Michigan's 7th congressional district
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Michigan's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan. It consists of all of Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, and Lenawee counties, and includes most of Calhoun and a large portion of western and northern Washtenaw counties.
The congressman is Tim Walberg who defeated incumbent Joe Schwarz in the Republican party primary in 2006. Walberg then won the seat in the 2006 general election over his Democratic opponent Sharon Renier.
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| Representative | Party | Years | Congress |
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| Omar D. Conger [1] | Republican | 1873-1881 | 43rd-46th |
| John Tyler Rich [1] | Republican | 1881-1883 | 47th |
| Ezra C. Carleton [2] | Democratic | 1883-1887 | 48th-49th |
| Justin Rice Whiting [2] | Democratic | 1887-1895 | 50th-53rd |
| Horace G. Snover | Republican | 1895-1899 | 54th-55th |
| Edgar Weeks | Republican | 1899-1903 | 56th-57th |
| Henry McMorran | Republican | 1903-1913 | 58th-62nd |
| Louis C. Cramton | Republican | 1913-1931 | 63rd-71st |
| Jesse P. Wolcott | Republican | 1931-1957 | 72nd-84th |
| Robert J. McIntosh | Republican | 1957-1959 | 85th |
| James G. O'Hara | Democratic | 1959-1965 | 86th-88th |
| John C. Mackie | Democratic | 1965-1967 | 89th |
| Donald W. Riegle, Jr. | Republican | 1967-1975 | 90th-93rd |
| Donald W. Riegle, Jr. [3] | Democratic | 1975-1976 | 94th |
| Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | 1977-1993 | 95th-102nd |
| Nick Smith | Republican | 1993-2005 | 103rd-108th |
| Joe Schwarz | Republican | 2005-2007 | 109rd |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | 2007-present | 110th |
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Omar D. Conger was re-elected to the House in the general election, November 2, 1880. He was subsequently elected by the Michigan State Legislature to the U.S. Senate January 18, 1881; John T. Rich was elected April 4, 1881, to fill the vacancy in the House.
- ^ a b A number of candidates were elected as fusion candidates, but were seated in Congress with the Democratic Party: Ezra C. Carleton in 1882 and 1884 and Justin R. Whiting in 1886, 1888, and 1890 (he was elected as a Democrat in 1892).
- ^ Donald W. Riegle, Jr. was elected as a Republican and switched to Democratic Party in 1973. He resigned December 30, 1976, after being elected to the U.S. Senate; a replacement was not selected as the resignation came at the end of his term.
[edit] References
- Govtrack.us for the 7th 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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