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Legislative ~ ED "BEAR" SCHUITEMA

Legislative

Ed "Bear" Schuitema

Phone: 231 907-0710

buckman_4@yahoo.com

 

It is part of our mission to keep all members, and the general public alike up-to-date on the news that matters!  - Help us keep it that way!!
REMEMBER: Help Fight The Good Fight!
Being a productive member of ABATE means more than merely joining, do your part in taking action by wr

Ed "Bear" Schuitema

Phone: 231 907-0710

buckman_4@yahoo.com

 

It is part of our mission to keep all members, and the general public alike up-to-date on the news that matters!  - Help us keep it that way!!
REMEMBER: Help Fight The Good Fight!
Being a productive member of ABATE means more than merely joining, do your part in taking action by writing your senators, representatives, and all those whom should be speaking for you, and tell them what you think... Help do your part!

Documents

Click on the "Go to Downloads" button below to find these documents.

  • 2025 Motorcycle Insurance Guidelines
  • Form Letter for State Representative

                 & State Senator 

  • Auto Insurance has Changed
  • Full Position
  • ​How to Meet Your Legislator 
  • Accomplishments 
  • Become a Legislative Supporter 
  • Legislative Review for June 2019 
  • SB 1 - Impact of No Fault Reform
  • HB 4306
  • HB 5013

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Follow Your State House Representatives and State Senators from the comfort of your home...

Michigan House of Representatives TV

www.house.mi.gov/Calendar

 

Click on “House Session”

www.youtube.com/@MichiganHouseTV

 

Michigan Senate TV

https://misenate.viebit.com/index.php


Find Your State & House Legislators

Senators

Representatives

Citizens Guide to State Government

 The Citizens Guide to the Michigan Legislature provides pictures and contact information for all members of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives, including links to their web sites.  - Android Installer | iPhone/iPad -  

Michigan Voters Map

House & Legislative Committees Jan. 12, 2023

House & Legislative Committees Jan. 12, 2023

Learn More

Your Motorcycle Insurance has Changed - 2024

House & Legislative Committees Jan. 12, 2023

  •  https://youtu.be/lTdPGNQbWtw?si=AYTICWZtEncUe83u
  •  https://youtu.be/RftV0B0JvA0?si 

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Study January 2022

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Study January 2022

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Study January 2022

Learn More

Legislative Officers by Region

REGION 1
TBD

REGION 2
TBD

REGION 3

ANITA "ROUNDABOUT" PURKISS

PHONE: 231 709-3560

CONEYGIRL@GMAIL.COM


REGION 4
TBD

REGION 5
ED "BEAR" SCHUITEMA

PHONE: 231 907 0710
BUCKMAN_4@YAHOO.COM

REGION 6 

JAMES "CRICKET' ZIMMER

PHONE:  989 495-8755 JAMESZIMMER36@GMAIL.COM 


REGION 7
BUTCH BROWN

PHONE: 989 673 4743

BUTCH6907@YAHOO.COM

REGION 8

TBD

REGION 9

NICK HENRY

PHONE: 517 647-6623 

NOCONA.HENRY79@GMAIL.COM

REGION 10 

JEFF PAINTER

OZZY181978@GMAIL.COM

REGION 11 THOMAS "HOLLYWOOD" SMITH 

PHONE: 248 703-6804

ABATEREGION11LO@GMAIL.COM

REGION 12
GARY GEROW
PHONE: 269 998-6215
JGGEROW@ATT.NET 

REGION 13

HERB RIALS
PHONE: 517 221-9288
HERBRIALS@GMAIL.COM

REGION 14

ANN TOBIAN

PHONE: 734  790-7927

SHOVELPANANN@HOTMAIL.COM

REGION 15
JIM RHOADES 

PHONE: 734 578 6144
BIKERJIM50@GMAIL.COM

REGION 16
JESSE GORDY

PHONE:  734 957 6033 

JESSE.GORDY76@GMAIL.COM

REGION 17

TBD

REGION 18

HAROLD BRIER

PHONE:  517 423-3484 

KHBRIER@GMAIL.COM

REGION 19

HESS BATES
PHONE: 248-736-0502

HESSBATES@ATT.NET

REGION 20 Regional Assistant MRF Rep JEREMY "Ice Man" BOUVRETTE 

PHONE  989 980 8842 

THE_ICEMAN99TURBO@YAHOO.COM 


REGION 21
TBD

How you can get involved

Legislative Days

Every 3rd Tuesday meeting 9AM at the House office building. 

Parking at the Capitol White House 

Get Involved

Write a letter to your Representative!!

