Michigan's 11th congressional district

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Michigan's 11th congressional district
Population (2000) 662,563
Median income $59,177
Ethnic composition 90.9% White, 3.7% Black, 3.0% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI R+1
The 11th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002
The 11th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002

United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 11 is a United States Congressional District located just west of Detroit, consisting of northwestern Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties. It is currently represented by Thaddeus McCotter, who has been in office since 2002.


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[edit] Major cities

[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years Congress
Edward Breitung Republican 1883-1885 48th
Seth C. Moffatt [1] Republican 1885-1887 49th-50th
Henry W. Seymour [1] Republican 1888-1889 50th
Samuel M. Stephenson Republican 1889-1893 51st-52nd
John Avery Republican 1893-1897 53rd-54th
William S. Mesick Republican 1897-1901 55th-56th
Archibald B. Darragh Republican 1901-1909 57th-60th
Francis H. Dodds Republican 1909-1913 61st-62nd
Francis O. Lindquist Republican 1913-1915 63rd
Frank D. Scott Republican 1915-1927 64th-69th
Frank P. Bohn Republican 1927-1933 70th-72nd
Prentiss M. Brown [2] Democratic 1933-1936 73rd-74th
John F. Luecke Democratic 1937-1939 75th
Fred Bradley [3] Republican 1939-1947 76th-80th
Charles E. Potter [3] [4] Republican 1947-1952 80th-82nd
Victor A. Knox Republican 1953-1965 83rd-88th
Raymond F. Clevenger Democratic 1965-1967 89th
Philip Ruppe Republican 1967-1979 90th-95th
Robert W. Davis Republican 1979-1993 96th-102nd
Joe Knollenberg Republican 1993-2003 103rd-107th
Thad McCotter Republican 2003-present 108th-110th

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Seth C. Moffatt died December 22, 1887; Henry W. Seymour was elected to fill the vacancy February 14, 1888.
  2. ^ Prentiss M. Brown resigned November 18, 1936; he had been elected on November 3, 1936, to the United States Senate for a full term beginning January 3, 1937, but was subsequently appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy for the term ending January 3, 1937, caused by the death of James J. Couzens. No replacement was elected to fill the vacancy in the House due Brown's resignation.
  3. ^ a b Fred Bradley died May 24, 1947. Charles E. Potter was elected August 26, 1947 to fill the vacancy.
  4. ^ Charles E. Potter resigned November 4, 1952, to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate caused by the death of Arthur H. Vandenberg. No replacement was elected to fill the vacancy.

[edit] References

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Michigan's congressional districts
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The 16th-19th and At-large districts are obsolete
See also: Michigan's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
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