Michigan's 9th congressional district

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Michigan's 9th congressional district
Population (2000) 662,563
Median income $52,510
Ethnic composition 83.1% White, 8.1% Black, 5.6% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% other
Cook PVI R+0
The 9th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002
The 9th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002

Michigan's 9th Congressional District is contained within Oakland County in the southeast areas of the state of Michigan and encompasses most of the county.

Like Oakland County as a whole, the 9th Congressional District is moderately Republican. Republican Joe Knollenberg has represented the 9th District in Congress since 1993. Prior to 1993, William Broomfield, also Republican, represented the area, which was then designated as the 18th Congressional District.

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Representative Party Years Congress
Jay A. Hubbell Republican 1873-1883 43rd-47th
Byron M. Cutcheon Republican 1883-1891 48th-51st
Harrison H. Wheeler Democratic 1891-1893 52nd
John W. Moon Republican 1893-1895 53rd
Roswell P. Bishop Republican 1895-1907 54th-59th
James C. McLaughlin [1] Republican 1907-1932 60th-72nd
Harry W. Musselwhite Democratic 1933-1935 73rd
Albert J. Engel Republican 1935-1951 74th-81st
Ruth Thompson Republican 1951-1957 82nd-84th
Robert P. Griffin [2] Republican 1957-1966 85th-89th
Guy Vander Jagt [2] Republican 1966-1993 89th-102nd
Dale Kildee [3] Democratic 1993-2003 103rd-107th
Joe Knollenberg Republican 2003-present 108th-110th

[edit] Notes

3/12/2008 Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Assisted Suicide Advocate has announced he will be running for 9th District Representative in 2008.

  1. ^ James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.
  2. ^ a b Robert P. Griffin resigned on May 10, 1966, to be appointed the following day to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara; Guy Vander Jagt was elected simultaneously in a special election November 8, 1966, to fill the unexpired term in the 89th and for a full term in the 90th Congress.
  3. ^ Dale Kildee now represents the 5th District.

District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.

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