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Michigan's 97th House Of Representatives District
Michigan's 97th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 97th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Bay, Genesee, Saginaw, and Tuscola counties. The district was created in 1965, when 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 201 ... district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one. List of representatives Recent Elections Historical district boundaries References {{Michigan House of Representatives Michigan House of Representatives districts Osceola County, Michigan Arenac County, Michigan Clare County, Michigan Gladwin County, Michigan ...
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Paul Baade
Paul Baade (born December 14, 1940) was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives during the 1990s and later served on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners. A native of Muskegon, Baade worked for the Muskegon Chronicle The ''Muskegon Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper in Muskegon, Michigan, owned by Booth newspapers. In May 2007, the paper celebrated 150 years. Because of common ownership with ''Grand Rapids Press'', the ''Chronicle''s coverage and distribution ... for 26 years. He was elected to the first of four terms in the House in 1990. After leaving the House due to term limits in 1998, Baade was elected to the Muskegon County board, where he served until his retirement in 2005.Muskegon County Board of CommissionersRegular Meeting—May 10, 2005/ref> He served in the United States Army reserves in the 486th Engineer Company. References 1940 births Living people Journalists from Michigan Members of the Michigan House of Representativ ...
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Vassar, Michigan
Vassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,727 at the 2020 census and 2,697 in 2010 (an increase of about 1.1%). The city is located on the western edge of Vassar Township but is administratively autonomous. History Vassar was founded by four men who were led by James M. Edmunds and Townsend North in search of an area to build a dam and start a city. The city was named after Edmund's uncle, Matthew Vassar, who later founded Vassar College. It was the first county seat of Tuscola County. In 1860, the seat was moved to Caro. Vassar's growth for the next thirty years was based mainly on its lumbering and a handful of related industries. The settlement became a village in 1871. Vassar was the crossing of the Michigan Central's Bay City Branch (from Detroit) and the Port Huron & Northwestern (from 1900 Pere Marquette) line running between Saginaw and Port Huron via Marlette. The voters of the Village of Vassar ...
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Jason Wentworth
Jason Wentworth (born September 23, 1982) is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Prior to his election to the House, Wentworth worked for the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and was a member of the United States Army. After graduating high school, Wentworth joined the United States Army. He spent five years as a military police officer and completed a tour in South Korea. Wentworth earned his bachelor's degree from St. Petersburg College St. Petersburg College (SPC) is a public college in Pinellas County, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and one of the institutions in the system designated a "state college," as it offers a greater number of bachelor's degrees th ... in Florida and his master's degree in Leadership from Central Michigan University. Prior to being elected to the Michigan House, he was the East Central Michigan Regional Coordinator for the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. Following ...
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Clare, Michigan
Clare is a city mostly in Clare County in the U.S. State of Michigan. A small portion of the city extends south into Isabella County. The population was 3,254 at the 2020 census. Clare was settled as early as 1870 and contains two listings on the National Register of Historic Places: the Clare Downtown Historic District and the Clare Congregational Church. The city is located along the junction of U.S. Route 10 and U.S. Route 127, and each highway has a business route ( Bus. 10 and Bus. US 127) through the downtown area. M-115 also runs through the city. History Clare was founded with the coming of the Pere Marquette railroad in 1870. It was named after the county, which was named after County Clare in Ireland. The Clare post office opened on January 20, 1871. It incorporated as a village in 1879 and as a city in 1891. Cops & Doughnuts is a bakery that opened in 2009 in the former Clare City Bakery that dates back to 1896. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bu ...
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Joel Johnson (Michigan Politician)
Joel Johnson (born July 9, 1958) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for three terms, from 2011 through 2016. His district consisted of Clare, Gladwin, Arenac and eastern Osceola counties. In 2011 and 2012, Johnson represented northern Bay County Bay County is the name of three counties: * Bay County, Florida, United States * Bay County, Michigan, United States * Baicheng County Baicheng County () as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Bay County (pronounced l ... instead of eastern Osceola. Prior to his election to the House, Johnson was the manager of Johnston Elevator in Clare. He is also a former president of the Clare Area Chamber of Commerce, a former board member of the Clare County Farm Bureau and the Michigan Agri-Business Association, and is a member of the Clare Rotary Club and the National Rifle Association. References Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Living people 1958 birth ...
