Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area,containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs. Its seat of government is Pontiac,and its largest city is Troy. As of the 2020 Census,its population was 1,274,395,making it the second-most populous county in Michigan,and the most populous county in the United States without a city of 100,000 residents.
Wyckoff is an affluent township in Bergen County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census,the township's population was 16,585,a decrease of 111 (−0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 16,696,which in turn reflected an increase of 188 (+1.1%) from the 16,508 counted in the 2000 census.
Sander Martin Levin is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019,representing Michigan's 9th congressional district. Levin,a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan,is a former ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee;he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011. He was the older brother of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin,and is the father of former Congressman Andy Levin,his successor.
Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district north of Detroit,comprising most of urbanized central Oakland County. Until 1993,the district covered the state's Upper Peninsula and the northernmost portion of the Lower Peninsula. In redistricting that year,it was shifted to the outer Detroit area. Its former geographical area is now the state's first district. Its current configuration dates from 2023.
Michigan's 12th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Michigan.
Andrew Meisner is a politician from Huntington Woods,Michigan. He is a former Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He served as the Oakland County Treasurer from 2009 to 2021. Meisner was a candidate for Oakland County Executive in 2020,but was defeated in the August Democratic primary.
Brenda Lawrence is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 14th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Lawrence served as mayor of Southfield,Michigan,from 2001 to 2015,and was the party's nominee for Oakland County executive in 2008 and for lieutenant governor in 2010. Her congressional district covered most of eastern Detroit,including downtown,and stretched west to take in portions of Oakland County,including Farmington Hills,Pontiac,and Lawrence's home in Southfield.
James Richard Fouts is an American politician who served as the mayor of Warren,Michigan from 2007 to 2023.
Kenneth Vern Cockrel Jr. is an American journalist,nonprofit executive,businessman,and former politician who served as the 73rd mayor of Detroit,Michigan from September 2008 to May 2009. A member of the Democratic Party,Cockrel served as a member of the Detroit City Council from 1997 to 2008,and again from 2009 to 2013,and as the Council's president from 2005 to 2008 and May to December 2009.
Craig Covey is an American politician who served as Mayor of Ferndale,Michigan from 2008 to 2011. He was the second openly gay mayor elected in the state of Michigan. A Democrat,he resigned the office in 2010 to take a seat on the Oakland County Commission,where he served one term.
Ellen Cogen Lipton is an American politician and patent attorney from Huntington Woods,Michigan. She currently serves on the Michigan State Board of Education.
The 2013 Detroit mayoral election was held on November 5,2013,to elect the Mayor of Detroit,Michigan. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bing chose to retire rather than seek re-election.
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Michigan,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the election of Michigan's governor,as well as the Class 2 U.S. Senate Seat.
Tim Greimel is an American politician who serves as Mayor of Pontiac,Michigan,and previously as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives,to which he was elected in a special election in 2012 following the resignation of Tim Melton. After Greimel's election to a full term in 2012,his colleagues elected him to serve as the House's minority leader.
The 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Michigan,concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Robert S. Wittenberg is an American politician serving as the treasurer of Oakland County,Michigan since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Wittenberg previously represented the 27th District in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Michigan,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The filing deadline for candidates filing for the August 7 primary was April 24,2018. Unless otherwise indicated,the Cook Political Report rated the congressional races as safe for the party of the incumbent.
A special election for Michigan's 13th congressional district was held on November 6,2018,following the resignation of Democratic U.S. Representative John Conyers.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5,2024,to elect a Class I member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. It was held concurrently with the 2024 United States presidential election,other elections to the U.S. Senate,elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,as well as various state and local elections. Democratic U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin narrowly defeated Republican former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers,as they were both seeking their first term in office. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump carried Michigan on the same ballot. Slotkin will succeed Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow,who declined to seek a fifth term.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 8,2022,to elect representatives for the thirteen seats in Michigan. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary was April 19. The congressional makeup prior to the election was seven Democrats and seven Republicans. However,after the 2020 census,Michigan lost one congressional seat. Democrats won a majority of seats in the state for the first time since 2008. This can be partly attributed to the decrease in the number of districts,which resulted in two Republican incumbents –Bill Huizenga and Fred Upton –in the new 4th district. Redistricting also played a part in shifting partisan lean of the districts which favored the Democrats overall,including in the 3rd district,which Democrats were able to flip with a margin of victory of 13 points. That was made possible by a non-partisan citizens' commission drawing the new political boundaries instead of the Michigan legislature after a 2018 ballot proposal was approved.
