Michigan

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Michigan, the wolverine state, was admitted into the Union as the 26th State on January 26, 1837. The state capital is Lansing, while its largest and second largest cities are Detroit and Grand Rapids.

This battleground state has an interesting mix of urban-rural that literally splits the state in two from the southwestern corner, through Lansing up to the “thumb:” urban below, rural above. The state, like many northern Midwest and Eastern states, has suffered a decline in population. The result has been the loss of four House seats over the last 30 years. With a large manufacturing base, Michigan is one of the key battleground states that has been hit especially hard by the loss of jobs during the Bush II recession.

In recent years, the state's strong industrial and union heritage has made the state lean Democratic in national elections. Michigan has supported Democrats in the last four presidential elections. In 2004, John Kerry narrowly defeated George Bush, winning Michigan's 17 electoral votes by a margin of 3 percentage points with 51.2% of the vote. Republicans' greatest strength is in the western, northern, and rural parts of the state, especially in the Grand Rapids area. Democrats are strongest in the east, especially in metropolitan Detroit.

To date, 97 citizens of Michigan have been killed in the War in Iraq.

Contents 1 Congressional Delegation 2 State Government 3 Cities & Counties 4 Elections 5 News, Etc 6 Political Blogs 7 See also

Congressional Delegation

• Senate
  • Senior Senator: Carl Levin (D)
  • Junior Senator: Debbie Stabenow (D)

• House of Representatives
  • MI-01 Rep.: Bart Stupak (D)
  • MI-02 Rep.: Pete Hoekstra (R)
  • MI-03 Rep.: Vern Ehlers (R)
  • MI-04 Rep.: David Lee Camp (R)
  • MI-05 Rep.: Dale Kildee (D)
  • MI-06 Rep.: Fred Upton (R)
  • MI-07 Rep.: Tim Walberg (R)
  • MI-08 Rep.: Mike Rogers (R)
  • MI-09 Rep.: Joe Knollenberg (R)
  • MI-10 Rep.: Candice Miller (R)
  • MI-11 Rep.: Thaddeus McCotter (R)
  • MI-12 Rep.: Sander Levin (D)
  • MI-13 Rep.: Carolyn Kilpatrick (D)
  • MI-14 Rep.: John Conyers Jr. (D)
  • MI-15 Rep.: John Dingell (D)

• US Congressional Delegations from Michigan (Wikipedia)

State Government

• Executive Branch
  • Governor: Jennifer Granholm (D)
  • Lt.Gov: John D. Cherry (D)
  • Secretary of State: Terri Lynn Land (R)
  • Treasurer : Jay B. Rising (appointed by gov)
  • Attorney General: Mike Cox (R)

• Legislative Branch
  • Michigan State Legislature
  • STATE HOUSE - Republican Majority
    • Includes members' phone, email and committee assignments.
  • STATE SENATE - Republican Majority
    • Includes members' phone, email and committee assignments.

• Judicial Branch
  • Michigan Judiciary

• State Constitution
  • Michigan State Constitution

Cities & Counties

• Michigan counties (Michigan Association of Counties)
• Info Michigan: Counties (InfoMichigan)
• Michigan County Selection Map (U.S. Census)
• Michigan Counties (National Association of Counties}
• COUNTIES

Elections

• Elections in Michigan (Michigan Secretary of State)
• Past election results (Michigan Secretary of State)
• 2008 Elections
• Michigan elections, 2008
• 2006 Elections
  • Michigan U.S. Senate election, 2006
  • Michigan U.S. House election, 2006
  • Michigan gubernatorial election, 2006
• Michigan election results
• see U.S. elections

News, Etc

• Michigan Newspapers (NewsLink.org)
• Michigan Newspapers and News Media Guide(ABYZ News Links)
• Michigan Politicians On The Issues (OnTheIssues.org)

Political Blogs

• LeftyBlogs - Michigan
• Blogging for Michigan
• the chopper
• Democracy for Michigan
• ICDP:Dispatch
• LJ's Blogorific
• Living Blue
• MI-Dems
• MIbLAWg
• Michigan Liberal
• Politics Michigan
• Voice of Mordor
• Walberg Watch

See also