Dominic Jacobetti
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The Honorable Dominic J. Jacobetti |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 109th district Marquette County (1955-1964) 108th District (1965-1992) |
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In office January 1, 1955 – November 28, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Alvin E. Richards |
| Succeeded by | Michael Prusi |
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July 20, 1920 Negaunee, Michigan |
| Died | November 28, 1994 (aged 74) Negaunee |
| Resting place | Northland Chapel Gardens, Negaunee Township |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Judith, Colin, Dominic Jr. |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Dominic J. Jacobetti (July 20, 1920 – November 28, 1994) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He holds the record as the longest-serving member of the Michigan House of Representatives, serving from 1955 until his death in 1994, representing Michigan's 108th and 109th Districts.
Dominic was born in Negaunee, Michigan to Italian immigrants, Nick and Josephine Jacobetti. He lived in Negaunee and graduated from St. Paul's High School in 1938. His first job was a miner for the Athens Mining Company. He was quickly promoted to the president of the local United Steel Workers Union. He married Marie Burnette in 1942 and had three children: Judith, Colin, and Dominic Jr. He was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in November 1954 and took office in January 1955.
Jacobetti represented Michigan's 108th district from 1954 to 1992 and the 109th district from 1992 until his death in 1994. Both districts are located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He served on the Educational Institutions Committee, Tuberculosis Hospitals Committee, Conservation Committee, House Policy Committee, State Affairs Committee, Appropriations Committee, just to name a few. He was the Chairman of many of these committees. He is renowned for his work towards improving the life of his constituents. He fought for improving education, preventing the dumping of nuclear waste in the Upper Peninsula, tax limitation, seatbelt laws, insurance reform, veterans' rights, and legalizing abortions. He also fought to make Michigan's Upper Peninsula the 51st state. He commissioned the building of Marquette, Michigan's Superior Dome. Jacobetti was almost never opposed in elections. In fact his only major opponent during his forty-year tenure was Alva J. Menhennick, who only received about thirty-five percent of the popular vote. Jacobetti was a delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1960 and 1964. In the 1970s, Jacobetti helped efforts to make a separate state of Superior in the Upper Peninsula.
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