house resolution no.372

The Speaker, on behalf of the entire membership of the House of Representatives, offered the following resolution:

A resolution of tribute for the Honorable Tommy Brann.

Whereas, It is with gratitude and pleasure that we honor Representative Tommy Brann. He has served his constituents of the Seventy-seventh District with great dedication, hard work, and compassion throughout his tenure in the Michigan House of Representatives; and

Whereas, Representative Brann was born and raised in Michigan, and has spent over 50 years serving patrons across the state in the many locations of his restaurant, Brann’s Steakhouse and Grill. As a third-generation resident of Kent County, Representative Brann has always pursued opportunities to serve his community. He has served as President of the Division Avenue Business Association; Chair of the Godwin Heights Advisory Committee; President of the Wyoming Economic Development Corporation; Chairman of the Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber of Commerce; and a member of many other community organizations. Representative Brann has been married to his wife, Sue, for 48 years, and they love spending time in the state’s beautiful outdoors and with animals; and

Whereas, Representative Brann was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016. Throughout his time, he served on the Appropriations subcommittees of Community Colleges, State Police, General Government, Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police, Transportation, Corrections, Higher Education and Community Colleges, and School Aid and Department of Education. He also served as vice chair and chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Judiciary, and the chair of the Appropriations subcommittees on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Insurance and Financial Services, and Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police. Representative Brann has successfully passed legislation that reflects his core values, such as laws that encourage entrepreneurship in children, expand the use of service animals, and protect the health of youth in our communities; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we offer this expression of tribute to commend and thank the Honorable Tommy Brann for his notable contributions to this legislative body and to our state; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to Representative Brann as a token of our gratitude and well wishes for the future.