Michigan's 4th congressional district

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Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States Congressional district that currently includes portions of Northern and Central Michigan, consisting of all of

Clare, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Isabella, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Osceola, and Roscommoncounties and the northern portion of Shiawassee and most of the western portion of Saginaw counties.

The 4th is currently represented by Dave Camp. This district has had Republican representation since the 1970s.

Contents 1 Major cities 2 Representatives 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Major cities

• Big Rapids
• Midland
• Mount Pleasant
• Owosso
• Traverse City

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress
Hestor L. Stevens	Democrat	1853-1855	33rd
George Washington Peck	Democrat	1855-1857	34th
De Witt C. Leach	Republican	1857-1861	35th-36th
Rowland E. Trowbridge	Republican	1861-1863	37th
Francis William Kellogg	Republican	1863-1865	38th
Thomas W. Ferry [1]	Republican	1865-1871	39th-41st
Wilder D. Foster [1]	Republican	1871-1873	42nd
Julius C. Burrows	Republican	1873-1875	43rd
Allen Potter	Democratic	1875-1877	44th
Edwin W. Keightley	Republican	1877-1879	45th
Julius C. Burrows	Republican	1879-1883	46th-47th
George L. Yaple	Democratic [2]	1883-1885	48th
Julius C. Burrows	Republican	1885-1893	49th-52nd
Henry F. Thomas	Republican	1893-1897	53rd-54th
Edward L. Hamilton	Republican	1897-1921	55th-66th
John C. Ketcham	Republican	1921-1933	67th-72nd
George E. Foulkes	Democratic	1933-1935	73rd
Clare Hoffman	Republican	1935-1963	74th-87th
Edward Hutchinson	Republican	1963-1977	88th-94th
David Stockman [3]	Republican	1977-1981	95th-97th
Mark D. Siljander [3]	Republican	1981-1987	97th-99th
Fred Upton	Republican	1987-1993	100th-102nd
Dave Camp	Republican	1993-present	103rd-110th

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Thomas W. Ferry was re-elected to the House in the general election November 8, 1870; the Michigan Legislature subsequently elected him to U.S. Senate January 18, 1871; Wilder D. Foster was elected April 4, 1871 to fill the vacancy in the House.
2. ^ George L. Yaple was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
3. ^ ^{a b} Dave Stockman resigned on January 27, 1981, to accept appointment as Director of the Office of Management and Budget under U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Mark D. Siljander was elected in a special election to fill the vacancy and assumed office on April 21, 1981.

[edit] References

• Govtrack.us for the 4th 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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