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ffective today, state Sen.
David Honigman (R-West
Bloomfield) becomes the
fourth Jewish lawmaker to
leave the Michigan Legislature
since 1994.
Citing continuing ill health,
the Republican senator an-
nounced this week he would not
be able to serve the remaining
three years of his term.
The vacancy created by his de-
parture will be filled within the
coming months by a special elec-
tion to be called by Gov. John En-
gler. His spokesperson, John
Truscott, said the governor will
most likely choose the election
date next week and he believes
the special election will occur be-
fore the Aug. 6 primary.
In the last two years, Sen.
Honigman has undergone six
surgeries — three abdominal
surgeries to remove portions of
his small intestine and three
back surgeries to alleviate his
chronic pain.
The abdominal surgeries
makes the senator vulnerable to
infection because he has trouble
receiving adequate nutrition.
"My health no longer permits
me to give the intensity and pas-
sion I'd like to give to my job,"
Sen. Honigman said. "Because of
my combined medical problems,
my physicians have advised me
of the grave risk my tendencies
to work hard as a senator have
created. They suggested I lead a
less physically demanding
lifestyle.
"I feel my moral duty is to re-
tire and allow someone who is
not restrained by physical inca-
pacities to fill this office.
"This was a hard decision to
make. It was my childhood
dream to be in office. After restor-
ing my health maybe I can re-
turn to public office. For now, I
will take it easy and spend more
time with my family and
friends."
Last month, Southfield state
Rep. Maxine Berman announced
she would not seek reelection.
She will leave office when her
term expires at the end of this
year.
In 1994, Democratic state
Sens. Jack Faxon, of Farming-
ton Hills, and Lana Pollack, of
Ann Arbor, both left the Michi-
gan Senate.
Sen. Faxon left to devote his
energies to other interests, and
Sen. Pollack gave up her seat for
an unsuccessful bid for the U.S.
Senate.
Sen. Honigman has served
five years in the Senate and six
years in the House, taking office
when he was 28 years old. He
was the only Jewish member of
the Senate this term and the
Legislature's only Jewish Re-
publican.
Sen. Honigman said he would
like to see other Jews seek office.
"It's not as if the Jewish peo-
ple are under siege," he said. "But
it would not be good if there
weren't any Jewish voices in
Lansing. I think we bring a
unique cultural and historical
perspective to the Legislature."
The senator said it is unlikely
a Jew will take his place, citing
Republican Reps. Barbara Dobb
of Commerce Township and
Willis Bullard of Milford as like-
ly candidates.
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"It's not as if the
Jewish people are
under siege."
— David Honigman
Steven Silverman, chair of the
Jewish Community Council's
government relations committee,
looks at the dwindling number
of Jewish lawmakers in Lansing
in the proverbial "Is the glass half
empty or half full?" perspective.
Mr. Silverman said Mr. Honig-
man's retirement and Rep.
Berman's decision not to run pro-
vide the opportunity for Jews
who are interested in politics to --\
get involved in the pollical
process.
"We should look at it as an op-
portunity rather than something
to be alarmed over," Mr. Silver-
man said.
Mr. Silverman said Sen.
Honigman served as a tangible
reminder that the Jewish com-
munity is comprised of Repub-
licans and Democrats, and
neither party should take the
Jewish community for granted.
Once Rep. Berman finishes
her term in office, Huntington
Woods Democrat David Gubow
will be the only remaining Oak-
land County Jewish lawmaker.
With term limits taking effect in
1998, Rep. Gubow has one more
chance to run for his seat.
His Jewish colleagues in the
House, who also face term-limit
restrictions, are Democrats Bur-
ton Leland, a 17-year House vet-
eran who represents the
northwest side of Detroit, and Liz
Branter, a freshman lawmaker
from Ann Arbor. ❑