LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff today to honor the life and service of a former State Senator from West Michigan. Mark Jansen passed away Tuesday. March 23rd at the age of 61 and the flag honors today will coincide with his funeral services.
“Our state mourns loss of former state Senator Mark Jansen,” Governor Whitmer said. “He was someone who was deeply respected across the aisle. He will be remembered for his many years of dedicated service to the people of Michigan in the legislature and in the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. My deepest condolences go out to his family during this difficult time.”
He was a graduate of Grand Valley State University and served as a Gaines Township clerk from 1992 to 1996. In 1997, he was elected as a state representative and then later as a state senator from 2007 to 2014.
