Michigan's 9th congressional district
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Michigan's 9th Congressional District is contained within Oakland County in the southeast areas of the state of Michigan and encompasses most of the county.
Like Oakland County, the 9th Congressional District is moderately Republican. Republican Joe Knollenberg has represented the 9th District in Congress since 1993. Prior to 1993, William Broomfield, also Republican, represented the area, which was then designated as the 18th Congressional District.
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| Representative | Party | Years | Congress |
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| Jay A. Hubbell | Republican | 1873-1883 | 43rd-47th |
| Byron M. Cutcheon | Republican | 1883-1891 | 48th-51st |
| Harrison H. Wheeler | Democratic | 1891-1893 | 52nd |
| John W. Moon | Republican | 1893-1895 | 53rd |
| Roswell P. Bishop | Republican | 1895-1907 | 54th-59th |
| James C. McLaughlin [1] | Republican | 1907-1932 | 60th-72nd |
| Harry W. Musselwhite | Democratic | 1933-1935 | 73rd |
| Albert J. Engel | Republican | 1935-1951 | 74th-81st |
| Ruth Thompson | Republican | 1951-1957 | 82nd-84th |
| Robert P. Griffin [2] | Republican | 1957-1966 | 85th-89th |
| Guy Vander Jagt [2] | Republican | 1966-1993 | 89th-102nd |
| Dale Kildee | Democratic | 1993-2003 | 103rd-107th |
| Joe Knollenberg | Republican | 2003-present | 108th-110th |
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- ^ James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.
- ^ a b Robert P. Griffin resigned on May 10, 1966, to be appointed the following day to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara; Guy Vander Jagt was elected simultaneously in a special election November 8, 1966, to fill the unexpired term in the 89th and for a full term in the 90th Congress.
District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.
[edit] References
- Joe Knollenberg's webpage
- Govtrack.us for the 9th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
- The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
- U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
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