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The Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate is the leader of the majority party in the upper chamber of the Michigan Legislature.Elected by the members of the majority caucus, the majority leader has the authority under the rules of the Senate to name members to committees, refer legislation to committee, and perform other duties required by the rules or by state law.
The Michigan Senate is composed of 38 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of between approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents. [2] Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census.
Michigan's 25th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 25th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. [2] [3] It has been represented by Republican Dan Lauwers since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Phil Pavlov. [4]
Carl Levin was Michigan's longest-serving senator (1979–2015). Four Michigan senators have risen to the position of President pro tempore, and one (Thomas W. Ferry) served as President of the Senate from November 22, 1875 to March 3, 1877 (as acting Vice President of the United States). [1]
Sean Andrew McCann [1] (born September 21, 1971) is the senator for the Michigan Senate's 19th district. [2] He formerly represented the 20th senate district. [3] He is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, who represented the 60th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Brockway is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of the Township where M-19 and M-136 intersect near the border with Emmett Township [ 5 ] Canova is an unincorporated community which was established as a lumber town in 1866.
Michelle A. McManus (born October 5, 1966) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She was a member of the Michigan Senate from 2003 through 2010, representing the 35th district, and was assistant majority leader during her second term, 2007 to 2010. [1]
Michigan has what are considered the toughest term limits in the country. [3] After the 2018 midterm elections, nearly 70 percent of the state Senate and 20 percent of the state House would be forced to leave office because of term limits. [4] The following members are prevented by term limits from seeking re-election to the Senate in 2018.