Get to know your County Commissioners!
They are making decisions for you and your community.
It is the function of the Board of Commissioners to:
- Set policy for the County
- Adopt and monitor an annual budget
- Equalize property tax assessments
- Set fees
- Contract for a yearly audit of all County funds
- Ensure the legal and efficient use of tax dollars
- Appoint other Boards and Commissioners
- Adopt ordinances
- Buy land for County use and sell County- owned property
- Enter into contract and agreements on behalf of Leelanau County
Members of the Public are encouraged to attend Commission meetings; meetings are recorded and available for listening/viewing. They are held each second Tuesday of each month, starting at 9:00 a.m., at the Government Center in Suttons Bay.
Go here to learn more: https://www.leelanau.gov/boc.asp
Leelanau County Commissioners
County Commissioner District 1
County Commissioner District 2
James O'Rourke- Republican
County Commissioner District 3
Doug Rexroat - Republican
County Commissioner District 4
Ty Wessell - Chair Democrat
231-432-0066
[email protected]
https://leelanau.gov/boc.asp
County Commissioner District 5
Kama Ross - Democrat
231-920-4055
[email protected]
https://leelanau.gov/boc.asp
County Commissioner District 6
Gwenne Allgaier- Democrat
231-228-6763
[email protected]
https://leelanau.gov/boc.asp
County Commissioner District 7
Melinda Lautner - Republican
State Government Representation
Michigan’s 103rd House District
Betsy Coffia, State Representative
Democrat
2-Year Term
[email protected]
517-373-3817
Mailing Address:
Michigan House of Representatives
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
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Michigan’s 37th State Senate District
John Damoose, State Senator
Republican
4-Year TermEmail: https://www.senatorjohndamoose.com/contact/
(517) 373-2413
Mailing Address:
Senator John Damoose
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
Michigan Governor
Gretchen Whitmer
Democrat 4 Year Term
Contact the Gov. Office Here
517-335-7858
Constituent Services
Mailing Address:
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Michigan Attorney General
Dana Nessel
Democrat 4 Year Term
Mailing Address
Mennen Williams Building
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
Michigan Secretary of State
Jocelyn Benson
Democrat 4 Year Term
All Services can be found here:
https://www.michigan.gov/sos#:~:text=Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
Michigan’s 1st Congressional District
Jack Bergman, US House Representative
Republican
2-Year Term
[email protected]
TC Office Phone: 202-225-4735
Voting Record:
https://bergman.house.gov/voterecord/
US Senator for Michigan
Senator Gary Peters
Democrat 6 Year term
Email: https://www.peters.senate.gov/contact/email-gary
Mailing Address:
Lansing Office :
124 W. Allegan Street, Suite 1400
Lansing, MI 48933
517-377-1508
US Senator for Michigan
Senator Elissa Slotkin
Democrat 6 year term
Email: https://www.
Northern Michigan Mailing Address:
3335 S. Airport Road West, Suite 6B
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-929-1031
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