Richard Ray Larsen is an American politician and lobbyist serving as the United States representative for Washington's 2nd congressional district since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,Larsen is the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Captain James K. Dressel was an Air Force pilot,and a Michigan politician in the 1970s and early 1980s. Although he was a conservative Republican,in 1983 he co-sponsored the state's first bill to protect gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment and housing. He was profiled in Randy Shilts' book Conduct Unbecoming in the chapter "Heroes".
Hazen Stuart Pingree was a four-term Republican mayor of Detroit (1889–1897) and the 24th governor of Michigan (1897–1901). A Yankee who migrated from New England,he was a successful Republican businessman turned politician.
The Elliott-Larsen Building is a state government office in downtown Lansing,Michigan,named after Democratic State Representative Daisy Elliott and Republican State Representative Melvin Larsen,primary sponsors of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. It was formerly known as the Lewis Cass Building,named after territorial governor Lewis Cass. It is the Michigan state government's oldest standing office building. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as "State Office Building" in 1984.
Timothy Lee Walberg is an American serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 5th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 7th district from 2007 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2023. As the longest tenured member from Michigan,Walberg is the current Dean of its delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Peter R. Elliott was an American football player and coach. Elliott served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1956),the University of California,Berkeley (1957–1959),the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1960–1966),and the University of Miami (1973–1974),compiling a career college football record of 56–72–11. From 1979 to 1996,Elliott served as executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
George Cushingberry Jr. is an American politician from Michigan. Cushingberry was a member of the Detroit City Council and a member of Michigan House of Representatives.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Michigan enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Michigan under the US Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas,although the state legislature has not repealed its sodomy law. Same-sex marriage is legal. Discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity is unlawful since July 2022,was re-affirmed by the Michigan Supreme Court - under and by a 1976 statewide law,that explicitly bans discrimination "on the basis of sex". The Michigan Civil Rights Commission have also ensured that members of the LGBT community are not discriminated against and are protected in the eyes of the law since 2018 and also legally upheld by the Michigan Supreme Court in 2022. In March 2023,a bill passed the Michigan Legislature by a majority vote - to formally codify both "sexual orientation and gender identity" anti-discrimination protections embedded within Michigan legislation. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bill on March 16,2023.
House Bill 5958,also known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act,is a pending piece of legislation in Michigan that,opponents assert,may allow for the refusal of service,the denial of employment and of housing,and other actions that act against a citizen's rights if a person claims that working with or for that citizen would violate their religious freedom;however this much is only a speculation of the bills potential impacts. As it stands now,the bill moved to the Senate after passing in the house 59–50 along party lines.
The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA),or Public Act 453 of 1976,which went into effect in 1977,originally prohibited discrimination in Michigan only on the basis of "religion,race,color,national origin,age,sex,height,weight,familial status,or marital status" in employment,housing,education,and access to public accommodations. A ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court on July 28,2022 expanded the scope of the law to explicitly include protections for LGBT people. Sexual orientation and gender identity were both formally codified and added to Michigan legislation officially on March 16,2023 and became Act 6 of 2023. Other classes added to the law since passage include pregnant workers,workers who seek abortions,and hair style and texture.
Daisy L. Elliott,was an American politician and realtor from the state of Michigan.
Jon Hoadley is an American politician from Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party,Hoadley has represented the 60th district—which includes the entire City of Kalamazoo and the majority of Kalamazoo Township—in the Michigan House of Representatives since first winning election in November 2014.
Lee Roberson Chatfield is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was first elected from the 107th House district in 2015. He was speaker pro tempore from 2017 to 2019,and speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.
Jim Runestad is an American politician. A Republican,he has been a member of the Michigan State Senate,representing the 23rd district,since 2023. 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.
The 1978 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 7,and incumbent Democrat John Evans defeated Republican nominee Allan Larsen with 58.75% of the vote. It was the third consecutive win for the Democrats,but the only significant victory for the party in Idaho in 1978.
Michigan's 61st House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Macomb County. The district was created in 1965,when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.
The 1978 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on November 7,1978. Incumbent Democrat Richard H. Austin defeated Republican nominee Melvin L. Larsen with 65.57% of the vote.
Abraham Aiyash is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 4th district. The district covers much of Detroit's Midtown,New Center,North End,Boston Edison,Virginia Park,and all of the city of Hamtramck. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2023,Aiyash became majority leader of the House of Representatives.
The 102nd Michigan Legislature,consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives,began its first session on January 1,2023,which ended on November 14,2023. A second session is set to begin on January 1,2024.
