10 Facts About Tom Casperson

Tom Casperson was an American businessman and politician from the State of Michigan.

Tom Casperson formerly served as a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing the 38th district, which includes much of the Upper Peninsula.

Tom Casperson previously served in the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 108th district.

Tom Casperson graduated from Escanaba Senior High School in 1977.

Tom Casperson worked in his family's log trucking business, Casperson and Son Trucking, for 25 years, and owned the business for ten years.

Tom Casperson was married to Diane Casperson, with whom he had four children.

Tom Casperson was the vice chair of the House Transportation Committee and was a member of the Agriculture and Resource Management; Land Use and Environment; and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security committees.

Tom Casperson then served in the Michigan Senate from 2011 to 2018 representing much of the Upper Peninsula.

In 2013, while on a radio talk program, Tom Casperson said he was not sure President Barack Obama was born in the United States.

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.