Michigan Republican Party
Encyclopedia
The Michigan Republican Party is the state
affiliate of the national Republican Party
in Michigan
. It is sometimes referred to as MIGOP, which simply means Michigan
Grand Old Party.
Robert "Bobby" Schostak
is the Chairman of the Party, having been elected January 29, 2011 at the state convention. Schostak served as the finance chairman during the tenure of chairman Ron Weiser, raising over $30 million for the Party's campaign efforts in 2010. Sharon Wise, is Co-Chairman of the Party http://www.migop.org/news.asp?artid=221. Its National Committee
Members are Saulius "Saul" Anuzis
and Holly Hughes.
, a small town northwest of Milwaukee, WI. The first official Republican meeting took place on July 6, 1854 in Jackson, Michigan
with David S. Walbridge
serving as chairman. The name "Republican" was chosen because it alluded to equality and reminded individuals of Thomas Jefferson
's Democratic-Republican Party. At the Jackson convention, the new party adopted a platform and nominated candidates for office in Michigan.
In 1856, the Republicans became a national party when John C. Fremont
was nominated for President of the United States
under the slogan: "Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Fremont." Even though they were considered a "third party" because the Democrats
and Whigs
represented the two-party system at the time, Fremont received 33% of the vote. Four years later, Abraham Lincoln
became the first Republican to win the White House
. (For continued history http://www.gop.com/About/AboutRead.aspx?AboutType=3)
Republicans have been elected Governor of Michigan 27 out of 48 elections. The first was Kingsley Bingham in 1855 and the most recent is the current governor Rick Snyder.
Gerald R. Ford was the only Republican U.S. President and also the only Republican U.S. Vice President from Michigan. He was also the longest living President in U.S. History who died at the age of 93, only surpassing Ronald Reagan
by 45 days. He is the only President born in Nebraska, as well as the only President to be buried in Michigan, aling with his wife, Betty
.
Thomas W. Ferry
was the first Republican from Michigan to become president pro tempore of the Senate (1875–79). Arthur H. Vandenberg
was the second (1947–49) as well as the longest serving Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan at 23 years. None have been a U.S. Sentate party leader
from Michigan.
In 1857, Zachariah Chandler
was the first Republican to serve as U.S. Senator from Michigan
(Class 1). Two years later, he served alongside fellow Republican Kinsley Bingham (Class 2). The GOP would continue being elected to serve alongside each other until 1923. The last time two Republicans were simultaneous U.S. Senators from Michigan was from 1953-55 with Homer Ferguson and Charles E. Potter
. The last Republican to serve as a U.S. Senator from Michigan was E. Spencer Abraham
who left office in 2001.
No Republican Michigander has ever been Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
or House Majority Leader.
Gerald R. Ford is the only Republican House Minority Leader
(1965–69) from Michigan.
In 1855, William A. Howard (1st district)
, Henry Waldron
(2nd district)
, and David S. Walbridge
(3rd district)
became the first three Republicans to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan
. Republicans were seated in all Michigan congressional districts during these years: 1857-59, 1860–63, 1865–71, 1873–75, 1879–83, 1895–97, 1899–1903, 1905–11, 1921–23, and 1925-33.
Roy O. Woodruff
served 32 years in the U.S. House, the longest as a Republican from Michigan.
Ruth Thompson
of Whitehall
was the first woman to represent Michigan in Congress and the first woman to serve in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
The only Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
from Michigan who was appointed by a Republican President (Benjamin Harrison
) was Henry Billings Brown
. Zachariah Chandler and Arthur E. Summerfield are the only Michiganders to become Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
delegation:
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
affiliate of the national Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in 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"....
. It is sometimes referred to as MIGOP, which simply means 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"....
Grand Old Party.
