Chapter VI MICHIGAN’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION Introduction ........................... 405 Michigan’s Congressional Delegation — The 114th U.S. Congress ................ 407 Former Members of the U.S. Congress From Michigan ........................ 419 Dates of Congressional Elections, 1835-2014 ............................ 440 2015–2016 INTRODUCTION The United States Congress is the lawmaking branch of the federal government. It is a bicameral (two-house) legislature, consisting of the 100-member senate and the 435-member house of repre- senta tives. Each state has 2 senators who are elected statewide and serve 6-year terms. A senator must be at least 30 years of age, a citizen of the United States for at least 9 years, and a resident of the state from which he or she is elected. The number of members a state has in the house of representatives is determined according to population. A house member, who serves a 2-year term, must be at least 25 years of age, a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years, and a resident of the state from which he or she is elected. The house of representatives is reapportioned after each decennial census to accommodate shifts in population. Michigan’s 16-member congressional delegation consists of 2 senators, both of whom are elected on a statewide basis, and 14 members of the house of representatives who are elected from congressional districts last apportioned by Act 128 of the Public Acts of 2011, enacted on August 24, 2011. The average population of these house districts is 705,974. After reaching a peak representation of 19 members in the house during the 1960s, the state’s delegation lost one house seat after the 1980 census, two more house seats after the 1990 census, and one more house seat after both the 2000 and 2010 census, reducing the number of Michigan seats in the house of representatives to 14. Michigan Manual 2015 -2016 Chapter VI – CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION • 405 MICHIGAN’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THE 114TH U.S. CONGRESS U.S. SENATORS GARY PETERS (D–Bloomfield Township) (Term Expires January 3, 2021) DEBBIE STABENOW (D–Lansing) (Term Expires January 3, 2019) U.S. REPRESENTATIVES (Terms Expire January 3, 2017) JUSTIN AMASH (R–Grand Rapids) ............ District 3 DAN BENISHEK (R–Crystal Falls) ............. District 1 MICHAEL D. BISHOP (R–Rochester) ........... District 8 JOHN CONYERS, JR. (D–Detroit) ............. District 13 DEBBIE DINGELL (D–Dearborn) ............. District 12 BILL HUIZENGA (R–Zeeland) ............... District 2 DANIEL KILDEE (D–Flint) .................. District 5 BRENDA LAWRENCE (D–Southfield) ........... District 14 SANDER M. LEVIN (D–Royal Oak) ............ District 9 CANDICE S. MILLER (R–Harrison Township) ..... District 10 JOHN MOOLENAAR (R–Midland) ............. District 4 DAVE TROTT (R–Birmingham) .............. District 11 FRED S. UPTON (R–St. Joseph) .............. District 6 TIM WALBERG (R–Tipton) ................. District 7 Michigan Manual 2015 -2016 Chapter VI – CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION • 407 SENATOR GARY PETERS Office: 724 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510. Phone: (202) 224-6221 Biography: Democrat, of Bloomfield Township; born December 1, 1958, in Pontiac; fifth generation Oakland County resident; married to Colleen Ochoa; father of 3 children, Gary, Jr., Madeleine, and Alana; graduate, Rochester High School; B.A., Alma College; M.B.A., finance, University of Detroit; J.D., Wayne State University Law School; master’s degree, philosophy, Michigan State University; Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve; more than 20 years of experience in financial sector as an investment advisor; professor, Oakland University; former professor, Central Michigan University; former Michigan Lottery Commissioner; former member, Rochester Hills City Council, 1991-1992; elected to the Michigan Senate, 1995 to 2002; elected to the U.S. House of Representa- tives, 2008, 2010, 2012; member, House Financial Services Committee; elected to the U.S. Senate, November 2014; currently serves on the Joint Economic Committee and the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 408 • Chapter VI – CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION Michigan Manual 2015 -2016 SENATOR DEBBIE STABENOW Office: 133 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-2203, (202) 224-4822, www.stabenow.senate.gov Biography: Democrat, of Lansing; born April 29, 1950, in Gladwin, raised in Clare; two children, Todd and Michelle; a daughter-in-law, Sara; a son-in-law, Scott; three grandchildren; B.A., Michigan State University, 1972; M.S.W., Michigan State University, 1975; served in Michigan House of Representatives, 1979-1990, and Michigan Senate, 