used the stolen White House briefing book in violation of the law. Attorney General Ed Meese declined to appoint an independent counsel. End of political career In the late summer of 1984 Rep. Albosta cosponsored a bill introduced by Rep. John LaFalce to provide compensation for victims of hazardous substances. This did not play well with the Dow Chemical Company, headquartered in Albosta's district in Midland, Michigan. Executives and board members of Dow Chemical urged their employees and retirees to oppose Rep. Albosta and he was very narrowly defeated in November by future state Attorney General Bill Schuette. Albosta sought a rematch against Schuette in 1986; he won the Democratic primary, but lost the general election in another close race and retired from politics. Retirement and death He was a resident of St. Charles, Michigan. His daughter, Christine C. White, was appointed in March 2003 as the Director of Agriculture Policy for the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Albosta died on December 18, 2014 in St. Charles, Michigan, where he lived. See also Debategate Notes References |- 1925 births 2014 deaths Farmers from Michigan County commissioners in Michigan Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Delta College (Michigan) alumni Politicians from Bay City, Michigan Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan Politicians from Saginaw, Michigan 20th-century American politicians People from St. Charles, Michigan