Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 193,866. It is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn,MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat and most populous city is Howell. The county was platted in 1833,but for three years remained assigned to Shiawassee and Washtenaw counties for revenue,taxation and judicial matters. It was formally organized in 1836. As one of Michigan's "Cabinet counties",a group of ten counties whose names honor members of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet,it is named after former US Secretary of State Edward Livingston. Livingston County's location in Southeast Michigan offers residents relatively convenient access to the metropolitan centers of Detroit,Lansing,Ann Arbor,and Flint. Livingston County residents regularly commute to those centers,using the three major expressways which pass through the county:I-96,US 23,and M-59. Although continuing to be composed largely of bedroom communities,the county is experiencing and maintaining significant growth in both the service and industrial economic sectors. Major employers include Tribar,PepsiCo,Citizens Insurance,and ThaiSummit. The Brighton Recreation Area is in the county.
Hartland Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,663 at the 2010 census,up from 10,996 at the 2000 census.
Nicholas H. Smith is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan,who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 until 2005,representing from the 7th District of Michigan.
Kinsley Scott Bingham was a U.S. Representative,a U.S. Senator,and the 11th Governor of the State of Michigan.
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan,sometimes referred to as MIGOP. Ronald Weiser was elected chairman in 2021.
Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and Southeast Michigan,including almost all of the state capital,Lansing.
Michael Dean Bishop is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003,and the Michigan State Senate from 2003 to 2010 where he served as majority leader.
Rick Outman is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Since 2019,he has been a member of the Michigan Senate,elected from the 33rd Senate district. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives,representing the 70th district,from 2011 to 2017. He was term limited out in 2017.
David Cheston Rouzer is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Previously he was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing Johnston County and Wayne County in the 12th district of the North Carolina Senate.
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.
The Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESD) is an intermediate school district in Michigan,headquartered in Howell.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Michigan took place on November 6,2018,in order to elect the Class 1 U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan,concurrently with a gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives.
William Gregory Rothman is an American politician. A Republican,he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2015 to 2022,elected from the 87th district. He is currently the state senator-elect from Pennsylvania's 34th District.
Jim Runestad is an Conservative American politician. A Republican,he has been a member of the Michigan State Senate,representing the 15th district,since 2019. He was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 to 2018. In 2020,Runestad was one of 11 Republican state senators in Michigan who supported Donald Trump's effort to overturn the result of the presidential election and remain in power.
Lana Theis is an American politician from Michigan. A member of the Republican Party,she has represented the 22nd district of the Michigan Senate since 2019. Theis was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Ann Marie Bollin is an American politician in Michigan. Bollin is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 42.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan was held on November 3,2020,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 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Party primaries were held on August 4,2020. The Michigan delegation prior to the election consists of seven Democrats,six Republicans and one Libertarian. Unless otherwise indicated,the Cook Political Report rates the races as safe for the party of the incumbents.
Michael Charles Mueller is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Michigan's 22nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Lana Theis since 2019,succeeding fellow Republican Joe Hune.
