Michigan's 1st congressional district

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United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 1 is a United States Congressional district containing the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan as well as much of the lower peninsula. Currently the district is represented by Democrat Bart Stupak, who has been the representative since 1993. Prior to 1993, the district covered an area in the Detroit area.

Michigan's 1st congressional district
Map of the Michigan's 1st District as of the 110th Congress
Map of the Michigan's 1st District as of the 110th Congress
Area 24,875[1] mi²
Population (2000) 662,563[2]
Ethnic composition 93.8% White, 1.4% Black, 2.6% Native American

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[edit] Geography

It is the second largest congressional district in land mass east of the Mississippi River. Its boundaries contain much of the northeastern part of Michigan, representing about 300,000 households. The 1st District makes up about 44% of the entire state of Michigan and has the most shoreline of any district in the United States.

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[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years Congress
Isaac E. Crary [3] Democrat 1835-1841 24th-26th
Jacob M. Howard Whig 1841-1843 27th
Robert McClelland Democrat 1843-1849 28th-30th
Alexander W. Buel Democrat 1849-1851 31st
Ebenezer J. Penniman Whig 1851-1853 32nd
David Stuart Democrat 1853-1855 33rd
William A. Howard Republican 1855-1859 34th-35th
George B. Cooper [4] Democrat 1859-1860 36th
William A. Howard [4] Republican 1860-1861 36th
Bradley F. Granger Republican 1861-1863 37th
Fernando C. Beaman Republican 1863-1871 38th-41st
Henry Waldron Republican 1871-1873 42nd
Moses W. Field Republican 1873-1875 43rd
Alpheus S. Williams [5] Democrat 1875-1879 44th-45th
John S. Newberry Republican 1879-1881 46th
Henry W. Lord Republcian 1881-1883 47th
William C. Maybury [6] Democrat 1883-1887 48th-49th
John L. Chipman [7] Democrat 1887-1893 50th-52nd
Levi T. Griffin [7] Democrat 1893-1895 53rd
John B. Corliss Republican 1895-1903 54th-57th
Alfred Lucking Democrat 1903-1905 58th
Edwin C. Denby Republican 1905-1911 59th-61st
Frank E. Doremus Democrat 1911-1921 62nd-66th
George P. Codd Republican 1921-1923 67th
Robert H. Clancy Democrat [8] 1923-1925 68th
John B. Sosnowski Republican 1925-1927 69th
Robert H. Clancy Republican [8] 1929-1933 70th-72nd
George G. Sadowski Democrat 1933-1939 73rd-75th
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz Democrat [9] 1939-1943 76th-77th
George G. Sadowski Democrat 1943-1951 78th-81st
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz [10] Democrat 1951-1961 82nd-87th
Lucien N. Nedzi [10] Democrat 1961-1965 87th-88th
John Conyers [11] Democrat 1965-1993 89th-102nd
Bart Stupak [11] Democrat 1993-present 103rd-110th

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Congressional Districts by Urban/Rural Population & Land Area (109th Congress). 2000 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
  2. ^ Census Data: Pennsylvania, District 10. 2000 United States Census. Washington Post. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
  3. ^ Isaac E. Crary was the first elected U.S. representative from the state of Michigan, elected October 5 and 6, 1835. However, due to Michigan’s dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip, Congress refused to accept his credentials until it admitted Michigan to the Union as a state on January 26, 1837.
  4. ^ a b George B. Cooper won the election of November 2, 1858, and was seated by the U.S. House of Representatives. William A. Howard contested the results in the House, alleging voting irregularities in several wards. Following its investigation, the House Committee on Elections reported that the sitting member, Cooper, was not entitled to his seat and that the contestant Howard was. The House passed resolutions to that effect May 15, 1860, at which time Howard took the oath of office.
  5. ^ Alpheus S. Williams died December 28, 1878; the vacancy was not filled.
  6. ^ William C. Maybury was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
  7. ^ a b John L. Chipman died August 17, 1893; Levi T. Griffin was elected November 7, 1893, to fill the vacancy.
  8. ^ a b Robert H. Clancy was first elected as a Democrat in 1922 and served for two years in the 67th Congress. He was defeated in 1924 by Republican candidate John B. Sosnowski. In 1926, Clancy switched to the Republican Party and defeated Sosnowski in the primary and went on to defeat Democratic candidate William M. Donnelly in the general election. He served as a Republican until 1933.
  9. ^ Rudolph G. Tenerowicz campaigned as a Republican in 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1954.
  10. ^ a b Thaddeus M. Machrowicz resigned September 18, 1961, having been appointed a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; Lucien N. Nedzi was elected by special election, to fill the vacancy, assuming office on November 7, 1961.
  11. ^ a b After the 1990 Census, the boundaries for Congressional Districts in Michigan were redrawn in 1993. Prior to that, the first district represented an area in Detroit and the 11th district represented the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan.

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