1991-1994; chair, Ingham County Board of Commissioners, 1975-1978; co-founder of the Michigan Leader- ship Institute, Inc., which specializes in leadership development and team building training for organizations and individuals; member, United Methodist Church; elected to U.S. House of Representatives, November 1996, served two terms; elected to U.S. Senate, November 2000; currently serving on the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Budget; Energy and Natural Re sources; and Finance. The Senator has been recognized nationally with over 200 awards by families, small businesses, and organizations for leadership and public serv ice including Michiganian of the Year (1982), The Detroit News; Outstanding Young American (1986), U.S. Jaycees; Legislator of the Year (1989), Child Welfare League of America; 1990 ATHENA Award; Congressional Leadership Award (2005), National Urban League; Great Lakes Legislator of the Year (2005), Great Lakes Maritime Task Force; Legis lator of the Year (2005), Michigan Association of Firefighters; Health Care Cham- pion Award (2012), American Hospital Association; Nathan Davis Award for Out standing Government Service (2012), American Medical Association; Champion of Agriculture (2013), Michigan Agri-Business Association. Michigan Manual 2015 -2016 Chapter VI – CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION • 409 U.S. Representative JUSTIN AMASH R–3rd Congressional District District: Counties of Barry, Ionia, and Kent (part) Office: 114 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-3831 Biography: Republican, of Cascade; born April 18, 1980, in Grand Rapids; wife, Kara; children, Alexander, Anwen and Evelyn; A.B., economics, University of Michigan; J.D., Univer- sity of Michigan Law School; business lawyer and small business owner; member, St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, State Bar of Michigan, Grand Rapids Bar Association, Right to Life of Michigan, National Rifle Association, The Economic Club of Grand Rapids, Kent County Republican Executive Committee, Alumni Asso cia- tion of the University of Michigan, American Legislative Exchange Council Civil Justice Task Force; commissioner, Uniform Law Commission; chair, Liberty Caucus; elected Republican precinct delegate, 2008; elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, 2008; elected to 112th Congress, November 2010, re-elected in 2012 and 2014; serves on the Joint Economic Committee and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. U.S. Representative DAN BENISHEK R–1st Congressional District District: Counties of Alcona, Alger, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Iron, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Leelenau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason (part), Menominee, Montmorency, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, and Schoolcraft Office: 514 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-4735, Website: benishek.house.gov Biography: Republican, of Crystal Falls; born in Iron River; wife, Judy; 5 children, 4 grandchildren; 1970 graduate of West Iron County High School; bachelor’s degree in biology, Univer- sity of Michigan, 1974; graduate of Wayne State University Medical School, 1978; family practice internship, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Flint; general surgery residency, Wayne State University; private practice general surgeon in Upper Peninsula since 1983; part- time staff at Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, 20 years; avid hunter and fisherman; member, National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America; elected to 112th Congress, November 2010, re-elected in 2012 and 2014; member, Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee. 410 • Chapter VI – CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION Michigan Manual 2015 -2016 U.S. Representative MICHAEL D. BISHOP R–8th Congressional District District: Counties of Ingham, Livingston, Oakland (part) Office: 428 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-4872 Biography: Republican, of Rochester; born at Almont, Michigan; married to Cristina; son Benjamin, daughter Gabriella, son Nathan Michael; B.A., history, 1989, University of Michigan; Spanish language and Spanish history study abroad, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, summer 1988; J.D., 1993, Detroit College of Law with a term studying international law and business at Cambridge University in England and the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France; real estate broker’s license, 1994, Curry Management Institute; member, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, State Bar of Michigan, Washington D.C. Bar, American Bar Association, Oakland County Bar Association, Sports Lawyers Asso- ciation; member, Michigan Association