Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-American politician. Since 2021,she has served as the 16th United States secretary of energy. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the attorney general of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the 47th governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011,as the first woman to hold both offices.
Ingrid Blom Sheldon is an American politician who served as the 59th mayor of Ann Arbor,Michigan from 1993 to 2000. A moderate Republican,she served four two-year terms in the post. To date,Sheldon remains the city's last Republican mayor.
The Human Rights Party (HRP) was a left-wing political party that existed in Michigan from 1970 to 1977. The party achieved electoral success in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. It eventually expanded to include several other Michigan cities with large student populations. In 1975,the HRP became the Socialist Human Rights Party (SHRP),and it later merged with the Socialist Party of Michigan.
Carl M. Williams was a member of the State House of Representatives in the Michigan Legislature for three terms (2001–2007).
Elizabeth Brater is a Democratic former member of the Michigan Senate,who represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2010,and served as the Assistant Minority Leader. Her district included the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. She was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000.
Gerald D. Jernigan was mayor of the city of Ann Arbor,Michigan,from 1987 to 1991.
The New York State Democratic Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New York. Its headquarters are in Manhattan,and it has an office in Albany. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling the majority of New York's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and the governorship.
Neil Oliver Staebler was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States gubernatorial elections held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican Governor John Engler,after serving three terms,was term-limited and was ineligible to run for a fourth term;his lieutenant governor Dick Posthumus,also a Republican,ran in his place. Jennifer Granholm,then Attorney General of Michigan,ran on the Democratic Party ticket. Douglas Campbell ran on the Green Party ticket,and Joseph M. Pilchak ran on the Constitution Party ticket.
Rebekah Lynn Warren is a former American Democratic legislator from Ann Arbor,Michigan,who represented the 55th District of the Michigan House of Representatives from January 1,2019 until January 1,2021. She was elected to this position on November 6,2018,beating Republican opponent Bob Baird,74% to 26%. Previously,she served two terms as State Representative for Michigan's 53rd District,from 2007 to 2010,and two terms in the Michigan Senate,from 2010 to 2018. She was arrested for drunk driving and fleeing police in a motor vehicle on December 26,2019.
Jeff Irwin is an American activist,progressive and politician serving as a member of the Michigan Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,he served on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners from 1999 to 2010,and in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017.
The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA),or Public Act 453 of 1976,which went into effect in 1977,originally prohibited discrimination in Michigan only on the basis of "religion,race,color,national origin,age,sex,height,weight,familial status,or marital status" in employment,housing,education,and access to public accommodations. A ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court on July 28,2022 expanded the scope of the law to explicitly include protections for LGBT people. Sexual orientation and gender identity were both formally codified and added to Michigan legislation officially on March 16,2023 and became Act 6 of 2023. Other classes added to the law since passage include pregnant workers,workers who seek abortions,and hair style and texture.
Jeremy Allen Moss is an American politician from Southfield,Michigan currently representing the 7th State Senate District,which includes all of Auburn Hills,Bloomfield Hills,Bloomfield Township,Lake Angelus,Lathrup Village,Pontiac,Southfield,and parts of Detroit,Southfield Township,and Waterford Township. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the first openly LGBT person elected to the Michigan Senate,as well as the first to serve as President Pro Tempore. Moss previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 - 2018,and remains the youngest-ever member of the Southfield City Council.
An election was held on November 8,2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including U.S. President,U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The primary election was held on August 2,2016.
Yousef D. Rabhi is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives who also served as the Democratic Floor Leader. He represented Michigan's 53rd House District,encompassing the majority of Ann Arbor,from 2017 to 2023. He replaced Jeff Irwin,who was term limited. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Michigan's 53rd House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland County. The district was created in 1965,when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.
Elections are held in Providence,Rhode Island to elect the city's mayor. Such elections are regularly scheduled to be held in United States midterm election years.
Jason Morgan is a politician who represents the 23rd District in the Michigan House of Representatives. He previously served as a Washtenaw County commissioner representing the board's 8th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