Letter Writing and E-Mail

A personal letter or message via e-mail or the Internet may be the most effective way of contacting your legislator, whether in Lansing or Washington. Consult the Congressional (p. 4), House (p. 31), and Senate (p. 53) directories in this guide to find the addresses of Michigan legislators. Many offices prefer e-mail.

Click here for: A Citizen's Guide to State Government.

If you’re new at this type of letter writing, here are some suggestions on how your letters can be most effective: How to write a letter to your representative: Click HERE

The intent of this CITIZEN’S GUIDE is to provide some of the specific information needed to get in touch with the RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME to make your concerns heard. It is hoped that it will be a reference tool that will assist you in your efforts to be heard by public officials.

It is of primary importance that the general public increase its participation in the decision-making process. In order to actuate this input, the citizen must acquire an understanding of the legislative structure and process and then organize concerted efforts to effectively demand representation. Individuals can have an impact on specific legislative proposals, provided it is made at the appropriate time. Organized community and citizens’ groups can multiply the impact of that individual effort. Organizing citizens’ groups to deal with specific community problems is extremely important. Such groups provide a focal point from which citizens can participate in the decision- making process and influence legislation.

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Legal & Insurance Issues

​AS OF 1.1.11 ~ ALL ABATE CASES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE LEGAL COMMITTEE

ABATE Insurance Contact Information

The following contacts are available to ABATE members

American Income Life Insurance
Lisa Bennett, Public Relations Manager
Cell: 616-635-7554, Office: 866-797-6455, e-mail:  
lmbennett@ailife.com

For ABATE event insurance contact
Preferred Insurance
Jennie Miller
Phone 269 273-1597

Helmet Law - Riding Free since 2012

Why Modify Michigan's Mandatory Helmet Law for Adult Choice?

ABATE's position supporting ADULT CHOICE for Michigan's mandatory motorcycle helmet law DOES NOT seek to eliminate the use of motorcycle helmets.  Although ABATE questions the MANDATORY nature of a law that forces the usage of self-protection equipment with questionable benefits, it is the use of DOCTORED statistics, the misrepresentation of facts, and outright lies used by the safety-crats to support their position which is especially bothersome.
 

It is easy to see that the incidence of injuries is directly related to the incidence of accidents.  The fact of the matter, though, is that the incidence of accidents and, thus, the incidence of injuries along with the fatality rate, (fatalities per 100 accidents), has been steadily DECREASING since the mid-80's, even with THIRTY-ONE (31) states allowing choice.  This is CONTRARY to what people are led to believe by these same so-called safety experts according to the NHTSA.  This can be easily verified.
 

The real question is "What can reasonably be done to curb the motorcycle accident rate even further"?  Helmets do not prevent accidents, they haven't reduced fatalities, nor do they do they make for a SAFER motorcycle rider.  Helmets MAY reduce some types of injuries OR they may INTENSIFY the severity of injuries.  The crash helmet's effectiveness is totally dependent upon the particular circumstances of the accident over which a helmet has no control.
An experienced, educated motorcycle rider knows that their ability to ride their motorcycle in a safe and alert manner will do more to determine the probability of their involvement in an accident than all the? safety? equipment that they could possibly carry.  Therefore, the solution to reduce the motorcycle accident rate and more importantly, the fatality rate, is to initiate comprehensive education and awareness programs for BOTH the motorcycle rider and the car driver, PERIOD!
The reason for the nationwide furor against MANDATORY motorcycle helmet laws, however, arises not so much from a concern for public safety, but as a concern for an individual's right to self-determination.  The success of our CONSTITUTIONALLY LIMITED REPUBLICAN form of government is in many ways dependent upon the ability of our citizens to develop into mature, responsible individuals.  And the very essence of maturity exists in the process of self-determination.  For a government to pass regulations designed to protect individuals from themselves, it assumes that it is necessary to do so.  How is it possible for a government to make such an assumption and still have Its people believe that they govern themselves?
 

The information in this paper is provided to counter the misrepresentations of the pro helmet law crowd with clear, rational, objective responses to their emotional rhetoric.  With thirty-one states allowing adult choice for riders 21 years and older, the info provided PROVES that neither fatality rates nor accident rates increase with adult choice.  There is not one state in the Union that has increased its insurance rates with the modification of their mandatory helmet law to allow adult choice.  Conversely, there is not one state that has DECREASED their insurance rates with the passing of a mandatory helmet law.  Case closed!
Finally, from Motorcycles Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), as far back as 1977 comes the statement, "there is no significant difference in the fatality rates of states requiring and not requiring the wearing of a motorcycle helmet."
The truth will make Michigan FREE!
Jim Rhoades Legislative Director
ABATE of Michigan

OHSP - Statistics

Motorcycle Helmet Traffic Crash Statistics

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