Sen. Mark Jansen (3/15/2011)

Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, proudly welcomed Pastor Jon Huizenga (right) to the Michigan Capitol. Huizenga is the senior pastor at the River Rock Church in Rockford and delivered the invocation before the start of the Feb. 20 Senate session. (2/20/2013)

Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, joined Gov. Rick Snyder as he signed Jansen’s public retirement investment reform into law. Public Act 347 of 2012 allows greater flexibility in how funds are invested to improve the investment returns, while also stopping fraud and providing increased accountability to the public. (12/5/2012)

Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, proudly welcomed Pastors Philip and Bernadette Smith from the Eternal Word Church in Grandville to the Michigan Capitol. Pastor Philip delivered the invocation before the start of the Sept. 12 Senate session. (9/12/2012)

Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, accepts the Michigan Manufacturing Association (MMA) Legislator of the Year Award for 2011 at the association’s annual reception. The MMA also honored Rep. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, (right) as House Advocate of the Year for 2011 and Sen. Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, (left) as Senate Advocate of the Year for 2011. (5/9/2012)

State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, welcomed to the Michigan Capitol the Grace Bible College men’s basketball team and Head Coach Gary Bailey, who addressed the Senate. Jansen presented Bailey (center left) with a special tribute honoring the team for winning the 2012 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division II Championship earlier this month. It was the team’s fourth consecutive national title and marks five national championships in seven years. (3/28/2012)

Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, proudly welcomed Rev. Mark Bauer (right) to the Michigan Capitol. Father Bauer is lead pastor of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Caledonia and delivered the invocation before the start of the March 15 Senate session. (3/16/2012)

Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township; joined Gov. Rick Snyder as he signed Jansen's unemployment insurance reform into law, repaying the state's $3.2 billion unemployment trust fund debt and stopping a federal tax increase on Michigan employers. (12/19/2011)

State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township; Rep. Bill Rogers, R-Brighton, (right) and Gov. Rick Snyder hold Public Act 264, joined by Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township. The act is part of a reform package that will save Michigan more than $5 billion in long-term retiree liability. (12/15/2011)

State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, proudly welcomed Rev. Chad McCallum (right) to the Capitol to deliver the invocation before the Nov. 30 Senate session . McCallum is lead pastor of the Compass Church in Byron Center. (11/30/2011)

Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, joins foster children and Gov. Rick Snyder as he signs legislation allowing youth to receive foster care until age 21. Senate Bills 435-440 also provide for additional support, such as counseling and training, and were signed as part of Michigan Adoption Day. Pictured with Jansen and Snyder are: Sen. Judy Emmons, R-Sheridan, and Sen. Bruce Caswell, R-Hillsdale. (11/22/2011)