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Robert "Robbie" VanderLaan (c. 1930-November 1, 2015〔[http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?n=robert-vanderlaan&pid=176312362&fhid=21051 Robert VanderLaan Obituary | MLive.com〕) is a former majority leader of the Michigan State Senate. A Republican, he ran to replace Gerald Ford as representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district in a 1974 special election, but was defeated by Democrat Richard Vander Veen. It was seen as a stunning upset, as VanderLaan had never yet lost an election. He served in the state senate for 20 years in total; after retirement he joined Democrat Bobby Crim in forming a lobbying firm; he also had a career as a lawyer.〔[http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/10/polpourri_for_oct_24_patrick_m.html Polpourri: Patrick Miles doesn't have confidence in Pelosi to 'heal the partisan divide' | MLive.com]〕 ==References== Category:Living people Category:American people of Dutch descent Category:Michigan State Senators Category:Michigan Republicans Category:Michigan lawyers Category:People from Grand Rapids, Michigan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert VanderLaan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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