Milton Zaagman

Milton Zaagman (March 28, 1926 – February 3, 2012) was a Republican member of the Michigan Senate from 1963 through 1974 who was its majority leader in his final year.

A native of Grand Rapids, Zaagman attended Calvin College and earned a degree in mortuary science from Wayne State University.

After the war, he married Martha Haverkamp and served three terms on the Kent County board of supervisors.

[1] After two unsuccessful campaigns for the state House, Zaagman won election to the Senate in 1962 and served four terms.

That year, Zaagman had also run unsuccessfully to fill the vacancy in Congress caused by Gerald Ford's elevation to the vice presidency.