State Rep. Jason Woolford, R-Howell, was appointed chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Assistance Programs.
Woolford is one of only two first-term representatives in the Michigan House to receive a chairmanship position. The State and Local Assistance Programs Oversight Subcommittee will be responsible for investigating any potential wrongdoing within all governmental assistance programs and ensuring the programs are effectively and efficiently serving the people of Michigan.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to begin my service in the legislature by hitting the ground running,” Woolford said. “The people of Michigan can be certain that I will use the gavel to increase government accountability and cut waste of taxpayer dollars. I expect that the Oversight Committee will be very active and decisive.”
In addition to a Chairmanship, Woolford also received appointments to the House Committee on Families and Veterans, as a Marine Corps veteran himself, and the full House Oversight Committee. Earlier this term, the Michigan House voted to give the Oversight Committee blanket subpoena power, which marks the first time in recent history that a committee was given broad authority to issue subpoenas as opposed to on a case-by-case basis.
