned 5/12/54) |
D |
| 09/16/1954 | 08/03/1956 | J. H. McCarthy (D) | M. E. Hunt (R) | William B. Elmer (D) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
D |
| 08/06/1956 | 01/05/1957 | J. H. McCarthy (D) (Resigned 1/5/57) |
M. E. Hunt (R) | James H. Lee (D) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
D |
| 01/06/1957 | 07/01/1957 | — | M. E. Hunt (R) | James H. Lee (D) | — |
| 07/01/1957 | 07/01/1957 | William R. Hart (D) Appt'd by Gov. Williams ** Not approved by State Senate |
M. E. Hunt (R) | James H. Lee (D) | D |
| 07/02/1957 | 08/08/1957 | Otis M. Smith (D) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
M. E. Hunt (R) (Resigned 8/8/57) |
James H. Lee (D) | D |
| 08/09/1957 | 10/24/1959 | Otis M. Smith (D) (Resigned 10/24/59) |
Thomas M. Burns (R) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
James H. Lee (D) | D |
| 11/18/1959 | 01/09/1961 | George E. Hill (D) Appt'd by Gov. Williams |
Thomas M. Burns (R) | James H. Lee (D) (Resigned 1/9/61) |
D |
| 01/10/1961 | 05/07/1961 | George E. Hill (D) (Resigned 5/7/61) |
Thomas M. Burns (R) | John E. Tormey (D) Appt'd by Gov. Swainson |
D |
| 05/08/1961 | 07/01/1961 | — | Thomas M. Burns (R) | John E. Tormey (D) | — |
| 07/02/1961 | 01/28/1963 | James H. Inglis (D) Appt'd by Gov. Swainson ** Not approved by State Senate |
Thomas M. Burns (R) | John E. Tormey (D) | — |
| 01/29/1963 | 04/23/1963 | Thomas M. Burns (R) (became Chair 1/29/63) |
George Washington (R) Appt'd by Gov. Romney |
John E. Tormey (D) | R |
| 04/24/1963 | 10/15/1963 | Thomas M. Burns (R) (Resigned 10/15/63) |
George Washington (R) | John E. Tormey (D) | R |
| 10/15/1963 | 03/01/1964 | Robert J. McIntosh (R) Appt'd by Gov. Romney (Resigned 3/1/64) |
George Washington (R) (Acting Chairman 3/2/64 - 4/1/64) |
John E. Tormey (D) | R |
| 04/02/1964 | 01/08/1966 | Peter B. Spivak (R) Appt'd by Gov. Romney |
George Washington (R) (Resigned 1/8/66) |
John E. Tormey (D) | R |
| 01/10/1966 | 05/14/1967 | Peter B. Spivak (R) | Willis F. Ward (R) Appt'd by Gov. Romney |
John E. Tormey (D) (Resigned 5-14-67) |
R |
| 05/15/1967 | 11/26/1968 | Peter B. Spivak (R) (Resigned 11/26/68) |
Willis F. Ward (R) | William Boos, Jr. (D) Appt'd by Gov. Romney |
R |
| 01/08/1969 | 07/02/1971 | Willis F. Ward (R) (became Chair 1/8/69) |
Lenton G. Sculthorp (R) Appt'd by Gov. Romney |
William Boos, Jr. (D) (Resigned 7/2/71) |
R |
| 08/09/1971 | 01/02/1973 | Willis F. Ward (R) (Resigned 1/2/73) |
Lenton G. Sculthorp (R) | William R. Ralls (D) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
R |
| 01/04/1973 | 07/02/1975 | William G. Rosenberg (R) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
Lenton G. Sculthorp (R) | William R. Ralls (D) | R |
| 08/05/1975 | 07/02/1977 | Daniel J. Demlow (R) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
Lenton G. Sculthorp (R) | William R. Ralls (D) (Resigned 7/2/77) |
R |
| 08/09/1977 | 07/19/1979 | Daniel J. Demlow (R) | Lenton G. Sculthorp (R) (Resigned 7/19/79) |
Willa Mae King (D) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
R |
| 07/23/1979 | 02/09/1980 | Daniel J. Demlow (R) | Eric J. Schneidewind (R) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
Willa Mae King (D) (Resigned 2/9/80) |
R |
| 05/28/1980 | 10/16/1981 | Daniel J. Demlow (R) (Resigned - 10/16/81) |
Eric J. Schneidewind (R) | Edwyna G. Anderson (D) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
R |
| 10/28/1981 | 09/09/1985 | Eric J. Schneidewind (R) Appt'd Chair 10/28/81 (Resigned 9/9/85) |
Matthew E. McLogan (R) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
Edwyna G. Anderson (D) (Reappt'd 7/2/83) |
R |
| 09/10/1985 | 10/06/1985 | Peter Walters (D) (9/9/85 - 10/6/85) |
Matthew E. McLogan (R) | Edwyna G. Anderson (D) | D |
| 10/07/1985 | 09/09/1988 | William E. Long (I) Appt'd by Gov. Milliken |
Steven M. Fetter (R) Appt'd by Gov. Blanchard |
Edwyna G. Anderson (D) (Resigned 9/9/88) |
— |
| 10/26/1988 | 12/31/1990 | William E. Long (I) | Steven M. Fetter (R) | Ronald E. Russell (D) Appt'd by Gov. Blanchard (Reappt'd 7/2/89) |
— |
| 01/01/1991 | 09/30/1991 | Steven M. Fetter (R) (Appt'd Chair by Gov. Engler |
William E. Long (I) (Resigned 9/30/91) |
Ronald E. Russell (D) | — |
| 10/01/1991 | 10/09/1993 | Steven M. Fetter (R) (Reappt'd 7/2/93) (Resigned 10/9/93) |
John L. O'Donnell (R) Appt'd by Gov. Engler |
Ronald E. Russell (D) | R |
| 11/01/1993 | 07/02/1995 | John G. Strand (R) Appt'd by Gov. Engler |
John L. O'Donnell (R) | Ronald E. Russell (D) | R |
