Michigan's 10th congressional district
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Congressional district
A congressional district is “a geographical division of a state from which one member of the House of Representatives is elected.”Congressional Districts are made up of three main components, a representative, constituents, and the specific land area that both the representative and the...
in the Lower Peninsula
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is the southern of the two major landmasses of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. Geographically, the Lower Peninsula has a recognizable shape that many people...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, covering a region known as the Thumb
The Thumb
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
. It consists of all of Huron
Huron County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-53* M-142-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,079 people, 14,597 households, and 10,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile . There were 20,430 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
, Lapeer
Lapeer County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 87,904 people, 30,729 households, and 23,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 134 people per square mile . There were 32,732 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile...
, St. Clair
St. Clair County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69 enters the county from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron....
, and Sanilac
Sanilac County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-46* M-53* M-81* M-90-History:Sanilac County was probably named for a Wyandot chief named Sanilac. See List of Michigan county name etymologies....
counties, as well as most of northern Macomb County
Macomb County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
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District boundaries were redrawn in 1992 and 2002 due to reapportionment
United States congressional apportionment
United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are redistributed amongst the 50 states following each constitutionally mandated decennial census. Each state is apportioned a number of seats which approximately corresponds to its...
following the censuses of 1990
United States Census, 1990
The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 Census....
and 2000
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
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The current district is fairly conservative. Huron
Huron County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-53* M-142-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,079 people, 14,597 households, and 10,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile . There were 20,430 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
, Lapeer
Lapeer County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 87,904 people, 30,729 households, and 23,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 134 people per square mile . There were 32,732 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile...
, St. Clair
St. Clair County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69 enters the county from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron....
, and Sanilac
Sanilac County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-46* M-53* M-81* M-90-History:Sanilac County was probably named for a Wyandot chief named Sanilac. See List of Michigan county name etymologies....
counties tend to support Republican candidates, as do the northern townships in Macomb
Macomb County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
. The district is currently represented by Republican Candice Miller
Candice Miller
Candice S. Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes Michigan's Huron, Macomb, and Sanilac counties, plus portions of Lapeer and Oakland counties....
, who was first elected in 2002.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Notes |
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| District created | March 4, 1883 | |||
| Herschel H. Hatch Herschel H. Hatch Herschel Harrison Hatch was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hatch was born in Morrisville, New York, where he attended the common schools. He graduated from Hamilton College Law School in Clinton, New York, in 1857. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Morrisville, 1858-1863... |
Republican | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 | 48th | |
| Spencer O. Fisher Spencer O. Fisher Spencer Oliver Fisher , was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Fisher was born in Camden, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He also attended Albion College and Hillsdale College. He engaged in lumbering and banking in West Bay City, where he was mayor, 1881-1884... |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 | 49th-50th | |
| Frank W. Wheeler Frank W. Wheeler Frank Willis Wheeler was a shipbuilder and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Wheeler was born in Chaumont, New York attended the common schools. In 1864, he moved with his parents to East Saginaw, Michigan and attended the Saginaw High School and the Ypsilanti State Normal... |
Republican | March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891 | 51st | |
| Thomas A. E. Weadock Thomas A. E. Weadock Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock was a judge and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Weadock was born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland and immigrated to the United States in infancy with his parents, Lewis Weadock and Mary Weadock, who settled on a farm near St. Marys, Ohio... |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895 | 52nd-53rd | |
| Rousseau O. Crump | Republican | March 4, 1895 - May 1, 1901 | 54th-57th | Died |
| Vacant | May 1, 1901 – October 15, 1901 |
57th 57th United States Congress -House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter.... |
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| Henry H. Alpin | Republican | October 15, 1901 - March 3, 1903 | 57th | |
| George A. Loud George A. Loud George Alvin Loud was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Loud was born in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Massachusetts in 1856 and then to Au Sable, Michigan, in 1866... |
Republican | March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913 | 58th-62nd | |
| Roy O. Woodruff Roy O. Woodruff Roy Orchard Woodruff was a politician, soldier, printer and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan.... |
Progressive | March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915 | 63rd | |
| George A. Loud George A. Loud George Alvin Loud was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Loud was born in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Massachusetts in 1856 and then to Au Sable, Michigan, in 1866... |
Republican | March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1917 | 64th | |
| Gilbert A. Currie Gilbert A. Currie Gilbert Archibald Currie was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Currie was born in Midland Township, Michigan, attended the district school, Midland High School, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1905. He was admitted to the Michigan bar... |
Republican | March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1921 | 65th-66th | |
| Roy O. Woodruff Roy O. Woodruff Roy Orchard Woodruff was a politician, soldier, printer and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan.... |
Republican | March 4, 1921 - January 3, 1953 | 67th-82nd | |
| Elford Cederberg | Republican | January 3, 1953 - December 31, 1978 | 83rd-95th | Resigned |
| Vacant | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 |
107th 96th United States Congress The Ninety-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1981, during the last two years... |
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| Donald J. Albosta Donald J. Albosta Donald Joseph Albosta is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Albosta was born in Saginaw, Michigan and attended Saginaw and Chesaning public schools. He graduated from Chesaning Agricultural School, and attended Delta College in Bay City.He served in the United States Navy, was a farmer,... |
Democratic | January 3, 1979 -January 3, 1985 | 96th-98th | |
| Bill Schuette Bill Schuette William Duncan "Bill" Schuette is an American Republican politician and the current Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:... |
Republican | January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1991 | 99th-101st | |
| Dave Camp David Lee Camp David Lee "Dave" Camp is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. He is a member of the Republican Party and the current Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means.-Early life, education and career:... |
Republican | January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993 | 102nd | Redistricted Redistricting Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to... to the |
| David Bonior | Democratic | January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003 | 103rd-107th | Redistricted Redistricting Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to... from the |
| Candice S. Miller | Republican | January 3, 2003 - Present | 108th-111th | Incumbent |