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The Michigan Lobby Registration Act, Public Act 472 of 1978, was enacted in order to provide public disclosure of the activities of persons who attempt to influence the actions of state level public officials. Under Section 6(1) of the Act, a person is defined as "a business, individual, proprietorship, firm, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, labor organization, company, corporation, association, committee, or any other organization or group of persons acting jointly, including a state agency or a political subdivision of the state." The Lobby Act does not function as a licensing requirement for persons who intend to lobby public officials. The Lobby Act does require persons, who make expenditures or receive compensation or reimbursement for lobbying activities in excess of thresholds, specified under the Act, to register and report as lobbyists or lobbyist agents with the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections.
Lobbying is defined as any direct contact with a lobbyable public official, whether face-to-face, by telephone, letter, electronic media, or any other means, the purpose of which is to influence the official's legislative or administrative actions.
Lobbyable Public Officials are specified under Section (5) of the Act. Officials in the executive branch are specified under Section 5(9). Officials in the legislative branch are specified under Section 5(10). Lobbyable public officials are essentially those persons, defined under statute, who may use personal discretion in deciding whether or not to engage in some type of legislative or administrative action. Lobbyable Public Officials are defined in the following sections of the Michigan Lobby Registration Act.
(9) "Official in the executive branch" means the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general; or an individual who is in the executive branch of state government and not under civil service; a classified director, chief deputy director, or deputy director of a state department. This includes an individual who is elected or appointed and has not yet taken, or an individual who is nominated for appointment to, any of the offices or agencies enumerated in this subsection. An official in the executive branch does not include a person serving in a clerical, non-policy-making, or non-administrative capacity.
(10) "Official in the legislative branch" means a member of the legislature, the auditor general, the deputy auditor general, an employee of the consumer's council, the director of the legislative retirement system, or any other employee of the legislature other than an individual employed by the state in a clerical or non-policy-making capacity.
John E. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director
Kimberly Woolridge, Deputy Executive Director
Marcelina Trevino, Director, Enforcement
Katie Adrianse, Communications Manager
Tyra Khan, Director, Disability Rights & Compliance
Abdel Aly, Director, Finance & Management Services
Kenya Lowe, Director, Division on Deaf, Deaf Blind & Hard of Hearing
Alfredo Hernandez, Equity Officer
Lamont Satchel, General Counsel
Marlene Cain, Director, Investigations
Harold Core, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Public Information
Anne Urasky, Legislative Liaison
Danita Wimbush, State Administrative Manager, Education
Kammy Frayre, State Administrative Manager, Contract Compliance, Business Certification & FOIA Unit
John Gnodtke, State Personnel Director
Jonathan Patterson, Deputy Director
Sue C. Carnell, Chief Deputy Superintendent
Michele Harmala, Deputy Superintendent
Diane Golzynski, Deputy Superintendent
Delsa Chapman, Deputy Superintendent
Bob Wheaton, Director, Office of Public and Governmental Affairs
State Board of Education Members
Garlin Gilchrist II, Lt. Governor
JoAnne Huls, Chief of Staff
Tricia L. Foster, Chief Operating Officer
Mark Totten, Chief Legal Counsel
Zack Pohl, Principal Deputy Chief of Staff
Maria Martinez, Deputy Chief of Staff
Kara Cook, Director of Legislative Affairs
Elizabeth Hertel, Director
David Knezek, Chief Operating Officer
Jean Ingersoll, Chief Administrative Officer
Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive
Emily Skrzypczak, Chief of Staff
Laura Blodgett, Senior Deputy Director, Communications Administration
Chardae Burton, Director of Legislative Affairs
Amy Epkey, Senior Deputy Director, Financial Operations Administration
Megan Groen, Chief Deputy Director, Health Services
Dwayne Haywood, Senior Deputy Director, Economic Stability Administration
Stacie Sampson, Inspector General & Senior Deputy Director
Sarah Lyon-Callo, Senior Deputy Director, Public Health Administration
George Mellos, Senior Deputy Director, State Hospitals Administration
Beth Nagel, Senior Deputy Director, Policy Planning & Operational Support Administration
Sudhakar Ramaswamy, Senior Deputy Director, Strategic Integration Administration
Matthew Rick, Senior Deputy Director, Legal Affairs Administration
Tim Click, Interim Senior Deputy Director, Children's Services Administration
Beverly Walker-Griffea, Director
Emily Laidlaw, Deputy Director, Office of Early Childhood Education
Rawlan Lillard II, Deputy Director, Office of Educational Partnerships
Jason Wilson, Deputy Director, Office of Strategic Talent Preparation
Sarah Szurpicki, Deputy Director, Office of Higher Education
Anne Zerbe, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Michigan Veteran Homes
BG Ravindra Wagh, Assistant Adjutant General - Army
BG Daniel Kramer II, Assistant Adjutant General - Air
Michael Price, Senior Deputy Director, State Operations, Director of Strategic Planning
Terry Sabo, Director of MVAA
Scott Bowen, Director
Shannon Lott, Natural Resources Deputy
Kristin Phillips, Chief Administrative Officer
Kyle Guerrant, Acting Director
Phillip Jeffery, Chief Financial Officer
Jared Ambrosier, Chief Procurement Officer
Jayson Cavendish, Chief Security Officer
Caleb Buhs, Chief Deputy Director
Anthony Estell, Office of Retirement Services, Director
Rex Menold, Chief Security Officer
Heather Frick, Agency Services, Director
Scott Powell, Michigan Center of Data Analytics, Director
Sherri Irwin, Office of Support Services, Director
Michael Turnquist, State Facilities Administration, Director
Jennifer Flood, State Budget Office, Director
Ryan Speidel, Office of the Child Advocate, Director
Liza Estlund Olson, Office of the State Employer, Director
Brad Wieferich, Director
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