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Michigan's 53rd House Of Representatives District
Michigan's 53rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 53rd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland County. 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 2010 ... 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 Washtenaw County, Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousef Rabhi
Yousef D. Rabhi (born June 9, 1988) is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives who also served as the Democratic Floor Leader. He represented Michigan's 53rd House District, encompassing the majority of Ann Arbor, from 2017 to 2023. He replaced Jeff Irwin, who was term limited. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and education Rabhi was born in Ypsilanti and raised on the North Side of Ann Arbor. His father is a mechanical engineer and his mother a longstanding community activist. His mother's involvement in the Ann Arbor Democratic Party, as well as his grandfather's history of labor organizing in Detroit inspired Rabhi to pursue a career in public service. Rabhi is of Algerian descent on his paternal side. Rabhi attended Blossom Home Preschool where he was exposed early to environmental protection through the Adopt-A-Stream program. After graduating from Huron High School in 2006, Rabhi attended the University of Michigan and graduated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scio Township, Michigan
Scio Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,081 at the 2010 census. Communities * Delhi Mills is an unincorporated community located within the township at . The community was first platted in 1836 by Jacob Doremus under the name Michigan Village. It was soon known as Delhi. In 1842, all unsold plots of land were bought by Norman Goodale, who founded the Delhi Mills company. Scio transferred its post office to Delhi Mills, and the post office operated from February 3, 1871 until September 30, 1903. The area is now part of Delhi Metropark along the Huron River. * Scio is an unincorporated community located in the northern portion of the township at . The settlement began with the construction of a mill by Samuel Foster in 1835. Scio, which was named after the township, was platted later that year, and a post office opened on September 9, 1835. The office operated until February 3, 1871 until it closed and trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsfield Township, Michigan
Pittsfield Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 34,663 at the 2010 census. Communities * Lucerne is a former settlement within the township that had its own post office from May 10, 1837 until July 5, 1853. * Mallett's Creek is a former settlement within the township. It was named after the nearby stream Malletts Creek, and it was given a post office named Mallett's on June 4, 1834. The post office closed on January 23, 1840. * Nebraska was a community settled in 1878 about east of Saline. * Pittsfield is a former settlement within the township. George Noyes made the first land purchase in the area as early as 1824. The county's first school, the McCracken School, was built here in 1825. The settlement was formally named Pitt in 1831 and was named in honor of former English prime minister William Pitt. A post office named Pitt opened on January 21, 1835 but closed on September 14, 1836. The community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Legislature
The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The chief purposes of the Legislature are to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws. The Legislature meets in the Capitol building in Lansing. The 102nd Michigan Legislature will be sworn in January 1, 2023. Titles Members of the Senate are referred to as Senators and members of the House of Representatives are referred to as Representatives. Because this shadows the terminology used to describe members of Congress, constituents and the news media, using ''The Associated Press Stylebook'', often refer to legislators as state senators or state representatives to avoid confusion with their federal counterparts. Michigan Senate The Senate is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Arbor Township, Michigan
Ann Arbor Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,361 at the 2010 census. The township borders the city of Ann Arbor and contains numerous exclaves, but the two are administered autonomously. Communities * Barton Hills is a village within the township. * Foster is an unincorporated community located within the township at . The settlement began around 1877 as the site of Cornwell Mills. While it was also referred to as Cornwell and Newport, it became more known as Foster after pioneering settler Samuel Foster. * Geddes is an unincorporated community located within the township just south of the Huron River at . The area was first settled by Orrin White and his family in 1824, and the community grew in a few years when more families moved to the area. A post office named Geddes opened on July 21, 1875 and was named after its first postmaster John Geddes. The post office only operated for two months an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 372,258. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and organized as a county in 1826. Washtenaw County comprises the Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is home to the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw Community College, and Concordia University Ann Arbor. History First Nations' Territories The first peoples occupying the central portion of what is now Michigan included: "the Pottawattamies, the Chippewas, the Ottawas, the Wyandottes and the Hurons". Early tribes and Ojibwe etymology of the word: Wash-ten-ong". First nations whose territories included land within the Washtenaw County boundaries are shown to have included: Myaamia (Miami), Bodéwadmiké ( Potawatomi), Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ, Peoria, Meškwahki·aša·hina (Fox), and the Mississauga nation. Etymology of Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Michigan House Of Representatives Election
The 2008 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5, 2008. , this remains the last time the Democrats won a majority in the Michigan State House. Results Districts 1–28 Districts 29–55 Districts 56–83 Districts 84–110 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Michigan House Of Representatives Election
The 2010 elections for the Michigan House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2010, with partisan primary elections held August 3, 2010, to determine the party's nominees. Candidates Impact of term limits Due to term limit provisions in Michigan's Constitution, 54 candidates were unable to seek re-election to the House, resulting in the largest turnover in the lower chamber since the adoption of term limits in 1992. Results Districts 1–28 Districts 29–55 Districts 56–83 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Michigan House Of Representatives Election
The 2012 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2012, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 7, 2012. Due to gerrymandering, the Republican Party retained its majority in the House of Representatives despite losing the popular vote. Rep. Roy Schmidt scandal State Representative Roy Schmidt was defeated for re-election after assisting in engineering an election-rigging scandal by which he switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party and recruited a straw candidate to run as a Democrat in order to ensure a swift re-election. The scandal ultimately cost him his seat in the House. Speaker of the House James "Jase" Bolger was also implicated in the scandal, and his race for the 63rd district was made competitive because of his role in it. The matter was referred to Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, serving as a one-person grand jury, who ruled in August 2013 that neither Schm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Michigan House Of Representatives Election
The 2014 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5, 2014. Members elected at the 2014 election served in the 98th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 7, 2015. Term-limited members Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are only able to serve two four-years terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-years terms. The following members are term-limited from seeking re-election to the House in 2014. Democrats (12) * 5th District: Fred Durhal, Jr. (Detroit) * 6th District: Rashida Tlaib (Detroit) * 8th District: David Nathan (Detroit) * 12th District: Douglas Geiss (Taylor) * 13th District: Andrew Kandrevas (Southgate) * 21st District: Dian Slavens ( Canton) * 22nd District: Harold Haugh ( Roseville) * 27th District: Ellen Cogen Lipton ( Huntington Woods) * 34th District: Woodrow Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
