| State Sens. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, and Judy Emmons, R-Sheridan,
stand for a photo with representatives from Michigan's Native American
tribes as Gov. Rick Snyder signs Senate Bill 616 into law. The bill is now
Public Act 56 of 2018. March 21st 2018
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, stops for a photo on the Senate floor
with Michigan Cherry Queen Ashley Schichtel during her visit to Lansing on
Tuesday. March 13th 2018
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, stops for a photo in the Capitol
rotunda with Michigan author Johnathan Rand during Rand's visit to Lansing
on Tuesday. March 2nd 2018
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, Rep. Lee Chatfield, R-Levering and
chairman and spokesman for the I-500 Ric Federau look on as Sen. Darwin
Booher, R-Evart, reads a tribute prepared by the legislators recognizing
the importance of the I-500 to Northern Michigan. February 7th 2018
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, stops for a photo with Lake
Superior State University Interim President Peter Mitchell and his wife
Rebecca during the I-500 events leading up to the main race. February 7th 2018
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed Russ Knopp to the
Michigan Capitol for Gov. Rick Snyder's 2018 State of the State address.
Knopp (right), owns Comfort Keepers in Traverse City with his wife
Leslie and serves as chairman of the Small Business Association of
Michigan board of directors. January 24th 2018
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, stands for a photo with Gov.
Rick Snyder as Senate Bill 415, which provides safeguards for consumers
who use their credit or debit cards to purchase fuel, is signed into
law. November 29th 2017
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City and Sen. Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek, on
Tuesday each received the Civil Air Patrol's Commanders Commendation Award
for their work ensuring Michigan Wing, Michigan's branch of the Civil Air
Patrol, received adequate funding in the fiscal year 2018 budget. November 8th 2017
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt,R-Traverse City, was joined by his Senate
colleagues on Thursday with freshly harvested Michigan apples as part of
the fifth annual Apple Crunch Day at the Capitol.
October 12th 2017
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| Photo caption: State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, testifies on
Senate Bill 80 before the House Committee on Judiciary. Pictured from left
to right are Shannon Kochis, John Collins and Mary Jo Pomeroy, friends and
relatives of Billy Kochis, the namesake of Schmidt's legislation. September 20th 2017
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, listens as Sault Ste. Marie
City Manager Oliver Turner provides testimony on House Bill 4892 before
the Senate Committee on Elections and Government Reform. September 12th 2017
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, joined area residents, business
owners, and tourists on Friday at the annual Traverse City Sidewalk Sale.
The annual sale is an opportunity for locals and tourists alike to
purchase and promote many made-in-Michigan products. August 4th 2017
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, (standing, left) on Tuesday attended the governor's ceremonial bill signing of Senate Bill 102, Schmidt's legislation to allow certain personal property to be transferred to community foundations. June 14th 2017
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed World War II veteran Leonard Robinson and his family to the state Capitol on Thursday for the Michigan Senate's 23rd Annual Memorial Day Service, which honored members of the military from Michigan who died within the past year. Robinson is also the grandfather of Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (Navy SEAL) Heath Robinson, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011. Pictured from left: Heath's father Dan Robinson, Dan's wife Kathy Archer, Helen Robinson, Leonard Robinson and Schmidt. May 25th 2017
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, and Sen. Jim Stamas, R-Midland, welcomed board members and staff from Michigan Community Action (MCA) to the Capitol on Tuesday after the Senate approved Stamas' and Schmidt's resolution to declare May 2017 as Community Action Agency Month. Pictured from left: Schmidt, Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Executive Director Lisa Bolen, Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency Executive Director John Stephenson, Mid Michigan Community Action Executive Director Jill Sutton, and Stamas.
