Washtenaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census,the population was 372,258. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and organized as a county in 1826. Washtenaw County comprises the Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is home to the University of Michigan,Eastern Michigan University,Washtenaw Community College,and Concordia University Ann Arbor.
Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 53,362 at the 2010 census. The city of Ypsilanti is mostly surrounded by the township,but the two are administered autonomously.
Edward Payson Allen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891.
Michigan's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and portions of Central Michigan. From 2004 to 2013 it consisted of all of Branch,Eaton,Hillsdale,Jackson,and Lenawee counties,and included most of Calhoun and a large portion of western and northern Washtenaw counties. The district shifted east in the 2012 redistricting,and now includes the western suburbs of Ann Arbor and Monroe County.
Alma Wheeler Smith is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She was most recently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives,representing the 54th District,which includes the city of Ypsilanti,Augusta Township,Salem Township,Superior Township,and Ypsilanti Township in Washtenaw County,from 2005 to 2010. A Democrat,she sat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee,served two terms in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2002,and sought her party's nomination for Governor of Michigan in 2010.
Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Western Michigan. From 2003 to 2013 It consisted of the counties of Benzie,Manistee,Wexford,Mason,Lake,Oceana,Newaygo,Muskegon,Ottawa,and the northern portion of Allegan and the northwest portion of Kent. The borders were altered slightly for redistricting in 2012.
The Green Party of Michigan is a political party in Michigan. It is the state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). The party has had ballot access in Michigan since November 2000,when their presidential candidate,Ralph Nader captured 2.74% of the national vote and 2% in Michigan. In 2016,the Green Party of Michigan elected 5 officers to local governments.
Pam Byrnes is a former Democratic State Representative in the Michigan State House of Representatives,representing the 52nd District,which covers parts of Washtenaw County. On July 18,2013,Pam Byrnes announced that she will run as a Democratic candidate to challenge Republican Representative Tim Walberg in Michigan's 7th congressional district.
The Ypsilanti District Library is a library in Washtenaw County,Michigan,serving Ypsilanti,Ypsilanti Township,and Superior Township. The library has been in operation since 1868,and today provides services with three branches and a bookmobile.
Ypsilanti,commonly shortened to Ypsi,is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Paint Creek is a stream mostly located within Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The stream flows south before entering as a tributary to Stony Creek along the county line with Monroe County.
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.
Michelle Regalado Deatrick is an American politician,activist,and poet. Deatrick serves as the elected National Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis,which she founded in August,2019. Deatrick also served as a surrogate and 2020 Michigan co-chair for the Bernie Sanders campaign. She served in the Peace Corps in East Africa,and as Vice Chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. Elected to the Democratic National Committee in 2016,she was also elected Midwest Representative to the DNC Women's Caucus in 2018. Deatrick was the Special Projects Director in Michigan for the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign,and stumped for Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. She was a policy analyst at Stanford University. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University (Connecticut) and holds Master's degrees from Harvard University and the University of Michigan,Ann Arbor. Deatrick is also a member of UAW Local 2320 and serves as a delegate to her regional labor federation. She serves on the board of directors of the Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy. In addition to her political career,she has won several national poetry fellowships and awards.
Yousef D. Rabhi is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives currently serving as the Democratic Floor Leader. He represents Michigan's 53rd House District,encompassing the majority of Ann Arbor,since 2017. He replaced Jeff Irwin,who was term limited. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Ronnie D. Peterson is an American Democratic politician who has served in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 54th district since 2017. Ronnie is a former Washtenaw County Commissioner and Ypsilanti City Council Member.
Ford Lake is a fresh water artificial reservoir located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lake was created from the construction of Ford Lake Dam along the Huron River in the early 1930s. The lake is named after business magnate Henry Ford.
Michigan's 18th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeff Irwin since 2019,succeeding fellow Democrat Rebekah Warren.
Andrew Fink is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives,first elected in 2020.
Abel Millington was a Michigan politician and physician.
Felicia Brabec is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 55th district. Elected in 2020,she assumed office on January 1,2021.
