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United States House Of Representatives Elections In Michigan, 2006
The 2006 congressional elections in Michigan was held on November 7, 2006, 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. All fifteen incumbents ran for re-election, and all of them were re-elected except Joe Schwarz, who lost his primary. Michigan was one of six states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin. Overview Match-up summary District 1 Incumbent Democrat Bart Stupak won re-election to an eighth term. District 2 Incumbent Republican Pete Hoekstra won re-election to an eighth term. District 3 Incumbent Republican Vern Ehlers won re-election to an eighth term. District 4 Incumbent Republican David Lee Camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the United States Constitution, Article One of the Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation, known as Bill (United States Congress), bills. Those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to President of the United States, the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills, Impeachment in the United States, impeaching federal officers, and Contingent election, electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the United States Electoral College, Electoral College. Members of the House serve a Fixed-term election, fixed term of two years, with each seat up for election before the start of the next Congress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bart Stupak
Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (; born February 29, 1952) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Stupak served as the U.S. representative from from 1993 to 2011. Stupak chose not to seek re-election in 2010. He departed Congress in January 2011, and was succeeded by Dan Benishek, a Republican from the Upper Peninsula. Stupak is now a lobbyist with Venable LLP. Early life, education and career Stupak was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from Gladstone High School in Gladstone, Michigan in 1970. He is an Eagle Scout. He earned his Associate's degree from Northwestern Michigan College, a community college in Traverse City in 1972. He earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Saginaw Valley State University in 1977, graduating ''magna cum laude'', and he earned a J.D. degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan in 1981. He worked as an Escanaba police officer in 1972. Stupak later served as a Michigan State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michigan's 7th Congressional District
Michigan's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and portions of Central Michigan. The current district, drawn in 2022, centers around Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan's state capital, and includes all of Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton, Shiawassee County, Michigan, Shiawassee, Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham, and Livingston County, Michigan, Livingston counties, as well as portions of Eaton County, Michigan, Eaton, Genesee County, Michigan, Genesee, and Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland counties. The district is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Tom Barrett (Michigan politician), Tom Barrett. The previous incarnation of this district was represented by Republican Tim Walberg, who now represents the state's Michigan's 5th congressional district, 5th congressional district. The district was identified as a presidential bellwether by ''Sabato's Crystal Ball'', having voted for the Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kim Clark (candidate)
Kim Clark (born April 6, 1959) was a creative professional active in film, television, and live performance. He is a businessman and community leader in Three Oaks, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois where he had lived for the past 15 years with his partner David Fink. Their Michigan-based creative efforts having been featured in ''The New York Times''. Clark is also an ethicist who specializes in poverty and documentary filmmaking, an expert pipe organ builder, and full-time teacher at DePaul University. Kim passed away April 19, 2018. Education Clark received a Bachelor of Science degree in applied psychology from Loyola University Chicago and a diploma in Christian education from the Moody Bible Institute, Career Clark began his professional career in banking and marketing. Over the course of several years, Clark served as Assistant Vice President at Chicago Cosmopolitan Bank, Executive Vice President of the consulting firm Telestudies, Associate Creative Director at Young & Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fred Upton
Frederick Stephen Upton (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1987 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo and much of southwestern Michigan for 18 terms before retiring in 2023. A former chairman of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Upton has played a major role in shaping post-Obamacare health care legislation. He is the only person in American history to vote to impeach two presidents; he voted for the impeachment of Bill Clinton in 1998 and the second impeachment of Donald Trump in 2021, as one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump. After Sander Levin retired at the end of the 115th United States Congress, 115th Congress, Upton became the dean of United States congressional delegations from Michigan, Michigan's congressional delegation. Early life, education, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michigan's 6th Congressional District
