Richard E. Hammel, a Democratic Party

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...

 politician, is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 48th District.

Political career

Hammel served on the Genesee County, Michigan

Genesee County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-75* I-475-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-13* M-15* M-21* M-54* M-57-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile . There were 183,630...

 Board of Commissioners and served as its chair before being elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives in 2006. Hammel defeated Ralph C. Burger for the 49th District Michigan State Representative seat in 2008 then repeated in 2010 by defeating Susan Culver in 2010. Democratic House of Representatives selected he as minority leader for the legislative session beat out fellow Genesee County representative Woodrow Stanley

Woodrow Stanley

Woodrow Stanley, a Democratic Party politician, is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 34th District. He was a former mayor of Flint that was recalled from office in 2002.- Early life :...

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Michigan House of Representative Elections

Election Year	Votes	Opponent's Votes	Opponent
2008	28,245	13,698	Ralph C. Burger, R
2010	15,322	11,401	Susan Culver (R)