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.
Richard Henry Austin was an American politician. A Democrat,he served as the Michigan secretary of state from 1971 to 1995,the first African American elected to the position,the first to win election to any statewide office in Michigan except the Supreme Court,and the longest-serving Secretary of State in the state. Also,the first Black certified public accountant in Michigan,he previously served from 1967 to 1971 as the first Black Wayne County auditor,and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Detroit in 1969.
Mark Grebner is an American politician,attorney,political consultant and psephologist from the state of Michigan.
Gabriel Leland is a former Democratic politician and convicted felon from the state of Michigan. In 2004,Leland was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives,representing the 10th District,which is located in Wayne County and includes the farwest and partial northwest corner of the city of Detroit. Leland has served on the Detroit City Council from 2013 to 2021,when he resigned and pleaded guilty to misconduct in office.
The 2013 Detroit mayoral election was held on November 5,2013,to elect the Mayor of Detroit,Michigan. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bing chose to retire rather than seek re-election.
The 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor of Michigan,concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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.
Brian Roderick Banks is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Banks was a candidate for the 2nd District of the Michigan Senate in 2018. He has been convicted of eight felonies related to writing bad checks and credit card fraud.
The 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Michigan,concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
An election was held on November 8,2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including U.S. President,U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The primary election was held on August 2,2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 6,2018,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 elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The filing deadline for candidates filing for the August 7 primary was April 24,2018. Unless otherwise indicated,the Cook Political Report rated the congressional races as safe for the party of the incumbent.
The 2017 Detroit mayoral election was held on November 7,2017,to elect the Mayor of Detroit,Michigan. It was the first mayoral election for the city since it emerged from state control under Michigan's emergency manager law. Incumbent Mike Duggan won re-election to a second term.
Elissa Blair Slotkin is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Michigan,a seat she has held since January 2025. She served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district from 2019 to 2025. The district,numbered as the 8th from 2019 to 2023,stretches from Lansing to the outer northern suburbs of Detroit. A member of the Democratic Party,Slotkin was previously a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst and Department of Defense official.
Events from the year 1940 in Michigan.
Sara Cambensy is an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives,representing the 109th District,and is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her election to the state legislature,Cambensy served on the Marquette City Commission and the Marquette Planning Commission and was the director of adult and continuing education for Marquette Community Schools.
Events from the year 2018 in Michigan.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5,2024,to elect a Class I member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. It was held concurrently with the 2024 United States presidential election,other elections to the U.S. Senate,elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,as well as various state and local elections. Democratic U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin narrowly defeated Republican former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers,in her bid to succeed Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow,who declined to seek a fifth term. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump carried Michigan on the same ballot,making Michigan one of only four states to split their tickets for president and Senate.
Kyra Harris Bolden is an American judge,politician,and civil litigation attorney. She has served as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court since January 1,2023. Bolden was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 35th district from January 1,2019 to January 1,2023.
An election was held on November 3,2020,to elect all 110 members of Michigan's House of Representatives.
The 2021 Detroit mayoral election occurred on November 2,2021.