Michigan's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in southeast Michigan. In 2022, the district was redrawn to be centered around Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County, as well as western and southern Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County, a small part of southwestern Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County, and the city of Milan, Michigan, Milan in Monroe County, Michigan, Monroe County. In previous redistrictings, the 6th district consisted of all of Berrien County, Michigan, Berrien, Cass County, Michigan, Cass, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph County, Michigan, St. Joseph, and Van Buren County, Michigan, Van Buren, counties, and includes most of Allegan County, Michigan, Allegan county. The district is currently represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Debbie Dingell, who previously represented the old Michigan's 12th congressional district, 12th district. Counties and mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dale Kildee
Dale Edward Kildee (September 16, 1929 – October 13, 2021) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative of Michigan from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party. His district included Flint, Saginaw and Bay City. In July 2011, Kildee announced he would retire after his term was up in 2012.Rep. Dale Kildee to retire after 18 terms ''The Hill'' July 15, 2011 He was succeeded by his nephew . Early life, education, and teaching career Kildee was born in |
Michigan's 5th Congressional District
Michigan's 5th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It includes all of Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe (except for the city of Milan), and St. Joseph counties, southern Berrien County, most of Calhoun County, and far southern Kalamazoo County. The district is represented by Republican Tim Walberg. From 1873 to 1993, the 5th was based in the Grand Rapids area of Western Michigan. Its most notable member was Gerald Ford, who in 1974 became the 38th President of the United States upon the resignation of Richard Nixon, at the height of the Watergate Scandal. In 1993, this district essentially became the 3rd district, while the 5th was redrawn to take in Bay City, Saginaw and the Thumb, the core of the old 8th district. After the 2000 census, this district was extended to Flint, previously the core of the 9th district; however, it was geographically and demographically the successor of the 9th. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mike Huckleberry
Michael "Huck" Huckleberry (born July 12, 1948) is a politician, restaurateur, and small business owner from Greenville, Michigan. In 2008, he was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan State House of Representatives. He represented the 70th House District, which includes all of Montcalm County and a portion of North-west Ionia County including the city of Ionia. In 2006 he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican Congressman Dave Camp, who represents Michigan's 4th congressional district, located in central Michigan. In 2010 he was defeated by Rick Outman, 55%-43%. Biography Mike Huckleberry was born on July 12, 1948, in Cedar Springs, Michigan. He graduated from Cedar Springs High School in 1966. From 1967 to 1968, Huckleberry attended Grand Rapids Community College. In 1969, he attended Davenport University, located in Michigan], in business studies. He has owned and operated Huckleberry's Restaurant in Greenville, Michigan since 1991. He is married to Linda Huck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Lee Camp
David Lee Camp (born July 9, 1953) is a former American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2015. Camp represented since 1993, and previously served one term representing . A member of the Republican Party, Camp was chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, serving from 2011 to 2015. In March 2014, he announced that he would not run for re-election. Early life, education, and law career Camp was born in Midland, Michigan, the son of Norma L. (Nehil) and Robert D. Camp. He graduated from H.H. Dow High School in 1971. He attended the University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 1973–1974 and earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in 1975 from Albion College in Albion, Michigan. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1978. From 1979 to 1991, he was a partner with the law firm Riecker, Van Dam & Barker in Midland, Michigan. Camp was diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michigan's 4th Congressional District
Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States congressional district located in the state of Michigan. The current 4th district contains much of Michigan's 2nd congressional district, Michigan's old 2nd district, and includes all of Allegan County, Michigan, Allegan and Van Buren County, Michigan, Van Buren counties, as well as portions of Ottawa County, Michigan, Ottawa, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo, Calhoun County, Michigan, Calhoun, and Berrien County, Michigan, Berrien counties. In 2022, the district was redrawn to start in St. Joseph Charter Township, Michigan, St. Joseph Township and extend north to Port Sheldon Township, Michigan, Port Sheldon Township. The 4th is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Bill Huizenga, who previously represented the old 2nd district. Composition For the 118th United States Congress, 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 United States census, 2020 census) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vern Ehlers
Vernon James Ehlers (February 6, 1934 – August 15, 2017) was an American physicist and politician who represented Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 until his retirement in 2011. A Republican, he also served eight years in the Michigan Senate and two in the Michigan House of Representatives. Ehlers was the first research physicist to be elected to Congress; he was later joined by Rush Holt, Jr. ( D- NJ) and Bill Foster ( D- IL). Early life, education, and academic career Born in Pipestone, Minnesota, Ehlers attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids for three years before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned an undergraduate degree in physics and, in 1960, a Ph.D. in nuclear physics. His doctoral dissertation, "The nuclear spins and moments of several radioactive gallium isotopes", is available from University Microfilms International as document number 0227304. After six years of teaching and research at Berkeley, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
