Thomas Timothy Holden is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation during the 112th United States Congress. On April 24,2012,Holden was defeated in the Democratic primary in his attempt to seek re-election after the boundaries of his district were redrawn. He is now chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
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 is the older brother of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin,and the father of former Congressman Andy Levin,his successor.
James Allan Barcia is an American Democratic politician from Michigan. He has served successively in the Michigan House of Representatives,the Michigan Senate,the United States House of Representatives and then again the Michigan Senate,from which he was term-limited in January 2011. He has served as County Executive of Bay County,Michigan,since January,2017.
Bernard F. Kenny Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician,who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey State Senate from 1993 to 2008,after serving in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988 to 1993. He served for one day at the end of his tenure in the Senate as President of the Senate.
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.
Michael Prusi is a former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 38th district from 2003 to 2010. His district included Gogebic,Iron,Ontonagon,Delta,Dickinson,Keweenaw,Houghton,Baraga,Marquette,Alger,Luce,Schoolcraft,and Menominee counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Previously he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 through 2000. During his final term,he served as the Senate Minority Leader,following the election of the previous leader,Mark Schauer,to the U.S. House.
Deb Cherry is a former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 26th district until she was elected Genesee County treasurer in 2010. Her district included parts of Genesee and Oakland counties. Previously she was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000. Her brother John D. Cherry was the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan,and her nephew John Cherry III has been in the Michigan Legislature since 2019.
Glenn S. Anderson is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. A Democratic,he has served on the Wayne County Commission since 2016. He was previously member of the Michigan Senate from 2007 to 2015 and the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. In the 2012 election,Anderson challenged U.S. House of Representatives member John Conyers in a primary election,after Conyers lost part of his district to redistricting after the 2010 U.S. Census.
Gary J. McDowell is a U.S. politician from the state of Michigan. He was elected to three,two-year terms in the Michigan House of Representatives and served from January 1,2005,until January 1,2011. In 2010 and 2012,he was the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 1st congressional district against Republican Dan Benishek. Prior to serving in the Michigan House of Representatives,McDowell was a member of the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners for 22 years. He also served on the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors from 1987 until 2004.
Edward J. Gaffney was a Republican Michigan State Representative from Grosse Pointe Farms. He served in the state House between 2003 and 2008,and represented the Michigan's 1st state House district. Gaffney was the last Republican in the state house or senate to represent a district in Detroit.
Martha G. Scott is an American politician serving as a member of the Wayne County Commission. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Michigan State Senate from 2001 through 2010,a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1994 through 2001. Her senate district included the northeast section of Detroit and the cities of Hamtramck,Highland Park,Harper Woods,and the five Grosse Pointes. She was term limited at the 2010 elections,and ran for the office of Wayne County Commissioner. She won election has since been reelected several times to the Wayne County Commission.
Irma Clark-Coleman is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 3rd district from 2003 to 2010. Previously she was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
Mark Hamilton Schauer is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district from 2009 to 2011.
Tupac Amaru Hunter is an American politician who is a former member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 5th district which encompasses northwest Detroit,Dearborn Heights and Inkster. He served as the Minority Floor Leader.
Gilda Z. Jacobs was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 14th district from 2003 through 2010. The mostly suburban district is in southeastern Oakland County,and includes the cities of Farmington Hills,Huntington Woods,Southfield,and Oak Park. Jacobs was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
Michael N. "Mickey" Switalski is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 10th district from 2003 to 2011. His district is located in central Macomb County and includes the cities of Sterling Heights and Roseville. Previously he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003.
Raymond E. Basham is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 8th District from 2003 to 2009. His district was located in central Wayne County. Previously he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. He currently serves as a member of the Wayne County Commission.
The 2020 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3,2020,for 86 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Nine legislative chambers in the five permanently-inhabited U.S. territories and the federal district of Washington,D.C. also held elections. The elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,U.S. Senate elections,U.S. House elections,and gubernatorial elections.
The 2018 United States state legislative elections were held on November 6,2018,for 87 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally,six territorial chambers in four territories and the District of Columbia were up as well.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including governor,State Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
