The Patrick Lee Anderson Papers document the political term limits campaign in Michigan. In 1991, Anderson, on behalf of the group Taxpayers United for Term Limitation, drafted a state constitutional amendment on term limits. Following a successful petition drive, the proposed amendment appeared on a 1992 general election ballot as Proposal B. The "Say Yes to Proposal B" committee was formed from the ranks of Taxpayers United for Term Limits. This committee managed an aggressive campaign for the proposal, and Michigan voters approved it in November, 1992. State House members were limited to two three-year terms; state Senate members to two four-year terms; Michigan members of the U.S. House, three two year terms in a twelve-year period and Michigan members of the U.S. Senate, two six-year terms in a twenty-four year period. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, speeches and financial records. Financial records provide information on contributors to both the term-limit and anti-term limit campaign. Newspaper clippings document media coverage of the issue, with editorials representing the stance of both proponents and opponents. Correspondence with both supporters and detractors is present. This correspondence includes a letter from the rival group Michigan Citizens Against Term Limits, signed by prominent Michigan citizens such as labor leader Owen Bieber, Detroit industrialist Max Fisher and former Michigan governors William Milliken and John Swainson. The file on press releases documents a public "term limits discussion" with U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle as the featured speaker.
