Michigan's 1st congressional district

Michigan's 1st congressional district
Map of the Michigan's 1st District as of the 110th Congress
Current Representative		Dan Benishek (R–Crystal Falls)
Area	24,875[1] mi²
Distribution	33.42% urban, 66.58% rural
Population (2000)	662,563[2]
Median income	$34,076
Ethnicity	93.8% White, 1.4% Black, 2.6% Native American
Cook PVI	R+3

Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States Congressional district containing the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan as well as part of the Lower Peninsula. Currently the district is represented by Republican Dan Benishek.

Geography

The district is the second-largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River by land area. Its boundaries contain much of the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula in addition to the entire Upper Peninsula. Altogether, the district makes up about 44% of the land area of the state of Michigan. It contains the second-longest shoreline of any district in the United States, behind the at-large district of Alaska.

Of the 83 counties in Michigan, 30 lie fully within the district, and it contains a portion of another.

History

The 1st from 1992–2002 was similar to the present district, except that it did not extend nearly as far south along Lake Huron, while it took in Traverse City and some surrounding areas on the west side of the state.

Since the election of Republican John B. Sosnowski in 1925, the former 1st district was represented by only two non-Polish-American politicians, Robert H. Clancy and John Conyers. Along with Sosnowski, 6 Polish-Americans served as the 1st district's representatives elected 7 times, since 1925. The other strong Polish Michigan congressional districts are the 15th district (where half of the elected were Polish-American) and the dissolved 16th district (where all three elected representatives were of Polish descent).

Presidential Voting History

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 49 - 48%
2004	President	Bush 53 - 46%

Major cities currently in the district

• Alpena
• Calumet
• Escanaba
• Iron Mountain
• Ironwood
• Ishpeming
• Hancock
• Houghton
• Kingsford
• Marquette
• Menominee
• Petoskey
• Sault Ste. Marie

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1843
Robert McClelland	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849	28th 29th 30th
Alexander W. Buel	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st
Ebenezer J. Penniman	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd
David Stuart	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd
William A. Howard	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th
George B. Cooper	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – May 15, 1860	36th	Election challenged
William A. Howard	Republican	May 15, 1860 – March 3, 1861	36th	Successfully challenged predecessor's election
Bradley F. Granger	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th
Fernando C. Beaman	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871	38th 39th 40th 41st	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Henry Waldron	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Redistricted to the 2nd district
Moses W. Field	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd
Alpheus S. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – December 21, 1878	44th 45th	Died
Vacant		December 28, 1878 – March 4, 1879	45th
John S. Newberry	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th
Henry W. Lord	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th
William C. Maybury	Democratic[3]	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th
John L. Chipman	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – August 17, 1893	50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Died
Vacant		August 17, 1893 – November 7, 1893	53rd
Levi T. Griffin	Democratic	December 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd
John B. Corliss	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th
Alfred Lucking	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th
Edwin C. Denby	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st
Frank E. Doremus	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th
George P. Codd	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th
Robert H. Clancy	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	68th
John B. Sosnowski	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927	69th	Lost renomination
Robert H. Clancy	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd
George G. Sadowski	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz	Democratic[4]	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	76th 77th
George G. Sadowski	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1951	78th 79th 80th 81st
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – September 18, 1961	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Resigned to become a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Vacant		September 18, 1961 – November 7, 1961	87th
Lucien N. Nedzi	Democratic	November 7, 1961 – January 3, 1965	87th 88th	Redistricted to the 14th district
John Conyers	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1993	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted to the 14th district
Bart Stupak	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th
Dan Benishek	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	112th	Incumbent

Notes

1. ^ "Congressional Districts by Urban/Rural Population & Land Area (109th Congress)" (PDF). 2000 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/PA/ur_c9_42.pdf. Retrieved 11 January 2007. 
2. ^ "Census Data: Pennsylvania, District 10". 2000 United States Census (Washington Post). http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/pa/district-10/. Retrieved 11 January 2007. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ William C. Maybury was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
4. ^ Rudolph G. Tenerowicz campaigned as a Republican in 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1954.

Elections

• In the 1932 primary election for the Democratic Party, George G. Sadowski won, defeating a field of nine other candidates including Alfred Niezychowski. [1][2]

References

• Bart Stupak's webpage
• Govtrack.us for the 1st District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
• The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807–2003
• U.S. Representatives 1837–2003, Michigan Manual 2003–2004
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present