May 16th 2017
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, (second right) presents a
special tribute for the Douglas House at the state Capitol on
Tuesday, May 2, 2017. May 2nd 2017
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed fourth-grade students from Wolverine
Elementary School to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday. Schmidt talked with the students
in the Senate chamber about the state's representative form of government and answered
their questions. April 12th 2017
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, listens as former Michigan State Police Director of Forensic Science, and cousin of Billy Kochis, John Collins, testifies in support of Senate Bill 80 before the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The bill would help empower law enforcement by closing a loophole that prevents them from administering drug tests or from obtaining drug test results on at-fault motorists in traffic accidents that lead to serious injury or death. February 14th 2017
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, (left) welcomed Pastor Steve Habusta from the Sault Ste. Marie E-Free Church to the Senate Tuesday morning to offer the invocation. February 7th 2017
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, pictured left, welcomed Carlin Smith, president of the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, to Gov. Rick Snyder's 2017 State of the State address Tuesday night. Smith joined Schmidt on the floor of the House of Representatives for the speech.
January 17th 2017
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt was honored as 2016 Legislator of the Year
by the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016.
Pictured are, from left, Michigan Fraternal Order of Police
Treasurer Ken Willis; Vice President Mike Sauger; Schmidt;
President Joe Adams; Executive Director Dave Hiller; and Director
of Labor Services Dave Willis. December 6th 2016
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, joined Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan
Sheriffs' Association CEO and Executive Director Terrence Jungel, and
Katie Sherwood, widow of fallen Clare County Deputy Kevin Sherwood, who
died 10 years ago while on duty, at a ceremonial bill signing on Tuesday.
Schmidt's legislation, now law, provides health care benefits for the
surviving spouse and dependents of officers who die in the line of duty.
October 18th 2016
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, (left) is presented the
2016 Michigan Sheriffs' Association Legislator of the Year Award by
association CEO and Executive Director Terrence Jungel on Sunday,
Oct. 16. October 17th 2016
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, (second, left) and Sen. Darwin Booher, R-Evart, (second, right) pose for a photo with I-500 race Chairman Ric Federau (right) and Dave Thomas, from mBank in Sault Ste. Marie (left), during a ceremony at the state Capitol celebrating the groundbreaking of a new, state-of-the-art, multi-purpose building project at the Sault Ste. Marie race site. Schmidt was presented with a shovel used during the August ground breaking. September 22nd 2016
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| A cargo ship passes through the Poe Lock in Ste. Sault Marie, the only one of the four Soo Locks large enough to accommodate the modern vessels that commonly traverse the Great Lakes. July 12th 2016
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Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed Major General Clark W. LeMasters, Jr. as his guest for the Senate's 22nd Annual Memorial Day Service. LeMasters is the commanding general of the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command.
May 26th 2016
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed, from left, State
Police Troopers Matthew Williams and Sgt. Timothy Fitzgerald,
Michigan Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Karole
White, and Government Relations Manager Elena Palombo, to the
Senate on Thursday, May 19. May 19th 2016
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed, from left, State Police Troopers Matthew Williams and Sgt. Timothy Fitzgerald, Michigan Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Karole White, and Government Relations Manager Elena Palombo, to the Senate on Thursday, May 19. May 19th 2016
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed the 2015-2016 National Cherry Queen Danielle Bott to the Senate on Wednesday. Bott, of Kingsley, crowned last summer during the National Cherry Festival, was in Lansing for the 12th Annual Ag Day at the Capitol. Pictured are, from left, Schmidt, Bott, and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley.
