Michigan's 3rd congressional district

Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. From 2003 to 2013 it consisted of the counties of Barry, Ionia, and all except the northwest portion of Kent. The district was extended to Battle Creek after redistricting in 2012.

The district is currently represented by Republican Justin Amash, one of the youngest members of the House. In the 2010 General Election, Amash, then a State Representative, defeated Democrat Pat Miles to take the seat he currently holds.

Major cities

• Grand Rapids
• Battle Creek
• Ionia
• Wyoming
• Kentwood
• Grandville
• Walker

Voting

Formerly 5th Congressional District

From 1873 to 1993 the Congressional District that included Grand Rapids was numbered as Michigan's 5th. In 1993 it was renumbered the 3rd, and the 5th became the Congressional District that included Bay City.

History of 3rd congressional district

Prior to 1992 the 3rd congressional district largely consisted of Calhoun County the home of Battle Creek and Eaton County along with about half the area of Lansing, and Kalamazoo County, including the city of Kalamazoo, but not Portage and the adjacent south-ward township. With the 1992 redistricting the old 3rd district was split between the 6th congressional district, and the 7th congressional district with most of Lansing itself going to the 8th congressional district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1843
James B. Hunt	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28 29	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Kinsley S. Bingham	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30 31	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James L. Conger	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Clark	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David S. Walbridge	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34 35	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Francis William Kellogg	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36 37	Redistricted to the 4th district
John W. Longyear	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	38 39	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Austin Blair	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	40 41 42	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George Willard	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43 44	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jonas H. McGowan	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45 46	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward S. Lacey	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47 48	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James O'Donnell	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893	49 50 51 52	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Julius C. Burrows	Republican	March 4, 1893 – January 23, 1895	53	Redistricted from the 4th district Re-elected but then resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant		January 23, 1895 – December 2, 1895	54
Alfred Milnes	Republican	December 2, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Elected to finish Burrows
Albert M. Todd	Democratic[1]	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Washington Gardner	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	56 57 58 59 60 61	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John M. C. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921	62 63 64 65 66	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William H. Frankhauser	Republican	March 4, 1921 – May 9, 1921	67	Died
Vacant		May 9, 1921 – June 28, 1921
John M. C. Smith	Republican	June 28, 1921 – March 30, 1923	67 68	First elected to finish Frankhauser's term Died
Vacant		March 30, 1923 – June 19, 1923	68
Arthur B. Williams	Republican	June 19, 1923 – May 1, 1925	68 69	First elected to finish Smith's term Died
Vacant		May 1, 1925 – August 18, 1925	69
Joseph L. Hooper	Republican	August 18, 1925 – February 22, 1934	69 70 71 72 73	First elected to finish Williams's term Died
Vacant		February 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935	73
Henry M. Kimball	Republican	January 3, 1935 – October 19, 1935	74	Died
Vacant		October 19, 1935 – December 17, 1935
Verner Main	Republican	December 17, 1935 – January 3, 1937		First elected to finish Kimball's term Lost renomination
Paul W. Shafer	Republican	January 3, 1937 – August 17, 1954	75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83	Died
Vacant		August 17, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83
August E. Johansen	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965	84 85 86 87 88	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Paul H. Todd, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Garry E. Brown	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979	90 91 92 94 95	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Howard Wolpe	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96 97 98 99 100 101 102	Retired in an unsuccessful run for Governor of Michigan
Paul B. Henry	Republican	January 3, 1993 – July 31, 1993	103	Redistricted from the 5th district Died
Vacant		July 31, 1993 – December 7, 1993
Vern Ehlers	Republican	December 7, 1993 – January 3, 2011	103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111	Elected to finish Henry's term Retired
Justin Amash	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	112 113	First elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012

Historical district boundaries

1993 - 2003

2003 - 2013

See also

• Michigan's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

Notes

1. ↑ In 1896, Albert M. Todd and Ferdinand Brucker were elected on the "Democratic Peoples Union Silver" ticket, a union of elements from the Democratic Party and Populist Party. They were seated as part of the Democratic Party in Congress.

References

• Govtrack.us for the 3rd District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
• The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
• "U.S. Representatives 1837-2003" (PDF). legislature.mi.gov. Michigan Legislature. Michigan Manual 2003-2004 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 42°43′12″N 85°14′14″W / 42.72000°N 85.23722°W / 42.72000; -85.23722