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Farwell, Michigan
Farwell is a village in Clare County, Michigan, Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 880 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village is located within Surrey Township, Michigan, Surrey Township about west of the city of Clare, Michigan, Clare. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (2.84) is water. The south branch of the Tobacco River (Tittabawassee River tributary), Tobacco River flows through the village and contains the Mill Pond reservoir. Major highways * runs west–east through the center of the village. History Farwell was founded in 1870 by Edmund Hall, John Van Riper, and George Hitchcock. The Farwell post office opened on January 20, 1871, with George Hitchcock serving as the first postmaster. It was informally platted in 1871 and officially platted the following year by Josiah Littlefield of Ann Arbor. The Flint and Pere Marqu ...
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Tim Moore (Michigan Politician)
Tim Moore (born April 26, 1967 in Alma, Michigan) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Moore served in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 97th District from 2005 to 2010. He resigned in August 2010 to become principal of Farwell Elementary School. Before running for office, he ran the family auto part store in Farwell, Michigan. He earned a business administration degree from Ferris State University Ferris State University (FSU or Ferris) is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan. It was founded in 1884 and became a public institution in 1950. Ferris is the ninth-largest institutions of higher education by enrol ... in 1989. References 1967 births Living people People from Alma, Michigan Ferris State University alumni Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians {{Michigan-politician-stub ...
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Garfield Township, Clare County, Michigan
Garfield Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,807 at the 2020 census. Communities *Lake is an unincorporated community within the township near U.S Route 10 at . The Lake 48632 ZIP Code serves the majority of the township, as well as portions of several surrounding townships in multiple counties. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (6.65%) is water. Major highways * runs west–east through the center of the township. * runs very briefly through the northeast corner of the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,968 people, 852 households, and 581 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,936 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% White, 0.66% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or ...
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Jennifer Elkins
Jennifer Elkins is a Democratic politician from Michigan who served one term in the Michigan House of Representatives, in 2003 and 2004, until being unseated by Tim Moore. Prior to her election to the House, Elkins was a member of the Clare County Clare County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 30,856. The county seat is Harrison. History The county was created by the Michigan Legislature from part of Michilimackinac County in 1840, ... Board of Commissioners. Elkins was passionate about youth and social services, serving as a member of the executive committee of the Mid-Michigan Community Action Agency, as vice chair of the Human Services Coordinating Body during her tenure on the county board, as a member of the Michigan Association of Counties' Human Services Committee, and with numerous other area and community organizations. References Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Wome ...
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Bay City, Michigan
Bay City is a city and county seat of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and it is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Combined Statistical Area. The city, along with nearby Midland and Saginaw, form the Greater Tri-Cities region of Central Michigan. The city is geographically divided by the Saginaw River, and travel between the east and west sides of the city is made possible by four modern bascule-type drawbridges: Liberty Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Independence Bridge, and Lafayette Avenue Bridge, which allow large ships to travel easily down the river. The city is served by MBS International Airport, located in nearby Freeland, and James Clements Municipal Airport. History Leon Tromblé is regarded as the first settler within the limits of Bay County, in an area w ...
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Joseph Rivet
Joseph L. Rivet is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently serving as a Bay City Commissioner from Bay City, Michigan's 2nd Ward. He previously served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 97th and 96th districts between 1999 and 2004. Rivet also served as Bay County Drain Commissioner and supervisor of Bangor Township. Rivet earned both a bachelor's degree and his M.B.A. A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as account ... at Michigan State University. In addition to his elected offices, he was a legislative aide in the Michigan House and the executive director of the Bay County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Rivet was ousted as Bay County Drain Commissioner in November of 2020 by Bay County Road Commissioner Michael Rivard, a rematch of a pr ...
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