Robert "Bobby" Schostak
Robert Schostak
Robert Schostak is chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party, replacing Ron Weiser.-References:...
is the Chairman of the Party, having been elected January 29, 2011 at the state convention. Schostak served as the finance chairman during the tenure of chairman Ron Weiser, raising over $30 million for the Party's campaign efforts in 2010. Sharon Wise, is Co-Chairman of the Party http://www.migop.org/news.asp?artid=221. Its National Committee
Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
Members are Saulius "Saul" Anuzis
Saul Anuzis
Saulius "Saul" Anuzis is a Republican Party leader from the U.S. State of Michigan, he is currently serving as national chairman for the Save American Jobs Project on the American Solutions team...
and Holly Hughes.
History and notable Michigan Republicans
The Republican Party was born in the early 1850s by anti-slavery activists and individuals who believed that government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge. The first informal meeting of the party took place in Ripon, WisconsinRipon, Wisconsin
Ripon is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,828. The City of Ripon's official website claims the city's current population to be 7,701. The city is surrounded by the Town of Ripon....
, a small town northwest of Milwaukee, WI. The first official Republican meeting took place on July 6, 1854 in Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
with David S. Walbridge
David S. Walbridge
David Safford Walbridge was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Walbridge was born in Bennington, Vermont where he attended the common schools. He moved to New York in 1820 and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits at Geneseo from 1820 to 1826 and at Jamestown from 1826 to 1842...
serving as chairman. The name "Republican" was chosen because it alluded to equality and reminded individuals of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
's Democratic-Republican Party. At the Jackson convention, the new party adopted a platform and nominated candidates for office in Michigan.
In 1856, the Republicans became a national party when John C. Fremont
John C. Frémont
John Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder...
was nominated for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
under the slogan: "Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Fremont." Even though they were considered a "third party" because the Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
and Whigs
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
represented the two-party system at the time, Fremont received 33% of the vote. Four years later, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
became the first Republican to win the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. (For continued history http://www.gop.com/About/AboutRead.aspx?AboutType=3)
Republicans have been elected Governor of Michigan 27 out of 48 elections. The first was Kingsley Bingham in 1855 and the most recent is the current governor Rick Snyder.
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
by 45 days. He is the only President born in Nebraska, as well as the only President to be buried in Michigan, aling with his wife, Betty
Betty Ford
Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford , better known as Betty Ford, was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 during the presidency of her husband Gerald Ford...
.
Thomas W. Ferry
Thomas W. Ferry
Thomas White Ferry was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Ferry was born in the old Mission House on Mackinac Island. The community on Mackinac at that time included the military garrison, the main depot of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company, and the mission....
was the first Republican from Michigan to become president pro tempore of the Senate (1875–79). Arthur H. Vandenberg
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.-Early life and family:...
was the second (1947–49) as well as the longest serving Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan at 23 years. None have been a U.S. Sentate party leader
Party leaders of the United States Senate
The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders serve as the chief Senate spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive...
from Michigan.
In 1857, Zachariah Chandler
Zachariah Chandler
Zachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:...
was the first Republican to serve as U.S. Senator from Michigan
United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan
This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:...
(Class 1). Two years later, he served alongside fellow Republican Kinsley Bingham (Class 2). The GOP would continue being elected to serve alongside each other until 1923. The last time two Republicans were simultaneous U.S. Senators from Michigan was from 1953-55 with Homer Ferguson and Charles E. Potter
Charles E. Potter
Charles Edward Potter was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early Life:...
. The last Republican to serve as a U.S. Senator from Michigan was E. Spencer Abraham
Spencer Abraham
Edmund Spencer Abraham is a former United States Senator from Michigan. He served as the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society....
who left office in 2001.
No Republican Michigander has ever been Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
or House Majority Leader.
Gerald R. Ford is the only Republican House Minority Leader
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot and are also known as floor leaders. The U.S. House of Representatives does not officially use the term "Minority Leader", although the media frequently does...
(1965–69) from Michigan.
In 1855, William A. Howard (1st district)
Michigan's 1st congressional district
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:...
