US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1966 to 1993. He was defeated for re-election in the 1992 primary. A lawyer, he had previously served in the Michigan State Senate, representing the 36th District from 1965 until his resignation in 1966. Vander Jagt was also a noted journalist and news director, having worked for the WWTV in Cadillac, Michigan. He died from pancreatic cancer in Virginia.
US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1966 to 1993. He was defeated for re-election in the 1992 primary. A lawyer, he had previously served in the Michigan State Senate, representing the 36th District from 1965 until his resignation in 1966. Vander Jagt was also a noted journalist and news director, having worked for the WWTV in Cadillac, Michigan. He died from pancreatic cancer in Virginia.
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