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The lieutenant governor is the president of the Michigan Senate [1] and acts as the governor when the governor is unable to execute the office, including whenever the governor leaves the state. The governor is the principal executive officer with the power of veto, appointment, reorganize executive government, budget proposal and other powers.
Republican strongholds of the state include the rural areas in Western and Northern Michigan, the Upper Peninsula, Livingston County, and (historically) the outer suburbs of Grand Rapids although redistricting after the 2020 census and shifting demographics has led many political observers to call the Grand Rapids suburbs a "toss-up" in future ...
The tables below indicate the political party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. State of Michigan from statehood through the results of the November 2022 elections. [a] Officials listed include: Governors, Lieutenant Governors, Secretaries of State, Attorneys General/ State Treasurers.
The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2]
The Michigan Democratic Party controls all four statewide offices and a majority in the Michigan Senate. Democrats hold both of Michigan's U.S. Senate seats, six of the state's 13 U.S. House seats, and majorities on the elected governing boards of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University as well as a majority on the State Board of Education.
A coalition of Michigan groups, including the Detroit Economic Club, Oakland University and others, have formed a task force working to address a recent decline in the number of political debates ...
The race among Republicans for Michigan's state Supreme Court, already shaken up by attorney Matthew DePerno 's decision to drop out, got a further jolt during Saturday's nominating convention ...
The 2022 Michigan elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, throughout Michigan. The Democratic Party made historic gains, taking full control of state government for the first time since 1983 and marking a point where Democrats held all four elected statewide offices, both U.S. Senate seats, and both chambers of the Michigan ...