March 16th 2016
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed the 2015-2016 National Cherry Queen Danielle Bott to the Senate on Wednesday. Bott, of Kingsley, was crowned last summer during the National Cherry Festival, was in Lansing for the 12th Annual Ag Day at the Capitol. Pictured are, from left, Sen. Goeff Hansen, R-Hart; Schmidt; Sen. Darwin Booher, R-Evart; Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba; and Bott. March 16th 2016
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed the 2015-2016 National Cherry Queen Danielle Bott to the Senate on Wednesday. Bott, of Kingsley, crowned last summer during the National Cherry Festival, was in Lansing for the 12th Annual Ag Day at the Capitol. March 16th 2016
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt stands before the Senate rostrum with Lake Carriers Association President James Weakley (left). Weakley joined Schmidt for Gov. Rick Snyder's sixth State of the State address Tuesday night. January 19th 2016
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| Members of the Senate Commerce, Transportation, and Economic
Development and International Investment committees on hear
testimony on Senate Resolution 105 at a joint committee hearing at
Lake Superior State University on Monday, Nov. 2. The resolution
encourages the federal government to support plans to upgrade the
Soo Locks. November 2nd 2015
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt with the 2015 Michigan Manufacturers Association Legislator of the Year Award. September 30th 2015
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed Dwight Bucko Teeple, who is Pipe Carrier of the Bay Mills Indian Community to lead the Senate invocation on Thursday. Teeple and members from 12 Native American tribes were in Lansing for Michigan Indian Day.
Pictured are, from left, Schmidt, Teeple and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley
September 24th 2015
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| Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, helps make fudge at JoAnn's Fudge Shop in Mackinaw City. The shop was the final stop on Sen. Jim Stamas' two-day 2015 Heritage Route 23 tour. July 17th 2015
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| Photo caption: Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, and guests, Brian Lesperance of the Fenn Valley winery (center) and Marie-Chantal Dalese of the Chateau Chantal winery (right) testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of Senate Bills 369-70, which would help Michigan wineries by clarifying the companies' sales and use tax industrial processing exemption.
June 17th 2015
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, visited with Jeff Gardner and staff from North Central Community College and Northern Lakes Economic Alliance during an event at the state Capitol on Wednesday to promote the groups' Fab Lab initiative. Fab Lab is a state-of-the-art mobile training classroom designed to help prepare students for high-tech computer numerical controlled (CNC) machining careers. June 10th 2015
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt poses for a photo with the 2015 Michigan High School Athletic Association Class D state champion girls basketball team from St. Ignace La Salle High School. Schmidt honored the team with a special tribute during Senate session on Thursday, April 23, 2015.
April 23rd 2015
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| Katy Sherwood, widow of Clare County Deputy Kevin Sherwood, testifies in support of Senate Bill 218, which would guarantee health care benefits for the surviving spouse and dependents of officers who die in the line of duty. Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, who sponsored the bill, is pictured left.
March 25th 2015
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| Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wrigglesworth testifies in support of Senate Bill 218, which would guarantee health care benefits for the surviving spouse and dependents of officers who die in the line of duty. Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, who sponsored the bill, is pictured right.
March 25th 2015
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| Shannon Kochis speaks in support of Billy's Law, Senate Bill 153, sponsored by state Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City (pictured left) at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.
March 24th 2015
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| Mary Jo Pomeroy speaks in support of Billy's Law, Senate Bill 153, sponsored by state Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City (pictured left) at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.
March 24th 2015
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| Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed Bonnie Alfonso, president and CEO of Alfie Logo Gear and chairwoman of the board of the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM), to Wednesday's committee hearing. Alfonso, who is from Traverse City, was on hand as SBAM staff testified before the committee on Michigan's economic climate, entrepreneurialism and workforce development.
March 19th 2015
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, stands at his desk in the Senate chamber with Lake Superior State University President Dr. Thomas Plager (left). Plager joined Schmidt for Gov. Rick Snyder's fifth State of the State address Tuesday night. January 21st 2015
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, stands at his desk in the Senate chamber with Captain Sean M. Cross, commanding officer for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Air Station Traverse City (middle), and Commander Shad S. Soldano, executive officer - USCG Air Station Traverse City (right). The guardsmen joined Schmidt for Gov. Rick Snyder's fifth State of the State address Tuesday night. January 21st 2015
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| State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, (second from left) poses for a photo with his family after being sworn in by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Young (far left). January 14th 2015
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