the seat of the chair, I started stapling by pulling the fabric taut to the center of the top cushion seam. I continued to staple from the center, towards the edges of the cushion until the fabric was tight in place.

11. When the one side was stapled down, I pulled the opposed end tight, stapling from the center outwards, causing the fabric to smooth itself out across the curved cushion. Similarly, I stapled the edges on the sides so they were finished and tucked in.

12. Last but not least, I used a power drill to go through the layers of the fabric and secure the bottom seat cushion to its original position. The back of the chair required a regular screwdriver to reattach, and that’s it! Putting yourhad as a legislator is being a close ally to Andy Dillon,” Coulouris said. “I voted for him to be Speaker of the House twice and had a lot of access and participation in decision making and I owe him a huge debt of gratitude.”

The Saginaw News could not immediately reach Dillon for comment.

Coulouris is chairman of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee. He serves on three others: Judiciary, Health Policy, and Tax Policy.

The Michigan Municipal League named Coulouris its 2009 Legislator of the Year.

He stepped down from Saginaw City Council, where he served for three years, in 2005 to run for the state House 95th District seat. Once elected, he left his position as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Saginaw County. His grandfather, Larry A. Coulouris,