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2014 In Michigan
Events from the year 2014 in Michigan. Office holders State office holders * Governor of Michigan: Rick Snyder ( Republican) * Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Brian Calley (Republican) * Michigan Attorney General: Bill Schuette (Republican) * Michigan Secretary of State: Ruth Johnson (Republican) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Jase Bolger (Republican) * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: Randy Richardville (Republican) * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Robert P. Young Jr. Mayors of major cities * Mayor of Detroit: Mike Duggan (Democrat) * Mayor of Grand Rapids: George Heartwell * Mayor of Warren, Michigan: James R. Fouts * Mayor of Sterling Heights, Michigan: Richard J. Notte * Mayor of Ann Arbor: John Hieftje/ Christopher Taylor (Democrat) * Mayor of Dearborn: John B. O'Reilly Jr. * Mayor of Lansing: Virgil Bernero * Mayor of Flint: Dayne Walling * Mayor of Saginaw: Dennis Browning Federal office holders * U.S. Senator fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Duggan 2013
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List Of Mayors Of Lansing, Michigan
List Lansing, Michigan, was incorporated as a city on February 15, 1859. * Hiram H. Smith, 1859 * John A. Kerr, 1860 * William H. Chapman, 1861–62 * Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863–65 * Dr. William H. Haze, 1866 * George W. Peck, 1867 * Cyrus Hewitt, 1868–69 * Dr. Solomon W. Wright, 1870 * John Robson, 1871 and 1881 * John S. Tooker, 1872–73 and 1876 * Daniel W. Buck, 1874–75 and 1886 * Orlando Mack Barnes, 1877 * Joseph E. Warner, 1878 * William Van Buren, 1879–80 * Orlando F. Barnes, 1882–83 * William Donovan, 1884–85 * Jacob F. Schultz, 1887 * John Crotty, 1888 * James M. Turner, 1889 and 1895 * Frank B. Johnson, 1890–91 * Arthur O. Bement, 1892–93 * Alroy A. Wilbur, 1894 * Russell C. Ostrander, 1896 * Charles J. Davis, 1897–99 * James F. Hammell, 1900–03 * Hugh Lyons, 1904–07 * John S. Bennett, 1908–11 * J. Gottlieb Reutter, 1912–17 * Jacob W. Ferle, 1918–19 and 1922 * Benjamin A. Kyes, 1920–21 * Silas F. Main, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing, wild hair, and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in '' DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 '' DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Dearborn borders Detroit to the south and west, roughly west of downtown Detroit. In the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976, ranking as the List of municipalities in Michigan, seventh-most populous city in Michigan. Dearborn is best known as the hometown of the Ford Motor Company and of its founder, Henry Ford. The first written settlement of Dearborn is from the 18th century by French Canadians, French Canadian voyageurs who initially called the settlement La Belle Fontaine or Place aux Fontaines because of the abundant Spring (hydrology), springs in the city. Therefore, Dearborn was once named Springwells, an Anglicisation, anglicization of the French name. The settlement was connected to the Detroit River ribbon farm communities and other farms connected to the River Rouge (Michigan), Rouge River and the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Taylor (politician)
Christopher Taylor (born 1967) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan since 2014. Taylor received two bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and a law degree from the University of Michigan. He served on the boards of directors of various Ann Arbor non-profit organizations before being elected to public office. In 2008, Taylor was elected to Ann Arbor City Council as a Democrat, on which he served a total of three terms before announcing his mayoral campaign in 2013. After winning a highly contested Democratic primary in August 2014, he was elected Mayor of Ann Arbor on November 4, 2014, winning 84.21% of the vote as he easily defeated independent candidate Bryan Kelly. Taylor's philosophy generally resembles that of his predecessor, John Hieftje, including his emphases on development, infrastructure, and the relationship between the city and the University of Michigan. Early life and education Taylor was born in 1967 in New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hieftje
John Hieftje ( , ) is an American politician who served as the 60th mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hieftje began his political career in 1999, when he was elected to the city council for Ann Arbor's 1st Ward as a Democrat. He was first as Mayor in 2000, and was re-elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Early life Hieftje was born in Battle Creek, Michigan and grew up in Ann Arbor. Hieftje worked for the United States Forest Service and as a real estate agent. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1997. Environmentalist stance Hieftje has campaigned as an environmentalist, advocating for various alternative energy, anti- sprawl, and parks measures. The largest of these was a 2003 ballot initiative in which Ann Arbor residents were asked to approve property tax increases to fund the Ann Arbor Parks and Greenbelt Program. This anti-sprawl program called for the purchase of conservation easements on up to 7,000 acres (28 km²) of la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Ann Arbor, Michigan
This is a list of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ..., beginning with Ann Arbor's incorporation as a city on April 4, 1851. References Ann Arbor mayors, Political Graveyard website* Samuel W. Beakes, Past and Present of Washtenaw County' (Washtenaw County, Mich.: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1906), for political affiliations prior to 1906. * Stephen D. Bingham, Early History of Michigan, with Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators' (Lansing: Thorp and Godfrey, 1888). * Jonathan Marwil, ''A History of Ann Arbor'' (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1990). * {{Ann Arbor Mayors Ann Arbor 1851 establishments in Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sterling Heights is located roughly north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 134,346, placing Sterling Heights as the second-largest suburb of Detroit, and the fourth-most populous city in Michigan. History As a result of the War of 1812 and the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs, the area of the Michigan Territory which now makes up Sterling Heights was first surveyed by Deputy Surveyor Joseph Wampler; his survey was approved on February 20, 1818. Wampler had been one of two deputy surveyors of Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1816. Originally created as part of Shelby Township in April 1827, it was broken off as Jefferson Township in March 1835. In March 1838, it was renamed Sterling Township. Until the 1950s, Sterling Township was an agricultural area, largely devoted to growing rhubarb and other crops sold in Detroit. Road improvements led to decre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James R
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television Adventure Time (season 5)#ep42, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren, Michigan
Warren is a city in Macomb County, Michigan, Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Warren borders Detroit to the north, roughly north of downtown Detroit. The population was 139,387 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making Warren the largest community in Macomb County, the List of municipalities in Michigan, third-largest city in Michigan, and Detroit's largest suburb. The city is home to a wide variety of businesses, including the General Motors Technical Center, the United States Army Detroit Arsenal (Warren, Michigan), Detroit Arsenal, home of the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command and the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), and the headquarters of Asset Acceptance. History Beebe's Corners, the original settlement in what would become the city of Warren, was founded in 1830 at the corner of Mound Road and Chicago Road; its first resident was Charles Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Heartwell
George Heartwell is an American politician. He was the mayor 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. Education Heartwell graduated from Albion College in 1971. He later earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, and was ordained as a minister in the Reformed Church in America and later the United Church of Christ. Career Prior to being mayor, Heartwell was a City Commissioner for the third ward of Grand Rapids from 1992-1999. Heartwell currently serves as President and CEO of Pilgrim Manor Retirement Community. He was Director of the Community Leadership Institute at Aquinas College, where he also was a professor in the Community Leadership undergraduate study program. Mayor Heartwell is an ordained minister for the United Church of Christ, and served for 14 years at Heartside Ministry, a program fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
