Serving Calhoun County

The Republicans you elected.

From Lansing to the county building in Marshall, these are the Republicans Calhoun County voters put in office. Every one of them is accountable to you at the ballot box. The committee's own officers, elected by precinct delegates rather than by the county at large, are further down the page.

Heritage Tower in downtown Battle Creek, seen from the street below

State legislature

Calhoun County is split between two Michigan House districts and two Senate districts, so four legislators carry the county's voice in Lansing. All four are Republicans.

State Representative · 44th District

Steve Frisbie

Elected in 2024 to represent Michigan's 44th House District, covering Battle Creek, Springfield, Albion, and the Bedford, Pennfield, Convis, Lee, Clarence, and Sheridan townships.

Four decades as a paramedic and ambulance service administrator, a volunteer firefighter, and an adjunct instructor at Kellogg Community College for 23 years. Before the House he served 13 years as a Calhoun County Commissioner, including a term as chairman.

He is vice chair of the House Finance Committee and serves on Transportation & Infrastructure, Energy, and Health Policy. He lives in Pennfield Township with his wife Lorene; they have four adult children.

Office: Michigan House
Elected: 2024
Home: Pennfield Twp.

Also representing Calhoun County in Lansing

District 45

Michigan House

Sarah Lightner

The 45th House District covers parts of Calhoun, Jackson, and Kalamazoo counties. First elected in 2018, she chairs the House Judiciary Committee and sits on Agriculture, Insurance, and Finance. She built her career as a paralegal in criminal defense and family law, and she and her husband David run a crop farm and a custom hay baling operation. She served as a Jackson County commissioner before the House.

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Elected

2018
District 17

Michigan Senate

Jonathan Lindsey

The 17th Senate District takes in Cass, St. Joseph, and Branch counties along with parts of Berrien, Calhoun, Jackson, and Hillsdale. Elected in 2022. He grew up in rural Branch County, graduated from Bronson High School, and studied political science at Yale before enlisting in the Army, where he earned his Green Beret and a Bronze Star across three combat deployments. He and his wife Allison have three children.

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2022
District 18

Michigan Senate

Thomas A. Albert

The 18th Senate District covers Barry County and parts of Allegan, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Kent, and Ionia. Elected in 2022 after three terms in the state House, where he chaired the Appropriations Committee. A Marine Corps officer, he deployed to Iraq in 2009 as an adviser to the Iraqi Army, and later worked as an investor for Michigan's retirement systems. He lives in Lowell with his wife Erica and their five children.

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2022

Countywide offices

Elected by every precinct in the county.

Sheriff

Steven Hinkley

Thirty-plus years with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, beginning in 1990: patrol, corrections, court transport, and the detective bureau, where he supervised the Major Crimes Task Force. Appointed Sheriff in March 2020 and elected to four-year terms in 2021 and 2025. He has taught at Kellogg Community College for 28 years and has lived in Calhoun County for 32.

Prosecuting Attorney

Dave Gilbert

First elected in November 2012 and returned by Calhoun County voters since. His office reviews and prosecutes felony and misdemeanor cases for adults and juveniles, protects children from abuse and neglect, and advises the county board on legal matters. He came to it as a trial attorney, after serving as an assistant and chief assistant prosecutor elsewhere and as a criminal defense attorney.

Clerk & Register of Deeds

Kimberly A. Hinkley

Calhoun County's Clerk and Register of Deeds, responsible for elections, vital records, land records, and the circuit court clerk's office. She was elected to lead the Michigan Association of County Clerks as its 2026 president.

County Treasurer

Melinda Weaver

Appointed County Treasurer in May 2025. The treasurer collects and invests county funds, runs delinquent tax collection and foreclosure prevention, and administers the Land Bank Authority. She was elected to the Michigan Municipal Treasurers Association board of directors.

Water Resources Commissioner

Tommy Miller

Elected on a partisan basis every four years to administer Michigan's Drain Code of 1956. The office builds and maintains county drains, sets drainage districts, approves drainage in new developments, maintains court-ordered lake levels, and administers the county's storm sewer permit.

Board of Commissioners

Six of seven districts, held by Republicans.

The board sets the county budget, appoints department leadership, and decides what county government does and does not do. Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are represented by Republicans.

District 1

Dominic Oo

City of Springfield and Battle Creek precincts 4, 5, 7, 12, and 13. Serves on the county Planning Commission, the Trailway Alliance, and the Senior Millage Advisory Committee.

