Michigan's 5th congressional district
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| Population (2000) | 662,563 |
| Median income | $39,675 |
| Ethnic composition | 76.7% White, 18.6% Black, 0.7% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% other |
| Cook PVI | D+12 |
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Michigan's 5th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
It is currently a mostly industrial area [1] encompassing the area south of Saginaw Bay. It consists of all of Tuscola and Genesee counties and the southeast portion of Bay and the eastern portion of Saginaw counties in the eastern-central portion of the state. The seat of the district is currently occupied by Democrat Dale E. Kildee, who typically faces little opposition in this predominantly Democratic district. [2]
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[edit] Predecessors
From 1873 to 1993, the 5th was based in the Grand Rapids area of Western Michigan. Its most notable occupant was Gerald Ford, who in 1974 became the 38th President of the United States upon the resignation of Richard Nixon, at the height of the infamous Watergate Scandal. From 1993 to 2003, it was drawn as a district including Bay City, Saginaw and the Thumb.
The current 5th's nearest ancestor is the pre-2003 9th District.
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[edit] Representatives
The following is a list of all occupants of the congressional seat since the district was created at the start of the 38th Congress
[edit] References
- Govtrack.us for the 7th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
- The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
- U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
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