, Henry Waldron
Henry Waldron
Henry Waldron was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Waldron was born in Albany, New York. He attended Albany Academy and graduated from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1836. He moved to Michigan in 1837 and was employed as a civil engineer in railroad work...
(2nd district)
Michigan's 2nd congressional district
Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. It consists of the counties of Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, and the northern portion of Allegan and the northwest portion of Kent. The 2nd district has...
, and David S. Walbridge
David S. Walbridge
David Safford Walbridge was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Walbridge was born in Bennington, Vermont where he attended the common schools. He moved to New York in 1820 and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits at Geneseo from 1820 to 1826 and at Jamestown from 1826 to 1842...
(3rd district)
Michigan's 3rd congressional district
Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. It consists of the counties of Barry, Ionia, and all except the northwest portion of Kent. The district is currently represented by Republican Justin Amash, the second youngest member of the house...
became the first three Republicans to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan
United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan
This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:...
. Republicans were seated in all Michigan congressional districts during these years: 1857-59, 1860–63, 1865–71, 1873–75, 1879–83, 1895–97, 1899–1903, 1905–11, 1921–23, and 1925-33.
Roy O. Woodruff
Roy O. Woodruff
Roy Orchard Woodruff was a politician, soldier, printer and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan....
served 32 years in the U.S. House, the longest as a Republican from Michigan.
Ruth Thompson
Ruth Thompson
Ruth Thompson was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Thompson was born in Whitehall, Michigan and attended the public schools. She graduated from Muskegon Business College of nearby Muskegon in 1905, and became a lawyer with a private practice...
of Whitehall
Whitehall, Michigan
Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,884 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township. Montague, Michigan is its neighbor....
was the first woman to represent Michigan in Congress and the first woman to serve in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
The only Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States...
from Michigan who was appointed by a Republican President (Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...
) was Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 5, 1891, to May 28, 1906. He was the author of the opinion for the Court in Plessy v...
. Zachariah Chandler and Arthur E. Summerfield are the only Michiganders to become Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
U.S. House of Representatives
The Republican Party currently holds a 9-6 majority of Michigan's U.S. HouseUnited States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
delegation:
- First DistrictMichigan's 1st congressional districtMichigan'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:...
: Dan BenishekDan BenishekDaniel Joseph Benishek is an American physician and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and medical career:... - Second DistrictMichigan's 2nd congressional districtMichigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. It consists of the counties of Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, and the northern portion of Allegan and the northwest portion of Kent. The 2nd district has...
: Bill HuizengaBill HuizengaWilliam P. Huizenga is the member of Congress for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives.-Early life, education, and career:... - Third DistrictMichigan's 3rd congressional districtMichigan's 3rd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. It consists of the counties of Barry, Ionia, and all except the northwest portion of Kent. The district is currently represented by Republican Justin Amash, the second youngest member of the house...
:Justin AmashJustin AmashJustin Amash, , is an American attorney, politician, and member of Congress. He has been the U.S. Representative for which encompasses the Grand Rapids area, since 2011.... - Fourth DistrictMichigan's 4th congressional districtMichigan's 4th congressional district is a United States Congressional district that currently includes portions of Northern and Central Michigan, consisting of all of...
: Dave CampDavid Lee CampDavid 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:... - Sixth DistrictMichigan's 6th congressional districtMichigan's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in southwest Michigan. It consists of all of Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren, counties, and includes most of southern and eastern Allegan and a portion of western Calhoun counties.-Major...
: Fred UptonFred UptonFrederick Stephen Upton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. He is a member of the Republican Party and Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The district, based in Kalamazoo, stretches along the Michigan-Indiana border in the southwestern part of the state.-Early life,... - Seventh DistrictMichigan's 7th congressional districtMichigan's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan. It consists of all of Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, and Lenawee counties, and includes most of Calhoun and a large portion of western and northern Washtenaw counties.In the November 2, 2010...
