Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
's 20th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the
Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...
. The 20th district was created by the 1850
Michigan Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the governing document of the U.S. state of Michigan. It describes the structure and function of the state's government.
There have been four constitutions approved by the people of Michigan. The fi ...
, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by
Republican Aric Nesbitt since 2023, succeeding
Democrat
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Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY)
**Democratic Part ...
Sean McCann.
Geography
District 20 encompasses parts of
Allegan,
Berrien,
Kent
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, and
Van Buren counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan
District 20, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was exactly coterminous with
Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. , the population was 261,670. The county seat is Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo County is included in the Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Etymology
The nam ...
, including the
city of Kalamazoo and the surrounding communities of
Portage
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,
Comstock Northwest,
Eastwood,
Westwood,
Vicksburg,
Kalamazoo Township,
Oshtemo Township,
Texas Township,
Comstock Township, and
Cooper Township.
The district was located entirely within
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 we ...
, and overlapped with the
60th,
61st,
63rd 63rd may refer to:
;Metro stations
*Ashland/63rd (CTA station), on the Green Line
*East 63rd-Cottage Grove (CTA), on the Green Line
*63rd (CTA Red Line), on the Red Line
*63rd Street station (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line) on the Market-Frankford L ...
, and
66th districts of the
Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...
.
List of senators
Recent election results
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results
Historical district boundaries
References
{{Michigan State Senators
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Kalamazoo County, Michigan