Harold S. Sawyer

Harold Samuel Sawyer (March 21, 1920 – April 2, 2003) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II, after which he settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan and established a successful private law practice.

In 1976, Sawyer defeated incumbent Democrat Richard Vander Veen to reclaim Michigan's 5th congressional district for the Republicans.

The seat had been held by Gerald R. Ford until he was appointed to become Vice President of the United States; it had been in Republican hands without interruption from 1913 until Vander Veen's victory.

Sawyer benefited from the presence of Ford atop the ticket in his bid for a full term as president.