: Tim WalbergTim WalbergTimothy Lee "Tim" Walberg is the current U.S. Representative for , and was also the former Congressman for the district from 2007 to 2009.-Early life, education, and religious career:... - Eighth DistrictMichigan's 8th congressional districtMichigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and Southeast Michigan. It consists of all of Clinton, Ingham, and Livingston counties, and includes the southern portion of Shiawassee and the northern portion of Oakland counties.The district was...
: Mike Rogers - Tenth DistrictMichigan's 10th congressional districtMichigan's 10th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, covering a region known as the Thumb. It consists of all of Huron, Lapeer, St...
: Candice S. Miller - Eleventh DistrictMichigan's 11th congressional districtMichigan's 11th congressional district is a United States Congressional District located just northwest of Detroit, consisting of northwestern Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties...
: Thaddeus McCotter
Statewide
- GovernorGovernor of MichiganThe Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:...
: Rick Snyder - Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of MichiganThe Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state...
: Brian CalleyBrian CalleyBrian Calley , an American politician from the Republican Party is the 61st and current Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan... - Secretary of StateMichigan Secretary of StateThe Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states...
: Ruth JohnsonRuth JohnsonRuth Johnson is the current Secretary of State of Michigan. She is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and the 2006 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor as the running mate of Dick DeVos.... - Attorney GeneralMichigan Attorney GeneralThe Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and...
: Bill SchuetteBill SchuetteWilliam Duncan "Bill" Schuette is an American Republican politician and the current Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:...
.
Michigan Legislature
- The Michigan SenateMichigan SenateThe Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents....
has a Republican supermajority (26-12) with Randy RichardvilleRandy RichardvilleRandy Richardville is a Michigan Republican, who is the current state senator for the , which consists of all of Monroe, southern Washtenaw, and eastern Jackson counties. He took office on January 1, 2007. Previously, he served in the Michigan House of Representatives for the from 1998 to 2004...
as Majority Leader. - The Michigan House of Representatives has a Republican majority (63-47) with James "Jase" Bolger as Speaker.
United States Cabinet Members from Michigan who served under a Republican President
The following are in order of Presidential succession.| Name | Cabinet Position | Years Served | President(s) President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Erwin Wilson Charles Erwin Wilson Charles Erwin Wilson , American businessman and politician, was United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Eisenhower. Known as "Engine Charlie", he previously worked as CEO for General Motors. In the wake of the Korean War, he cut the defense budget significantly.-Early... |
Secretary of Defense | 1953-57 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... |
| Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:... |
Secretary of the Interior United States Secretary of the Interior The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries... |
1875-77 | Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... |
| Roy Dikeman Chapin | Secretary of Commerce | 1932-33 | Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... |
| Frederick H. Mueller | Secretary of Commerce | 1959-61 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... |
| Governor Governor A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state... George W. Romney George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973... |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | 1969-73 | Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... |
| Spencer Abraham Spencer Abraham Edmund Spencer Abraham is a former United States Senator from Michigan. He served as the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society.... |
Secretary of Energy | 2001-05 | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
| Governor Governor A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state... Russell A. Alger Russell A. Alger Russell Alexander Alger was the 20th Governor and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and also U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential administration of William McKinley... |
Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation... obsolete |
1897-99 | William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... |
| Truman H. Newberry | Secretary of the Navy obsolete | 1908-09 | Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... |
| Edwin C. Denby Edwin C. Denby Edwin Denby was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Navy in the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1921 to 1924. He also played a notable role in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal which took place during the Harding presidency. He was the son... |
Secretary of the Navy obsolete | 1921-24 | Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... & Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... |
| Arthur E. Summerfield | Postmaster General United States Postmaster General The United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence... obsolete |
