Joel Gougeon (born January 13, 1943) was a Republican member of the Michigan Senate from 1993-2002 representing the 34th district (then Ogemaw, Arenac, Bay, Tuscola, and Huron counties).
He previously served as a member of the Bay County Board of Commissioners.
[1] Gougeon received a mechanical engineering degree in 1966 from what was then the General Motors Institute by co-oping at the Saginaw Malleable Iron Foundry.
After his retirement from the Legislature, Gougeon served as a lobbyist for Saginaw Valley State University.
Gougeon is also a member of the American Legion, the Elks, and the Vietnam Veterans of America.