Senator John J.H. Schwarz, M.D. represents the 24th District of Michigan,including Calhoun, Eaton counties and Delhi Township in Ingham county. He is serving his fourth term in the Michigan Senate.

Currently Schwarz is the Senate's President Pro Tempore. He is also amember of the Senate Appropriations Committee where he chairs theSubcommittee on Higher Education and the Subcommittee on General Government. Inaddition, he is a member of Subcommittees on Capital Outlay and Health Policy.

Prior to serving in the Michigan Senate, Schwarz was Mayor of Battle Creekfrom 1985-1987 and a Battle Creek City Commissioner from 1979-1987.

Dr. Schwarz practices medicine and surgery in Battle Creek and is on theactive staff of the Battle Creek Health System.

Senator Schwarz has many professional affiliations. He is past president ofthe Calhoun County Medical Society, and a past trustee of Leila PostMontgomery Hospital in Battle Creek. He serves on the Alumni VisitingCommittee for the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at theUniversity of Michigan and on the visiting Alumni Committee for the WayneState University School of Medicine. He is a trustee of Olivet College.Senator Schwarz is an avid railroad buff and sports fan.

Senator Schwarz graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1955. Hereceived an A.B. in history from the University of Michigan and his M.D.from Wayne State University in 1964. He completed his residency training inotolaryngology at Harvard in 1973 and is a fellow of the American College ofSurgeons. Senator Schwarz also served in the United States Navy.

The Senator was born November 15, 1937 and has one daughter, Brennan Louise.His wife, Anne, died in February 1990.