District 3

Albert Morehart

Battle Creek precincts 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 13. Serves on the Economic Development Corporation, the Battle Creek LDFA, Community Action, and the Goguac Lake Board.

District 4

Dan Strowbridge

Bedford Charter Township, Convis Township, and Pennfield Charter Township precincts 2 and 3. Serves on the Consolidated Dispatch Authority and the Legislative Liaisons Committee.

District 5 · Board Chair

Derek King

Emmett Charter Township, LeRoy Township, and Newton Township. Chairs the board and sits on the Budget Committee, Board of Health, Land Bank Authority, Drainage Board, and Workforce Development Board.

District 6

Matt Saxton

City of Marshall and the Athens, Burlington, Clarendon, Fredonia, Marshall, and Tekonsha townships. Serves on Parks and Recreation, the Economic Development Corporation, and the Risk Management Committee.

District 7

Gary Tompkins

City of Albion and the Albion, Clarence, Eckford, Homer, Lee, Marengo, and Sheridan townships. Serves on the Budget Committee, the Broadband Taskforce, and the Fair Board.

Need to contact your county commissioner?

Susan Connolly

Deputy Clerk to the Board, and the general point of contact for the Board of Commissioners. Susan can direct you to the commissioner who represents your area.

Not sure which district you live in? The county publishes a district lookup on the Board of Commissioners page. Biographies and photographs are drawn from public Calhoun County and Michigan House records.

The Brooks Memorial Fountain on the circle in downtown Marshall, water running

Township officials

Republicans serving all nineteen townships.

Supervisors, clerks, treasurers and trustees are the tier of government closest to your road, your drain and your assessment. These 91 Republicans hold township office across Calhoun County.

Albion Township

Sheryl Proteau

Athens Township

Stephen Irons
Debra Denney
Michael Irons
Cliff Denney
Stephen Tuttle

Bedford Charter Township

William Scutt
Erica Miller
Mark Hires
Joni Jones
Kraig Dingman

Burlington Township

Jeff Eyre
Darlene Mack
Susan Mack
Barton Boyer
Jeanette Demski
L. Douglas Mack

Clarence Township

Linda Kubiak
Sheryl Proteau
Sue Ann Ott
Terry Siefert
Ben Dancer

Clarendon Township

Steven Schrock
Tim Anderson
Jim Russell

Convis Township

Ryan Harvey
Kim Collins
Kristy Kipp
John Swartz
Elyse Bibbings

Eckford Township

Bruce Rapp
LeAnne Blight
Teresa Baylis
Wayne Cornell
Branden Maksimchuk

Emmett Charter Township

Deb Belles
Tracy Myers-Malone
Rachelle Myers
Jim Mead
Richard Brown
James Juhnke
Stephen Titus

Fredonia Township

Doug Damon
Cathy Combs
Terry Day
Ken Huestis

Homer Township

Todd Wildt
Anne Mestdah-Leach
Todd Landis
Steven Swafford

Lee Township

Ben Shrontz
Samantha Van Dorsten
Melanie Peipkow
Casey Hall
Charles Letts

LeRoy Township

Laveta Hardish
Nicole Hardish
Mark Christoff
Jonathon Bolton
Michael Van Houtan

Marengo Township

Dave LaFountain
Doreen Van Sickle
Angela Freitel
Todd Hazel
Duane Hoffman

Marshall Township

David Bosserd
Susan George
Jeff Albaugh
Robert Lyng
Ron Quinn

Newton Township

Troy Radcliff
Mary Aldrich
Keith Eyre
Richard Westphal

Pennfield Charter Township

Kevin Leiter
Kathy Case
Deborah Jackson
Perry Beard
Tony Goodman
Paul Anderson
Larry Skelding

Sheridan Township

Richard Porter
Stephanie Craig
Hayley England
Randy Fisher
Scott Frederick

Tekonsha Township

Robert Overley
Craig Clark
Roberta Stemaly
George Moore
Marcia Thomas

A general phone number for each township is still with the committee and goes in as soon as it arrives.

Party leadership

Meet our leadership team.

Everyone above this line was elected by Calhoun County voters. These four officers are elected by the county's precinct delegates, and they run the committee between elections.

Chair

Glin A. Winsor

Email to come
Vice Chair

Greg Moore

Email to come
Secretary

Kathy Scarlata

Email to come
Treasurer

Alex Harris

Email to come

Officer email addresses are still with the committee and go in as soon as they arrive.

Officers are elected by the precinct delegates at the county convention. Delegates are elected by their own neighbors on the August primary ballot, which is where every seat on this page ultimately starts. See how to file.

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