Leelanau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 22,301. Since 2008,the county seat has been located within Suttons Bay Township,one mile east of the unincorporated village of Lake Leelanau. Before 2008,Leelanau County's seat was Leland. Leelanau County is included in the Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area of Northern Michigan. The largest settlement in Leelanau County by population is Greilickville,itself a suburb of Traverse City.
William Grawn Milliken was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party,he is the longest-serving governor in Michigan history,serving one partial term and three full four-year terms from 1969 to 1983. During this period he dealt with dramatic changes to the state economy,due to industrial restructuring and challenges to the auto industry,resulting in loss of jobs and population from Detroit,the state's largest city. He also oversaw the PBB crisis and adopted a policy of environmental protection and conservation.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is the federal district court with jurisdiction over the western portion of the state of Michigan,including the entire Upper Peninsula and the Lower Peninsula from Lansing westward.
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe located in northwest Michigan on the Leelanau Peninsula. Sam McClellan is the current tribal chairman,elected in June 2016 to a four-year term after succeeding Al Pedwaydon,who served from 2012 to 2016.
Albert Joseph Engel was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Michelle A. McManus is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She was a member of the Michigan Senate from 2003 through 2010,representing the 35th district,and was assistant majority leader during her second term,2007 to 2010.
John Wesley Stone was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Seth Crittenden Moffatt was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Michigan has a republican form of government with three branches of government:the executive branch consisting of the governor of Michigan and the other independently elected constitutional officers;the legislative branch consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate;and the judicial branch consisting of the one court of justice. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by initiative,referendum,recall,and ratification.
Noma D. Gurich is an American attorney and jurist who is serving as an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Gurich was appointed the State's highest court by Governor Brad Henry in 2010 and assumed office on February 15,2011. Gurich was appointed to the Court following the death of long-time Justice Marian P. Opala. Gurich is the third woman in state history after Alma Wilson and Yvonne Kauger to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Alton Thomas Davis is an American prosecutor,jurist and former member of the Michigan Supreme Court.
The 2014 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 4,2014,with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5,2014. Members elected at the 2014 election served in the 98th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 7,2015.
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS),formerly the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation,is a principal department in the Michigan executive branch with responsibility for insurance and financial institutions.
Thomas L. Leonard III is an American attorney and politician. He is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives who served as Speaker of the House from 2017 to 2019. Elected in 2012 to succeed term-limited Paul Opsommer,Leonard represented the residents of Clinton and Gratiot County. Prior to that,he worked as a prosecutor. Leonard unsuccessfully ran for Michigan Attorney General in 2018 and was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is a principal department of the State of Michigan. The department oversees the state's programs for unemployment insurance,business growth,affordable housing,labor relations,and tourism,among others.
Thomas G. Power is a judge and a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elizabeth Ann Tripp "Beth" Clement is an American lawyer who serves as the chief justice of Michigan since 2022. She has served as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court since 2017,after being appointed by Governor Rick Snyder.
Barbara Womack Webb is an American judge from Arkansas who is an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
The Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign launched numerous lawsuits contesting the election processes of Michigan. All of these were either dismissed or dropped.