1953-61 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... |
Chairmen of the Michigan Republican State Committee
| Name | Residence | Years Served |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Warren | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1854–1855 |
| James M. Edmunds James M. Edmunds James M. Edmunds was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Edmunds was born in Niagara County, New York, received a common school and academic education and taught school from 1826 to 1831.... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1855–1861 |
| E.C. Walker E.C. Walker Edward Carey Walker was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Walker was born to Stephen and Lydia Walker in Butternuts, New York, and was educated at Hamilton College studying as an engineer. He suffered an injury when thrown from a carriage, which prevented him from... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1861–1862 |
| William Alanson Howard William Alanson Howard William Alanson Howard served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1859 and from May 15, 1860 to March 3, 1861. Howard was the Governor of the Dakota Territory from 1878 to 1880.-Biography:William Howard was born at Hinesburg,... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1862–1868 |
| Governor Governor A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state... John J. Bagley John J. Bagley John Judson Bagley was a politician from the US state of Michigan, as well as its 16th Governor.-Early life in New York and Michigan:... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1868–1870 |
| Stephen D. Bingham | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
1870–1878 |
| George H. Hopkins George H. Hopkins George H. Hopkins was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Hopkins was born to Erastus and Climene Hopkins in White Lake, Michigan and was educated at Pontiac Union School from 1860–62 and taught a district school in Oakland County... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1878 |
| Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1878–1879 |
| James McMillan James McMillan (Senator) James McMillan was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:McMillan was born in Hamilton, Ontario to William and Grace McMillan, both Scottish natives... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1879–1880 |
| Governor Governor A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state... Henry P. Baldwin Henry P. Baldwin Henry Porter Baldwin , a descendant of pilgrim father Nathaniel Baldwin, was the 15th Governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life in Rhode Island:... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1880–1882 |
| Edward S. Lacey Edward S. Lacey Edward Samuel Lacey was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and Comptroller of the Currency from 1889 to 1892.-Biography:... |
Charlotte Charlotte, Michigan Charlotte is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,074. It is the county seat of Eaton County.... |
1882–1884 |
| Philip T. Van Zile Philip T. Van Zile Philip Taylor Van Zile was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Van Zile was born in Osceola Township, Pennsylvania. He prepared for college at Union Academy near Knoxville, Pennsylvania, then entered the classical course of the Alfred University and graduated in 1863.... |
Charlotte Charlotte, Michigan Charlotte is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,074. It is the county seat of Eaton County.... |
1884–1886 |
| James McMillan James McMillan (Senator) James McMillan was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:McMillan was born in Hamilton, Ontario to William and Grace McMillan, both Scottish natives... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1886–1888 |
| George H. Hopkins George H. Hopkins George H. Hopkins was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Hopkins was born to Erastus and Climene Hopkins in White Lake, Michigan and was educated at Pontiac Union School from 1860–62 and taught a district school in Oakland County... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1888–1890 |
| James McMillan James McMillan (Senator) James McMillan was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:McMillan was born in Hamilton, Ontario to William and Grace McMillan, both Scottish natives... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1890–1896 |
| Dexter M. Ferry Dexter M. Ferry Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. was an American politician from Michigan.-Early life:... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1896–1898 |
| Arthur M. Marsh Arthur Marsh Arthur F. Marsh was an American politician from the state of Michigan. Marsh was from Allegan and was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1898-1900.-References:*... |
Allegan Allegan, Michigan Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous.... |
1898–1900 |
| Gerrit J. Diekema Gerrit J. Diekema Gerrit John Diekema was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Diekema was born in Holland, Michigan where he attended the common schools and graduated from Hope College in 1881... |
Holland Holland, Michigan Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River .... |
1900–1910 |
| W.F. Knox | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River... |
1910–1912 |
| Governor Governor A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state... Alex Groesbeck Alex Groesbeck Alexander Joseph Groesbeck was an American politician who served as Attorney General and the 30th Governor of the State of Michigan.-Early life:... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1912–1914 |
