revenue in the state of Michigan and this made Jacobetti a powerful politician. Though the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is relatively low in population in comparison to the rest of the state, Jacobetti used his position to help direct sometimes significant funding to the Upper Peninsula (considering its low population), including the building of the Superior Dome, among other projects. It was his position and influence that was pointed to when an effort to pass a term limits amendment to the state constitution was initiated, an effort which was successful. In the last few years of his tenure on the committee, there was a scandal involving misappropriation of funds by the committee. Jacobetti was initially stripped of his chairmanship and a number of Fiscal Agency employees were investigated and imprisoned. Jacobetti was re-elected to his final term of office in 1994 and cleared of any wrongdoing in the House Fiscal Agency scandal by Michigan Attorney General Frank J. Kelley. Death Jacobetti died suddenly at the age of 74 just weeks after being re-elected to his 21st and final term. He was succeeded by Michael Prusi. Now that there are term limits in the Michigan House of Representatives, no one can ever serve longer than Jacobetti, barring the repeal of current term limit statutes. Honors and awards Jacobetti was affectionately nicknamed Puga (pronounced: Pooga), King Jake, and Godfather of the U.P. In 1978 he was named one of the "Ten Outstanding State Legislators in the United States" because of his efforts to provide adequate staffing in governmental offices. He was named U.P. Person of The Year, received the Distinguished Citizens Award, the Honorary Doctors of Law degree from Northern Michigan University, and the Good Neighbor of the Year Award. The D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan and the D. J. Jacobetti Vocational Skills Center at Northern Michigan University are named after him. The Michigan Department of Transportation has designated a portion of M-28 in the Upper Peninsula in his honor. References External links Tribute to Jacobetti by Bart Stupak in the U.S. House of Representatives, November 29, 1994 D. J. Jacobetti Vocational Skills Center at Northern Michigan University About the D.J Jacobetti Home for Veterans The Political Graveyard 1920 births 1994 deaths People from Negaunee, Michigan American people of Italian descent Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians Catholics from Michigan