Donald J. Albosta
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Elford Cederberg |
| Succeeded by | Bill Schuette |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
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In office 1974–1976 |
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December 5, 1925 Saginaw, Michigan |
| Died | December 18, 2014 (aged 89) St. Charles, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
Donald Joseph Albosta (December 5, 1925 – December 18, 2014) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Albosta was born in Saginaw, Michigan and attended Saginaw and Chesaning public schools. He graduated from Chesaning Agricultural School, and attended Delta College in Bay City.
He served in the United States Navy, was a farmer, owner, and developer of Misteguay Creek Farms. He served as Albee Township Trustee and was associate director of the Saginaw County Soil Conservation District. A Democrat, he was Saginaw County Commissioner from 1970 to 1974 and served in the Michigan State House of Representatives from 1974 to 1976, representing the 86th District. In 1976, he first ran for the United States House of Representatives in Michigan's 10th congressional district losing to longtime incumbent Al Cederberg.
Albosta sought a rematch against Cederberg in 1978. In a major upset, he defeated Cederberg to become the first Democrat to represent this district in 84 years. He was reelected twice, serving from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1985.
As a member of the Public Works and Transportation Committee, among others, Rep. Albosta offered amendments that improved the Comprehansive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, popularly known as "Superfund" including a provision requiring the Center for Disease Control to study the health histories of victims of exposure to hazardous substances in an effort to determine the effects of that exposure or the epidemiology of diseases related to exposures such as those that had inspired Albosta to run for Congress after he led the successful investigation and redress efforts in the wake of the spill of PBBs in cattle feed in Michigan.
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