| 07/03/1995 | 10/18/1995 | John G. Strand (R) | John L. O'Donnell (R) (Resigned 10/18/95) |
John C. Shea (D) Appt'd by Gov. Engler |
R |
| 12/01/1995 | 10/02/1998 | John G. Strand (R) | David A. Svanda (R) Appt'd by Gov. Engler (Reappt'd 7/3/97) |
John C. Shea (D) (resigned 10/2/98) |
R |
| 10/03/1998 | 05/10/1999 | John G. Strand (R) | David A. Svanda (R) | — | R |
| 05/11/1999 | 01/05/2001 | John G. Strand (R) (Reappt'd 8/2/99) (Resigned 1/5/01) |
David A. Svanda (R) | Robert B. Nelson (I) Appt'd by Gov. Engler (Reappt'd 8/2/99) |
R |
| 01/16/2001 | 07/02/2003 | Laura Chappelle (R) Appt'd by Gov. Engler (Reappt'd 6/23/2001) |
David A. Svanda (R) (Resigned 7/02/03) |
Robert B. Nelson (I) | R |
| 08/04/2003 | 07/02/2005 | J. Peter Lark (D) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
Laura Chappelle (R) | Robert B. Nelson (I) (Resigned 7/2/2005) |
— |
| 07/03/2005 | 07/13/2007 | J. Peter Lark (D) (resigned 7/13/07) |
Laura Chappelle (R) (resigned 6/07/07) |
Monica Martinez (D) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
D |
| 07/14/2007 | 08/28/2007 | — | Steve Transeth (I) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
Monica Martinez (D) | — |
| 08/29/2007 | 12/03/2009 | Orjiakor N. Isiogu (D) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
Steve Transeth (I) | Monica Martinez (D) | D |
| 12/04/2009 | 09/01/2011 | Orjiakor N. Isiogu (D) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
Greg White (I) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
Monica Martinez (D) | D |
| 09/02/2011 | 10/16/2011 | Orjiakor N. Isiogu (D) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
Greg White (I) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
— | — |
| 10/17/2011 | 07/02/2013 | John D. Quackenbush (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Orjiakor N. Isiogu (D) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
Greg White (I) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
— |
| 07/03/2013 | 08/01/2015 | John D. Quackenbush (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Greg White (I) Appt'd by Gov. Granholm |
I |
| 08/02/2015 | 01/03/16 | John D. Quackenbush (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Norman J. Saari (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
R |
| 01/04/2016 | 07/31/2016 | Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Norman J. Saari (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
John D. Quackenbush (R) (Resigned 3/31/16) |
R |
| 08/01/2016 | 12/31/2018 | Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Norman J. Saari (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Rachael Eubanks (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder (Resigned 12/31/2018) |
I |
| 01/01/2019 | 02/24/2019 | Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Norman J. Saari (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
— | — |
| 02/25/2019 | 08/08/2019 | Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Norman J. Saari (R) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder (Resigned 08/08/2019) |
Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
— |
| 08/09/2019 | 09/08/2019 | Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
— | — |
| 09/09/2019 | 07/26/2020 | Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder |
Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Tremaine L. Phillips (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
D |
| 07/27/2020 | 12/31/2020 | Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Sally A. Talberg (I) Appt'd by Gov. Snyder (Resigned 12/31/2020) |
Tremaine L. Phillips (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
D |
| 01/04/2021 | 04/26/2023 | Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Tremaine L. Phillips (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer (Resigned 04/26/2023) |
Katherine Peretick (I) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
D |
| 04/27/2023 | 07/22/2023 | Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Katherine Peretick (I) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
— | — |
| 07/23/2023 | 07/01/2025 | Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Katherine Peretick (I) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Alessandra Carreon (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
D |
| 07/02/2025 | 07/20/2025 | Dan Scripps (D) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
Katherine Peretick (I) Appt'd by Gov. Whitmer |
— | — |
