Kent County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the county had a population of 657,974,making it the fourth most populous county in Michigan,and the largest outside of the Detroit area. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county was set off in 1831,and organized in 1836. It is named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent,who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip.
The Michigan Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Michigan. It is based in Lansing. Lavora Barnes is the party's current chair. She was previously the party's Chief Operating Officer. The party currently controls half of Michigan's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,and all statewide offices,holding the offices of governor,secretary of state,and attorney general.
Michael G. Sak was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives,representing the 76th district,located in urban Grand Rapids. He is a Democrat and was Speaker pro Tempore of the Michigan House.
Leon Drolet is a Michigan Republican politician and elected Macomb County Commissioner. He is a political activist known for his conservative fiscal views,which have caused criticism from politicians from both sides,including Candace Miller,L. Brooks Patterson and Mark Hackel. From 2001 to 2006 Drolet served in the Michigan House of Representatives. Drolet also served as a Macomb County,Michigan county commissioner from 1999 to 2000 and from 2006 to 2008. Drolet was active in the Southeast Michigan Tea Party Movement.
Gary Charles Peters Sr. is an American lawyer,politician,and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Michigan since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district,which includes the eastern half of Detroit,the Grosse Pointes,Hamtramck,Southfield,and Pontiac,from 2013 to 2015. He represented Michigan's 9th congressional district from 2009 to 2013.
The 2008 congressional elections in Michigan were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Michigan had fifteen seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
The 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm was prohibited by the state's Constitution from seeking a third term. This resulted in a large pool of candidates which was whittled down,when the May 11 filing deadline passed,to two Democrats and five Republicans. Both the Cook Political Report and the non-partisan Rothenberg Political Report rated the election as leaning Republican.
Roy Schmidt is an American former politician. He served several terms as a member of the Grand Rapids,Michigan City Commission,and two terms as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 76th district,which includes part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. He retired from politics after losing re-election following a change of parties and controversial campaign activities.
Patrick A. Miles Jr. is a former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan based in Grand Rapids,Michigan. He was nominated by President Obama on March 29,2012 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 29,2012. Miles is the first person of color to hold the position of U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan,which covers 49 Michigan counties including the state's entire Upper Peninsula.
James "Jase" Bolger served as the 71st Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from January 12,2011 to the end of 2014 session. Bolger is a member of the Republican Party,and represented Michigan's 63rd house district from 2009 to 2014. After being term limited out,he founded a consulting firm,Tusker Strategies.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Michigan,a decrease of one following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 7,2012. The filing deadline for candidates to file to run in the primary was May 15. Except for two seats,all the incumbents sought re-election. The open seats were the 5th and 11th Congressional Districts. Due to the loss of one seat from the 2010 Census,two congressmen ran against each other. Despite Democrats winning more than 240,000 more votes for U.S. House districts statewide,Republicans won nine of 14 seats and Michiganders tied a state record by electing the lowest rate of U.S. Representatives by a major party whilst simultaneously casting its electoral votes for that party's presidential nominee.
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.
Lonnie Barton Johnson is an American politician. He is the former chairperson of the Michigan Democratic Party,having served in that position from 2013 through 2015. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2012 election for the 103rd district in the Michigan House of Representatives. He was the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 1st congressional district in the 2016 election,losing to Republican Jack Bergman in the general election by over 50,000 votes.
Lisa Posthumus Lyons is an American politician from Alto,Michigan,and served three terms as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 86 from 2011 - 2016. In 2016 she was elected Kent County Clerk / Register of Deeds.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 8,2016,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 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate in 33 other states and various state and local elections. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary election was April 19.
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.
Yousef D. Rabhi is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives currently serving as the Democratic Floor Leader. He represents Michigan's 53rd House District,encompassing the majority of Ann Arbor,since 2017. He replaced Jeff Irwin,who was term limited. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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.
Lavora Barnes is an American political executive,currently serving as the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. She is the first African-American woman elected to be the position and the second woman. She was elected to the position in 2019.
The 2022 Michigan elections were held on Tuesday,November 8,2022 throughout Michigan. The Democratic Party made historic gains,taking full control of state government for the first time since 1983. Democrats won control of the Michigan House of Representatives for the first time since 2008,and the Michigan Senate for the first time since 1984. Additionally,incumbent Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer won reelection by a wide margin,with Democrats sweeping every statewide office. Furthermore,the Democrats maintained control of their seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives,while the Republican Party took a net loss of one seat. The elections in Michigan were widely characterized as a "blue wave".
