Ottawa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2020 Census,the population was 296,200. The county seat is Grand Haven. The county is named for the Ottawa Nation,was set off in 1831 and organized in 1837. Ottawa County is included in the Grand Rapids-Kentwood,MI Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a significant Dutch American population.
WSLI is a radio station which serves the Greater Grand Rapids,Michigan area. The main broadcast frequency is 1480 kHz,which is licensed to Kentwood,Michigan,a Grand Rapids suburb. It broadcasts Smile FM's contemporary Christian music format.
George Heartwell is an American politician. He was the mayor of the city of Grand Rapids in the U.S. state of Michigan. He was sworn in on January 1,2004,and exited his mayoral duties after ending his third term on January 16,2016.
Richard Franklin Vander Veen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
William Van Regenmorter was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan,representing Ottawa County. He served as the representative of Michigan's 55th district from 1982 to 1990 and the 74 district from 2002 to 2006. Between those terms,from 1990 to 2002,he served as senator of the 22nd district. He authored Michigan's Crime Victims Rights Act,which has served as the national model for victims' rights. He also authored and passed two successful amendments to the Michigan Constitution.
Edwin Forrest Sweet was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 4,2008 Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won reelection to a sixth and final term.
Patrick A. Miles Jr. is an American lawyer. He was the 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.
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.
Steven Pestka is an American politician,attorney and businessman. Pestka served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives,judge,and a Kent County commissioner. He was the Democratic Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives 2012 election to represent Michigan's 3rd congressional district,which he lost to Justin Amash.
Rosalynn Bliss is an American politician,social worker,and mayor of Grand Rapids,Michigan. The first woman to be elected mayor of Michigan's second-largest city,Bliss took office on January 1,2016. She has served on the Grand Rapids City Commission since 2006. Bliss is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Michigan took place on November 6,2018,in order to elect the Class 1 U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan,concurrently with a gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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.
Rachel Hood is an American politician from Michigan. Hood is a Democratic member of Michigan House of Representatives from the old District 76,but now represents District 81.
Mark E. Huizenga is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate for the 30th district.
The 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer ran for re-election to a second term and faced former political commentator Tudor Dixon in the general election. Whitmer defeated Dixon by a margin of 10.6 percentage points,a wider margin than polls indicated as well as a wider margin than Whitmer's first victory four years prior. According to Ron Brownstein of CNN in 2023,Whitmer won independent voters by double-digit margins,which contributed to Dixon's defeat.
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.
Andrew Fink is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives,first elected in 2020.
Kevin J. Green is a Michigan politician.
The 2024 Grand Rapids mayoral election will take place on November 5,2024,to elect the mayor of Grand Rapids,Michigan,concurrently with other 2024 Michigan elections,including the 2024 United States presidential election,United States Senate election in Michigan,and elections to the Michigan state legislature. This is the first election for mayor to take place in an even-year after Grand Rapids voters approved Prop 1 in 2020,which moved city elections to even years.
