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Encyclopedia > Michigan State House of Representatives
Cora B. Anderson House of Representatives Office Building, Downtown Lansing
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Cora B. Anderson House of Representatives Office Building, Downtown Lansing

The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 Representatives, each of whom is elected from districts having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the U.S. Census. Representatives are elected in even-numbered years to 2-year terms, and take office on the first day of January following the election. Each Representative is limited to serving three terms. Image File history File linksMetadata 9_Anderson_House. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 9_Anderson_House. ... The Michigan Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. ...

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Make-up of Michigan State House of Representatives

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Michigan House Districts
Michigan House Districts
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Michigan House Districts

The current party composition of the House of Representatives is: Image File history File links District_map. ... Image File history File links District_map. ...

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 58
  Democratic Party 49
  Vacant seats 3
 Total
 110
 Government Majority
 6

As a result of the 2006 elections, Democrats will have a majority of 58 to 52 when the new term starts in January. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...


Leadership

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Members of the Michigan State House of Representatives

District Representative Party County(ies) Term
1 Edward Gaffney Republican Wayne
2 Lamar Lemmons, Jr. Democrat Wayne 2nd
3 LaMar Lemmons III
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-1ST SD		 Democrat Wayne 3rd
4 Mary Waters
RUNNING FOR SECRETARY OF STATE		 Democrat Wayne
5 Bill McConico
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-2ND SD		 Democrat Wayne
6 Marsha Cheeks Democrat Wayne
7 Virgil Smith Democrat Wayne
8 George Cushingberry Democrat Wayne
9 Tupac Hunter
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-5TH SD		 Democrat Wayne
10 Gabe Leland Democrat Wayne
11 Morris Hood III Democrat Wayne
12 Steve Tobocman Democrat Wayne
13 Barbara Farrah Democrat Wayne
14 Ed Clemente Democrat Wayne
15 Gino Polidori Democrat Wayne
16 Jim Plakas
RUNNING FOR DISTRICT COURT-35TH DISTRICT		 Democrat Wayne
17 Andy Dillon Democrat Wayne
18 Glenn Anderson
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-6TH SD		 Democrat Wayne
19 John Pastor Republican Wayne
20 John Stewart
TERM LIMITED		 Republican Wayne
21 Philip LaJoy Republican Wayne
22 Hoon-Yung Hopgood Democrat Wayne
23 Kathleen Law Democrat Wayne
24 Jack Brandenburg Republican Macomb
25 Steve Bieda Democrat Macomb
26 Marie Donigan Democrat Oakland
27 Andy Meisner Democrat Oakland
28 Lisa Wojno Democrat Macomb
29 VACANT AS OF 2006 -- Oakland
30 Tory Rocca Republican Macomb
31 Fred Miller Democrat Macomb
32 Daniel Acciavatti Republican Macomb, St. Clair
33 Leon Drolet
RETIRING		 Republican Macomb
34 Brenda Clack Democrat Genesee
35 Paul Condino Democrat Oakland
36 Brian Palmer Republican Oakland
37 Aldo Vagnozzi Democrat Oakland
38 Craig DeRoche Republican Oakland
39 David Law Republican Oakland
40 Shelley Taub
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-13TH SD		 Republican Oakland
41 Robert Gosselin
RETIRING		 Republican Oakland
42 Frank Accavitti Democrat Macomb
43 Fran Amos Republican Oakland
44 John Stakoe Republican Oakland
45 John Garfield Republican Oakland
46 James Marleau Republican Oakland
47 Joe Hune Republican Livingston
48 John Gleason
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-27TH SD		 Democrat Genesee
49 Lee Gonzales Democrat Genesee
50 Paula Zelenko
TERM LIMITED		 Democrat Genesee
51 David Robertson Republican Genesee
52 Pam Byrnes Democrat Washtenaw
