Michigan's 8th congressional district

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Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and Southeast Michigan. It consists of all of Clinton, Ingham, and Livingston counties, and includes the southern portion of Shiawassee and the northern portion of Oakland counties.

The district was first created in 1873, after redistricting following the 1870 census.

The current congressman is Republican Mike J. Rogers, who has represented the district since 2001.

Contents 1 Major cities 2 Representatives 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Major cities

• Brighton
• East Lansing
• Howell
• Lansing
• Okemos
• St. Johns

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress
Nathan B. Bradley	Republican	1873-1877	43rd-44th
Charles C. Ellsworth	Republican	1877-1879	45th
Roswell G. Horr	Republican	1879-1885	46th-48th
Timothy E. Tarsney [1]	Democratic	1885-1889	49th-50th
Aaron T. Bliss	Republican	1889-1891	51st
Henry M. Youmans	Democratic	1891-1893	52nd
William S. Linton	Republican	1893-1897	53rd-54th
Ferdinand Brucker [2]	Democratic	1897-1899	55th
Joseph W. Fordney	Republican	1899-1923	56th-67th
Bird J. Vincent [3]	Republican	1923-1931	68th-72nd
Michael J. Hart [3]	Democratic	1931-1935	72nd-73rd
Fred L. Crawford	Republican	1935-1953	74th-82nd
Alvin M. Bentley	Republican	1953-1961	83rd-86th
James Harvey [4]	Republican	1961-1974	87th-93rd
J. Bob Traxler [4]	Democratic	1974-1993	93rd-102nd
Bob Carr	Democratic	1993-1995	103rd
Dick Chrysler	Republican	1995-1997	104th
Debbie Stabenow	Democratic	1997-2001	105th-106th
Mike J. Rogers	Republican	2001-present	107th-110th

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Timothy E. Tarsney was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
2. ^ In 1896, Albert M. Todd and Ferdinand Brucker were elected on the Democratic Peoples Union Silver ticket, a union of elements from the Democratic Party and Populist Party. They were seated as part of the Democratic Party in Congress.
3. ^ ^{a b} Bird J. Vincent died July 18, 1931. Michael J. Hart was elected to fill the vacancy November 3, 1931.
4. ^ ^{a b} James Harvey resigned January 31, 1974. Bob Traxler was elected April 16, 1974, to fill vacancy.

[edit] References

• Govtrack.us for the 8th 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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