Senator Ron Jelinek
R-Three Oaks (1/10/2007)

Sen. Ron Jelinek, R-Three Oaks, welcomed Pastor Ray Babcock of Three Oaks Free Methodist Church in Three Oaks to the state Capitol Wednesday. Babcock led members of the Senate in the invocation to begin the day’s session.  (5/27/2009)

The Benton Harbor High School girls varsity basketball team was honored at the state Capitol for winning the 2009 Class A Girls Basketball State Championship. (4/29/2009)

Sen. Ron Jelinek, R-Three Oaks, presents Benton Harbor High School girls varsity basketball coach Lou Harvey with a tribute at the state Capitol for winning the 2009 Class A Girls Basketball State Championship. (4/29/2009)

Senate Appropriations Chair Ron Jelinek (right) joined Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop and Sen. Jason Allen to announce a special committee to help identify and approve spending of the federal stimulus funds to ensure it is used for job creation.  (3/5/2009)

Sen. Ron Jelinek was honored as the 2009 After-School Champion by the Michigan After-School Partnership during its annual meeting in Lansing (2/18/2009)

Sen. Ron Jelinek (right) poses with members of the Cassopolis FFA team (in blue jackets) after honoring them on the Senate floor with a tribute for being runners-up at the 2008 National FFA Parliamentary Procedure Event. Also pictured are Rep. Rick Shaffer (left) and the team’s coaches and principals. (12/4/2008)

Sen. Ron Jelinek was honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan. Presenting the award was Ed Blews, president of the association, along with James Bultman, Hope College president, and Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran, Kalamazoo College president. (5/21/2008)

Sen. Ron Jelinek was honored with the 2007 Leadership Award by the Michigan Association of Community and Adult Education. Presenting the award was Rich Klemm, director of Adult and Alternative Education for Niles Community Schools, accompanied by students in the adult education program. (5/20/2008)

Sen. Ron Jelinek, R-Three Oaks, welcomed Rev. Christopher Pittman of the Church of Cassopolis to the state Capitol Tuesday. Pittman led members of the Senate in the invocation to begin the day’s session.  (4/15/2008)

Sen. Ron Jelinek (front row, far right) attended the National Education Association's first-ever Republican Leaders Conference. The conference was part of NEA's initiative to recognize the support of its Republican members and support pro-public education Republican lawmakers at the state and national levels. (8/16/2007)

Sen. Ron Jelinek was honored to be a panelist at the National Education Association's first-ever Republican Leaders Conference held in Minneapolis. The conference featured panel discussions from NEA Republican members who also are state legislators. The conference was part of NEA's initiative to recognize the support of its Republican members and support pro-public education Republican lawmakers at the state and national levels. (8/16/2007)