He formerly served as a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing the 38th district, which includes much of the Upper Peninsula.
[4] In 2013, while on a radio talk program, Casperson said he was not sure President Barack Obama was born in the United States.
[5] On May 14, 2008, Tom Casperson filed over 1700 petitions with the Secretary of State, formally launching his bid for Congress for the First Congressional District of Michigan as a Republican against incumbent Democrat Bart Stupak.
(Under the Federal Election Campaign Act only candidates who have raised (or spent) over $5,000 are required to file financial reports.)
PAC's supporting Stupak include numerous communications giants like AT&T, Alltel, Time Warner, Motorola, Sony, Universal, Verizon and Viacom.