- Michigan's 15th congressional district
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"MI 15" redirects here. For other uses, see MI15 (disambiguation).
Michigan's 15th congressional district Current Representative John Dingell (D–Dearborn) Distribution 87.67% urban, 12.33% rural Population (2000) 662,563 Median income $48,963 Ethnicity 80.9% White, 11.8% Black, 3.8% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 1.9% other Cook PVI D+13 Michigan's 15th congressional district is a district in parts of Washtenaw and Wayne counties, and all of Monroe County. It includes the southwest suburbs of Detroit such as Romulus, Taylor, Inkster, and Dearborn Heights. It also includes the western portion of Dearborn. The most populous city to lie entirely in the district is Ann Arbor.
The district's politics have been dominated by the Dingell family since its creation after the 1930 United States Census. Its first congressman, John D. Dingell, Sr., was elected in 1932 and served until his death in 1955. His son, John, Jr. won a special election to succeed him and has held it ever since. John, Jr. is the current Dean (longest-serving member) of the House of Representatives.
The 15th district, which contains the university towns of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti (in which the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University, respectively), has left-of-center voting tendencies. Its Cook PVI rating is D+13, meaning it supports Democratic candidates at a rate of 13 percentage points greater than the national average.
This district will become obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as congressional district lines get redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to redistricting as a result of the 2010 Census.
Along with the 1st district and the now-defunct 16th district, the 15th has been historically frequently represented by politicians of Polish descent. Three of the district's six elected representatives (Dingell Jr. was elected twice and before that he was a representative from 16th district, which was later dissolved) have been Polish-Americans.
Major cities
List of representatives
Representative Party Tenure Congress Note District Created March 3, 1933 John D. Dingell, Sr. Democratic March 3, 1933 – September 19, 1955 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84thDied Vacant September 19, 1955 – December 13, 1955 84th John Dingell, Jr. Democratic December 13, 1955 – January 3, 1965 84th
85th
86th
87th
88thRedistricted to the 16th district William D. Ford Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1993 89th
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96th
97th
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102ndRedistricted to the 13th district Barbara-Rose Collins Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 103rd
104thRedistricted from the 13th district;
Lost renominationCarolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 105th
106th
107thRedistricted to the 13th district John Dingell, Jr. Democratic January 3, 2003 – present 108th
109th
110th
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112thRedistricted from the 16th district, Incumbent References
- 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
Michigan's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
See also: Michigan's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of Michigan
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