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Michigan's 56th House Of Representatives District
Michigan's 56th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 56th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County. The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives 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 Monroe County, Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe, Michigan
Monroe is the largest city in Monroe County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,462 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Monroe is the core city in the Monroe metropolitan area, which is coterminous with Monroe County and had a population of 154,809 in 2020. Located on the western shores of Lake Erie approximately northeast of Toledo, Ohio, and southwest of Detroit, the city is part of the Detroit–Ann Arbor–Flint combined statistical area. The Monroe area was the scene of several military conflicts during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom and is known for the Battle of Frenchtown. In 1817, portions of the Frenchtown settlement along the River Raisin were platted and renamed "Monroe" after then-president James Monroe. When Michigan became a state in 1837, Monroe was incorporated as a city. Monroe is known as the childhood residence of Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Michigan House Of Representatives Election
An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's Michigan House of Representatives, House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including United States presidential election in Michigan, 2016, U.S. President, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The Partisan primary, primary election was held on August 2, 2016. There was no change in the composition of the House as Republicans retained control, winning 63 seats compared to 47 seats for the Democrats. Members elected at the 2016 election served in the 99th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 11, 2017. Background Over one-third of the House could not seek re-election because of term limits, with the legislators who were elected in the 2010 Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010 mid-term elections, that saw the House Republican conference pick up 21 seats, the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Michigan House Of Representatives Election
An election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect all 110 members to Michigan's Michigan House of Representatives, House of Representatives. The election coincided with 2018 Michigan elections, elections for other offices, including 2018 United States Senate election in Michigan, U.S. Senate, 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan gubernatorial election, 2018, governor and 2018 Michigan Senate election, Senate. The Partisan primary, primary election was held on August 7, 2018. Republicans retained control of the House, despite losing the Popular vote (representative democracy), popular vote, after a net loss of five seats, winning 58 seats compared to 52 seats for the Democrats. Term-limited members Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are able to serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms, some of the toughest term-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy, Michigan
Troy is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Detroit, Troy is located about north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 87,294, making Troy the largest community in Oakland County and List of municipalities in Michigan, 13th-most populous municipality in the state. Troy was organized as a township in 1827, and sections of the township were later incorporated into the cities of Birmingham, Michigan, Birmingham, Clawson, Michigan, Clawson, and Royal Oak, Michigan, Royal Oak. The remainder of the township was incorporated as the city of Troy in 1955. History The earliest recorded purchases of land in what was known as Troy Township occurred in 1819. A couple of years later, a settlement known as Troy Corners was established due to Johnson Niles buying 160 acres in the region. The area is currently the north-central area of Troy. In 1827 Troy Township was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TC Clements
Thomas Gregory Clements Jr. (born March 28, 1969) is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 56th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021, and left office on December 31, 2022.Michigan Committee Statement of Organization Michigan Secretary of State, March 16, 2021. Early life and education Clements was born on March 28, 1969, in Bartow, Florida. Clements earned an associate degree from[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambertville, Michigan
Lambertville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,433 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Bedford Township. The Lambertville 48144 ZIP Code serves the southwest part of Bedford Township and small portions of Whiteford Township to the west. History The community was settled as early as 1832 by John Lambert and was given a post office named West Erie on June 13, 1834 in the Michigan Territory. It was so named due to its western location in Erie Township. The post office was renamed Lambertville on January 15, 1836 when Bedford Township was established. The post office closed briefly from March 25 to December 4, 1865 but has remained in continuous operation ever since. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.15%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 9,299 people, 3,315 household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temperance, Michigan
Temperance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,188 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Bedford Township. The community was established as early as 1859. The Temperance 48182 ZIP Code serves most of Bedford Township outside of the Lambertville area, as well as portions of western Erie Township, southern Ida Township, and northeast Whiteford Township. History Temperance was established as Bedford Center in 1859. On December 8, 1884, a post office was established at Bedford Center and was named Temperance with Lewis Ansted as the first postmaster. The name "Temperance" was suggested by the wife of one of the founding land owners, who was a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. A petition was circulated and the name Bedford Center was changed to Temperance. During the early years of Temperance, the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Sheppard
Jason M. Sheppard (born August 25, 1978) is an American politician from Michigan. Sheppard is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 56. Early life On August 25, 1978, Sheppard was born in Toledo, Ohio. Education Sheppard attended Michigan State University and University of Toledo. Career Sheppard is a commercial real estate agent with Signature & Associates. Sheppard also runs a small business that he owns and founded 17 years ago. On November 4, 2014, Sheppard won the election and became a Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives for District 56. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Sheppard won the election and continued serving District 56. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Sheppard won the election and continued serving District 56. Personal life Sheppard's wife is Melissa. Sheppard lives in Temperance, Michigan. Sheppard is Baptist Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida, Michigan
Ida is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Michigan, Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 790 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The community is mostly within Ida Township, Michigan, Ida Township with a smaller portion extending north into Raisinville Township, Michigan, Raisinville Township. As an unincorporated community, Ida has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48140 ZIP Code. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The rural community of Ida is located in central Monroe County, Michigan, Monroe County about north of the Ohio state line. The community is centered along Lewis Avenue within Ida Township, Michigan, Ida Township with some development extending north of Ida East and Ida West Road into Raisinville Township, Michig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Zorn
Dale W. Zorn (born December 31, 1953) is an American politician. He was a member of the Michigan Senate for the 17th district and in the Michigan House of Representatives first from the 56th District and after his time in the Michigan Senate from the 34th district. Prior to his first stent in the Michigan House of Representatives he served 20 years on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners (including 4 years as chairman from 1996 to 2000), 6 years as a Raisinville Township trustee, and 4 years as a township constable. He is a member of the Republican Party. Zorn's family is the owner of an automotive business, Zorn's Service Inc. Zorn belongs to several community organizations; including Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 113, and Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Chapter 142 (although there is no published history of service in Vietnam). Political career Due to term limits, Senator Zorn was ineligible for re-election to the Michigan Senate in 2022. He then moved from Ida Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenchtown Township, Michigan
Frenchtown Charter Township is a charter township within Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,609 as per the 2020 census. The township is bordered on the south by the city of Monroe. Sterling State Park and the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station are located within Frenchtown. History The area was long occupied by Native Americans, including the historic Potawatomi. They had trading relations with French-Canadians in the area. The Frenchtown area reflected the ethnicity of its first European settlers, French Canadians who took land along the banks of the River Raisin as early as 1784. There had been other French colonial settlements closer to Detroit and on both sides of the Detroit River. Their descendants are known as Muskrat French. Around the same time, the Sandy Creek Settlement was founded near this by Joseph Porlier Benec. The United States acquired this area, which had been considered part of British Canadian territory after the Treat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