| Gilman M. Dame Gilman M. Dame Gilman M. Dame was an American politician from the State of Michigan. Resided in Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan. Dame was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party 1914-1916.- References :* Michigan Republican Party on Wikipedia... |
Northport Northport, Michigan Northport is a village in Leelanau Township, Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 648 at the 2000 census. When Leelanau County was formed in 1863, Northport served as the first county seat from 1863 to 1883.-Geography:... |
1914–1916 |
| John D. Magnum John D. Magnum John D. Magnum was a Michigan politician and chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1916 to 1919.He and his family resided in Marquette, Michigan. He was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party 1916-19.- References :... |
Marquette Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern... |
1916–1919 |
| Burt D. Cady Burt D. Cady Burt Duward Cady was an American politician from the state of Michigan.- Biography :Cady was born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, July 25, 1874 where he would reside and become a lawyer. He was a member of Michigan State Senate 11th District, 1907-1908. He was a delegate to Republican... |
Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
1919–1925 |
| Kennedy L. Potter Kennedy L. Potter Kennedy L. Potter was an American politician from the state of Michigan.Potter resided in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. He was an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan in 1924. He was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1925-1927.- References :*... |
Jackson Jackson, Michigan Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534... |
1925–1927 |
| Gerrit J. Diekema Gerrit J. Diekema Gerrit John Diekema was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Diekema was born in Holland, Michigan where he attended the common schools and graduated from Hope College in 1881... |
Holland Holland, Michigan Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River .... |
1927–1929 |
| Howard C. Lawrence Howard C. Lawrence Howard C. Lawrence was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.- Biography :Lawrence was born in Sebewa Township, Michigan in Ionia County, the son of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret Lawrence. He resided in Ionia, Saginaw and Grand Rapids... |
Ionia Ionia, Michigan Ionia is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The population was 11,394 at the 2010 census. Every late July it hosts what may be the world's largest free-admission fair... and Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
1929–1937 |
| James F. Thomson James Francis Thomson James Francis Thomson was an American politician from the state of Michigan.Thomson was born in Jackson County, Michigan, November 19, 1891. He was the son of James C. Thomson and Mary Thomson. He resided in Jackson became a farmer and married Florence Elvira Sanford... |
Jackson Jackson, Michigan Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534... |
1937–1940 |
| Leslie B. Butler Leslie B. Butler Leslie B. Butler was an American politician from the State of Michigan.Butler of Lansing, Michigan was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1940-42.- References :* Michigan Republican Party on Wikipedia... |
Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
1940–1942 |
| John R. Dethmers John R. Dethmers John R. Dethmers was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Dethmers was born in Plessis in O'Brien County, Iowa. He resided in Orange City, Iowa, Holland, Michigan, and East Lansing, Michigan. He enrolled at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, then went on to the University of Michigan Law... |
Holland Holland, Michigan Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River .... |
1942–1945 |
| John A. Wagner John A. Wagner John A. Wagner was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Wagner resided in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. He was Chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 1945–1949 and a delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention.- References :... |
Battle Creek Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county... |
1945–1949 |
| Owen Cleary Owen Cleary Owen Jenks Cleary was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Cleary was born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan to Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Cleary, and was married to Marie DeWaele. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I... |
Ypsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti... |
1949–1953 |
| John Feikens John Feikens John Feikens was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan . Feikens had the unusual honor of being nominated to the same district court by three presidents.Feikens was born in Clifton, New Jersey. He... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
1953–1957 |
| Lawrence Lindemer Lawrence Lindemer Lawrence "Larry" Boyd Lindemer was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Lindemer was born in Syracuse, New York. He attended Hamilton College in New York for two years, then transferred to the University of Michigan and graduated with an A.B. degree in 1943... |
Stockbridge Stockbridge, Michigan Stockbridge is a village in Stockbridge Township, Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and lies from downtown Lansing, Michigan. The population was 1,218 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
1957–1961 |
