Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area,containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs. Although the county's government complex spans two municipalities,its seat of government is officially Pontiac. Its largest city is Troy. As of the 2020 Census,its population was 1,274,395,making it the second-most populous county in Michigan,and the largest county in the United States without a city of 100,000 residents.
Pontiac is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of downtown Detroit,Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area,and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 61,606.
Dennis Wayne Archer is an American lawyer,jurist and former politician from Michigan. A Democrat,Archer served as Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and as mayor of Detroit. He later served as president of the American Bar Association,becoming the first black president of the organization,which,until 1943,had barred African-American lawyers from membership.
Michael J. Bouchard is an American law enforcement officer and politician who has served as the sheriff of Oakland County,Michigan since 1999. A member of the Republican Party,Bouchard previously served in the Michigan State Senate from 1991 to 1999,and as the Senate Majority Leader from 1998 to 1999;he was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for United States Senate in 2006,losing to incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow. In 2010 he was a candidate for Governor in the Republican Primary,losing to Rick Snyder and two other candidates. As of 2024,Bouchard is the only Republican countywide elected official in Oakland County.
The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is the public transit operator serving the suburbs of Detroit,Michigan,United States. Beginning operations in 1967 as the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA),the agency was reorganized and renamed SMART in 1989. SMART operates 44 bus routes,plus paratransit and microtransit services.
Martin "Marty" Knollenberg is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who previously served in the Michigan Senate from the 13th district. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives,representing the 41st District which covers the cities of Troy and Clawson in Oakland County. He is the son of former U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg,who represented Michigan's 9th congressional district from 1993 until 2009.
Brenda Lawrence is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 14th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Lawrence served as mayor of Southfield,Michigan,from 2001 to 2015,and was the party's nominee for Oakland County executive in 2008 and for lieutenant governor in 2010. Her congressional district covered most of eastern Detroit,including downtown,and stretched west to take in portions of Oakland County,including Farmington Hills,Pontiac,and Lawrence's home in Southfield.
Michael Edward Duggan is an American lawyer,businessman,and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit,Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party,Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor from 2001 to 2004,and as the deputy county executive of Wayne County from 1987 to 2001.
Adam Frederick Zemke is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He represented Michigan's 55th district in Washtenaw County from 2013 to 2018.
David W. Coulter is an American politician serving as the County Executive of Oakland County,Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Coulter previously served as the mayor of Ferndale,Michigan from 2011 to 2019,and as a member of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2010.
The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) is the agency with oversight and service coordination responsibility for public transit operations in metropolitan Detroit,Michigan. The counties of Macomb,Oakland,Washtenaw,and Wayne are included in the agency's jurisdiction.
Eileen Kowall is an American politician,dental hygiene practitioner,and business woman from Michigan. Kowall is a former member of Michigan House of Representatives. Kowall is the current county commissioner of Oakland County,Michigan.
Jeremy Allen Moss is an American politician from Southfield,Michigan currently representing the 7th State Senate District,which includes all of Auburn Hills,Bloomfield Hills,Bloomfield Township,Lake Angelus,Lathrup Village,Pontiac,Southfield,and parts of Detroit,Southfield Township,and Waterford Township. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the first openly LGBT person elected to the Michigan Senate,as well as the first to serve as President Pro Tempore. Moss previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 - 2018,and remains the youngest-ever member of the Southfield City Council.
The 2019 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 5,2019. This off-year election included gubernatorial elections in Kentucky,Louisiana,and Mississippi;regularly-scheduled state legislative elections in Louisiana,Mississippi,Virginia,and New Jersey;and special elections for seats in various state legislatures. Numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Three special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place in 2019 as a result of vacancies.
Haley Maria Stevens is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Stevens was elected to represent the 11th district in the 2022 election,defeating 9th district incumbent Andy Levin in the primary and Republican nominee Mark Ambrose in the general election. Her district includes many of Detroit's northern and western suburbs,Auburn Hills,Troy,Royal Oak,Bloomfield Hills,Birmingham,West Bloomfield,Farmington,Farmington Hills,and Pontiac.
Lori M. Stone is an American politician and teacher currently serving as the mayor of Warren,Michigan. Stone previously served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives who represented District 13.
Michigan's 3rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Stephanie Chang since 2023,succeeding fellow Democrat Sylvia Santana.
An election was held on November 3,2020,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. Senate,and U.S. House of Representatives. Michigan Republican Party retained control of the chamber. As of 2023,this was the last time Republicans controlled the Michigan House of Representatives.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 8,2022,to elect representatives for the thirteen seats in Michigan. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary was April 19. The congressional makeup prior to the election was seven Democrats and seven Republicans. However,after the 2020 census,Michigan lost one congressional seat. Democrats won a majority of seats in the state for the first time since 2008. This can be partly attributed to the decrease in the number of districts,which resulted in two Republican incumbents –Bill Huizenga and Fred Upton –in the new 4th district. Redistricting also played a part in shifting partisan lean of the districts which favored the Democrats overall,including in the 3rd district,which Democrats were able to flip with a margin of victory of 13 points. That was made possible by a non-partisan citizens' commission drawing the new political boundaries instead of the Michigan legislature after a 2018 ballot proposal was approved.
Wallace E. Holland (1926–1998) was an American politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Pontiac,Michigan,the county seat of Oakland County
