Michigan's 5th congressional district

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Michigan's 5th congressional district
Current Representative		Dale E. Kildee (D–Flint)
Distribution	79.24% urban, 20.76% rural
Population (2000)	662,563
Median income	$39,675
Ethnicity	76.7% White, 18.6% Black, 0.7% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	D+11

The 5th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002

Michigan's 5th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

It is currently a mostly industrial area ^[1], with Tuscola County being the main exception. It encompasses much of the area south of Saginaw Bay. It consists of all of Tuscola and Genesee counties and the southeast portion of Bay and the eastern portion of Saginaw counties in the eastern-central portion of the state. The seat of the district is currently occupied by Democrat Dale E. Kildee, who typically faces little opposition in this predominantly Democratic district. (Mr. Kildee has announced his intention to retire at the conclusion of his current term).^[2]

Predecessors

From 1873 to 1993, the 5th was based in the Grand Rapids area of Western Michigan. Its most notable occupant was Gerald Ford, who in 1974 became the 38th President of the United States upon the resignation of Richard Nixon, at the height of the infamous Watergate Scandal. From 1993 to 2003, it was drawn as a district including Bay City, Saginaw and the Thumb.

Jurisdictions in the district

• Flint
• Saginaw
• Bay City
• Flint Township
• Burton
• Grand Blanc
• Grand Blanc Township
• Fenton
• Fenton Township
• Buena Vista Township
• Frankenmuth
• Caro
• Vassar
• Cass City
• Birch Run Township
• Vienna Township
• Montrose Township
• Swartz Creek
• Gaines Township
• Clayton Township
• Davison
• Davison Township
• Flushing
• Flushing Township
• Mount Morris
• Mount Morris Township
• Essexville
• Hampton Township

List of representatives

The following is a list of all occupants of the congressional seat since the district was created at the start of the 38th Congress

Representative	Party	Term	District Home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1863
Augustus C. Baldwin	Democrat	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Rowland E. Trowbridge	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869
Omar D. Conger	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873		Redistricted from the 7th district
Wilder D. Foster	Republican	March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1873		Redistricted from the 4th district, Died
Vacant		September 20, 1873 – December 1, 1873
William B. Williams	Republican	December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877
John W. Stone	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
George W. Webber	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Julius Houseman	Democrat	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Charles C. Comstock	Democrat	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Melbourne H. Ford	Democrat	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Charles E. Belknap	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Melbourne H. Ford	Democrat	March 4, 1891 – April 20, 1891		Died
Vacant		April 20, 1891 – November 3, 1891
Charles E. Belknap	Republican	November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893
George F. Richardson	Democrat	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
William Alden Smith	Republican	March 4, 1895 – February 9, 1907		Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		February 9, 1907 – March 17, 1908
Gerrit J. Diekema	Republican	March 17, 1908 – March 3, 1911
Edwin F. Sweet	Democrat	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Carl Mapes	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 12, 1939		Died
Vacant		December 12, 1939 – February 19, 1940
Bartel J. Jonkman	Republican	February 19, 1940 – January 3, 1949
Gerald Ford	Republican	January 3, 1949 – December 6, 1973		Resigned after being nominated Vice-President of the United States
Vacant		December 6, 1973 – February 18, 1974
Richard VanderVeen	Democrat	February 18, 1974 – January 3, 1977
Harold S. Sawyer	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985
Paul B. Henry	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 3rd district
James A. Barcia	Democrat	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
Dale E. Kildee	Democrat	January 3, 2003 – Present		Redistricted from the 9th district

References

1. ^ Congressman Dale Kildee - 5th District of Michigan
2. ^ Michigan Liberal: Michigan Politics Blog

• 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

Bibliography

• Govtrack.us for the 7th 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