53 Chris Kolb
TERM LIMITED		 Democrat Washtenaw
54 Alma Smith Democrat Washtenaw
55 Kathy Angerer Democrat Monroe, Washtenaw
56 VACANT AS OF JUNE 2006 -- Monroe
57 Dudley Spade Democrat Lenawee
58 Bruce Caswell Republican Branch, Hillsdale
59 Rick Shaffer Republican Cass, St. Joseph
60 Alexander Lipsey
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-20TH SD		 Democrat Kalamazoo
61 Jacob Hoogendyk Republican Kalamazoo
62 Mike Nofs Republican Calhoun
63 Lorence Wenke Republican Calhoun, Kalamazoo
64 Rick Baxter Republican Jackson
65 Leslie Mortimer Republican Eaton, Jackson, Lenawee
66 Chris Ward Republican Livingston, Oakland
67 Dianne Byrum
RETIRING		 Democrat Ingham
68 Michael Murphy
TERM LIMITED		 Democrat Ingham
69 Mark Meadows Democrat Ingham
70 Judy Emmons Republican Ionia, Montcalm
71 Rick Jones Republican Eaton
72 Glenn Steil Jr. Republican Kent
73 Tom Pearce Republican Kent
74 William VanRegenmorter
RETIRING		 Republican Kent, Ottawa
75 Jerry Kooiman
RETIRING		 Republican Kent
76 Michael Sak Democrat Kent
77 Kevin Green Republican Kent
78 Neal Nitz Republican Berrien, Cass
79 John Proos Republican Berrien
80 Tonya Schuitmaker Republican Allegan, Van Buren
81 Philip Pavlov Republican St. Clair
82 John Stahl Republican Lapeer
83 John Espinoza Democrat Sanilac, St. Clair
84 Tom Meyer
RETIRING		 Republican Huron, Tuscola
85 Richard Ball Republican Clinton, Shiawassee
86 Dave Hildenbrand Republican Kent
87 Gary Newell
TERM LIMITED		 Republican Barry, Ionia
88 Fulton Sheen Republican Allegan
89 Barb Vander Veen Republican Ottawa
90 Bill Huizenga Republican Ottawa
91 David Farhat Republican Muskegon, Ottawa
92 Doug Bennett Democrat Muskegon
93 Scott Hummel
RETIRING		 Republican Clinton, Gratiot
94 Roger Kahn
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-32ND SD		 Republican Saginaw
95 Carl M. Williams
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-32ND SD		 Democrat Saginaw
96 Jeff Mayes Democrat Bay
97 Tim Moore Republican Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin
98 John Moolenaar Republican Midland, Saginaw
99 Bill Caul Republican Isabella, Midland
100 Geoff Hansen Republican Lake, Newaygo, Oceana
101 David Palsrok Republican Benzie, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason
102 Darwin Booher Republican Mecosta, Osceola, Wexford
103 Joel Sheltrown Democrat Iosco, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Roscommon
104 Howard Walker Republican Grand Traverse, Kalkaska
105 Kevin Elsenheimer Republican Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Otsego
106 Matthew Gillard Democrat Alcona, Alpena, Crawford,
Montmorency, Oscoda, Presque Isle
107 Gary McDowell Democrat Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac
108 Tom Casperson Republican Delta, Dickinson, Menominee
109 Stephen Adamini
 Democrat Alger, Luce, Marquette, Schoolcraft
110 Rich Brown
TERM LIMITED		 Democrat Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron,
Keweenaw, Marquette, Ontonagon

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See also

The Michigan Senate is the upper body of the Michigan Legislature. ... The Michigan Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

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house.mi.gov - Representatives (132 words)
There are 110 Michigan Representatives who are elected by the qualified electors of districts having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents.
Representatives are elected in even- numbered years to 2-year terms, with the current term expiring on January 1, 2009.
Leadership in the House is headed by the Speaker of the House, currently Andy Dillon, who makes committee appointments and designates which committee(s) each Representative will serve on.
The Political Graveyard: Knights of Columbus, politicians, Michigan (3392 words)
Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1948.
Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954.
Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
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