| George Van Peursem George Van Peursem George Van Peursem was an American politician from the State of Michigan.Van Peursem was born in 1912 and was a resident of Zeeland, Michigan. He was a member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Ottawa County from 1951 until he resigned in 1959. He was Speaker of the Michigan State... |
Zeeland Zeeland, Michigan Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,805 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township which is politically independent. Its name is derived from the Dutch province of Zeeland... |
1961–1963 |
| Arthur G. Elliott, Jr. Arthur G. Elliott, Jr. Arthur G. Elliott, Jr. was an American politician from the state of Michigan.Elliott had resided in Royal Oak, Pleasant Ridge and Birmingham; all located in Oakland County. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Michigan in 1960 and 1964. He was a delegate to the Michigan... |
Birmingham Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan and an affluent suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103... |
1963–1965 |
| Elly M. Peterson Elly M. Peterson Elly M. Peterson , also known as Mrs. W. Merritt Peterson, was an American politician from Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan. She was married to the late Colonel W. M. Peterson and was an overseas Red Cross volunteer in World War II... |
Charlotte Charlotte, Michigan Charlotte is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,074. It is the county seat of Eaton County.... |
1965–1969 |
| William F. McLaughlin | Northville Northville, Michigan Northville is a city located in and divided by Oakland and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb in Metro Detroit. The population was 5,970 at the 2010 census. The Oakland County portion is surrounded by the city of Novi. The Wayne County portion is surrounded by Northville... |
1969–1979 |
| Melvin L. Larson Melvin L. Larson - Biography :Larsen was born in 1936 and resided in Oxford Oakland County, Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives 61st District, 1973–1978 and a candidate for Michigan Secretary of State in 1978. He was elected Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from... |
Oxford Oxford, Michigan Oxford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,436 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Oxford Charter Township. The village occupies one square mile and is both politically and geographically a part of the township. The village calls itself... |
1979–1983 |
| E. Spencer Abraham Spencer Abraham Edmund Spencer Abraham is a former United States Senator from Michigan. He served as the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society.... |
East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
1983–1991 |
| David J. Doyle David J. Doyle David J. Doyle is an American politician from the State of Michigan.Doyle, of Okemos, Michigan, is the Executive Vice President and chief political consultant at Marketing Resource Group of Lansing, Michigan... |
Okemos Okemos, Michigan Okemos is an unincorporated community in Meridian Charter Township, Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and does not have any separate legal existence as a municipality. Local government is provided by the township... |
1991–1995 |
| Susy Heintz (Avery) Susy Avery Susy Avery is an American politician from the state of Michigan. She was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1995 to 1996 and the Party's 1996 nominee to represent Michigan's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:A native of Kalamazoo,... |
Clinton Township Clinton Township, Michigan Clinton Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:*Clinton Charter Township, Michigan in Macomb County*Clinton Township, Lenawee County, Michigan*Clinton Township, Oscoda County, Michigan... |
1995–1996 |
| Elisabeth "Betsy" DeVos Betsy DeVos Elisabeth "Betsy" DeVos is an American politician and school choice activist from the state of Michigan. She is a former chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party.-Family background and education:... |
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
1996–2000 |
| Gerald "Rusty" Hills Gerald Hills Gerald J. Hills, II is an American politician and educator in the state of Michigan and is currently the communications director for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.... |
East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
2000–2003 |
| Elisabeth "Betsy" DeVos Betsy DeVos Elisabeth "Betsy" DeVos is an American politician and school choice activist from the state of Michigan. She is a former chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party.-Family background and education:... |
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
2003–2005 |
| Saulius "Saul" Anuzis Saul Anuzis Saulius "Saul" Anuzis is a Republican Party leader from the U.S. State of Michigan, he is currently serving as national chairman for the Save American Jobs Project on the American Solutions team... |
Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
2005–2009 |
| Ron Weiser Ronald Weiser Ron Weiser was the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, elected to that office in February 2009. He previously served as Ambassador to Slovakia under President George W. Bush from late 2001 through the end of 2004.... |
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
2009–2011 |
| Robert "Bobby" Schostak Robert Schostak Robert Schostak is chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party, replacing Ron Weiser.-References:... |
Oakland County Oakland County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile... |
2011–present |