Michigan Manual 2007-2008

Chapter I - MICHIGAN HISTORY

CHAPTER I - Michigan History pages 1-2
Michigan History - Narrative pages 3-19
Territorial Conventions of Assent and Statehood pages 20-22
Michigan History - Bibliography pages 23-24

Chapter II - MICHIGAN CONSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER II - Michigan's Constitutions pages 25-26
Michigan's Constitutions - Narrative pages 27-28
Michigan's Constitutions - Constitutional Conventions - List of Attendees pages 29-38
Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 pages 39-95
Adoption or Rejection of Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of 1963 pages 96-101
Michigan's Constitutions - Bibliography page 102

Chapter III - THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CHAPTER III - The Legislative Branch pages 103-104
The Legislative Branch - Introduction pages 105-106
The Legislative Branch - Members, Organization, Procedures, Sessions pages 107-116
The Legislative Branch - Senate Members page 117
The Legislative Branch - Senate Committees pages 118-119
The Legislative Branch - Senate Biographies page 120

State Senator Jason Allen page 121
State Senator Glenn S. Anderson page 122
State Senator Jim Barcia page 123
State Senator Raymond E. Basham page 124
State Senator Patricia L. Birkholz page 125
State Senator Michael D. Bishop page 126
State Senator Elizabeth S. Brater page 127
State Senator Cameron S. Brown page 128
State Senator Nancy Cassis page 129
State Senator Deborah L. Cherry page 130
State Senator Irma Clark-Coleman page 131
State Senator Hansen Clarke page 132
State Senator Alan L. Cropsey page 133
State Senator Valde Garcia page 134
State Senator Tom M. George page 135
State Senator Jud Gilbert page 136
State Senator John J. Gleason page 137
State Senator Bill Hardiman page 138
State Senator Tupac A. Hunter page 139
State Senator Gilda Z. Jacobs page 140
State Senator Mark C. Jansen page 141
State Senator Ron Jelinek page 142
State Senator Roger Kahn page 143
State Senator Wayne Kuipers page 144
State Senator Michelle A. McManus page 145
State Senator Dennis Olshove page 146
State Senator John Pappageorge page 147
State Senator Bruce Patterson page 148
State Senator Michael Prusi page 149
State Senator Randy Richardville page 150
State Senator Alan Sanborn page 151
State Senator Mark Schauer page 152
State Senator Martha G. Scott page 153
State Senator Tony Stamas page 154
State Senator Michael Switalski page 155
State Senator Samuel Buzz Thomas, III page 156
State Senator Gerald Van Woerkom page 157
State Senator Gretchen Whitmer page 158

The Legislative Branch - House Members pages 159-160
The Legislative Branch - House Committees pages 161-163

State Representative Frank Accavitti, Jr. page 165
State Representative Daniel J. Acciavatti page 166
State Representative Dave Agema page 167
State Representative Fran Amos page 168
State Representative Kathy Angerer page 169
State Representative Richard Ball page 170
State Representative Joan Bauer page 171
State Representative Doug Bennett page 172
State Representative Steve Bieda page 173
State Representative Darwin Booher page 174
State Representative Jack Brandenburg page 175
State Representative Terry Brown page 176
State Representative Pam Byrnes page 177
State Representative Barb Byrum page 178
State Representative Brian N. Calley page 179
State Representative Tom Casperson page 180
State Representative Bruce Caswell page 181
State Representative Bill Caul page 182
State Representative Marsha Cheeks page 183
State Representative Brenda Clack page 184
State Representative Ed Clemente page 185
State Representative Paul Condino page 186
State Representative Bob Constan page 187
State Representative Marc R. Corriveau page 188
State Representative Andy Coulouris page 189
State Representative George Cushingberry, Jr. page 190
State Representative Robert Dean page 191
State Representative Craig M. DeRoche page 192
State Representative Andy Dillon page 193
State Representative Marie Donigan page 194
State Representative Kate Ebli page 195
State Representative Kevin A. Elsenheimer page 196
State Representative Judy Emmons page 197
State Representative John Espinoza page 198
State Representative Barbara A. Farrah page 199
State Representative Edward J. Gaffney page 200
State Representative John Garfield page 201
State Representative Matthew Gillard page 202
State Representative Lee Gonzales page 203
State Representative Kevin Green page 204
State Representative Martin J. Griffin page 205
State Representative Richard E. Hammel page 206
State Representative Ted Hammon page 207
State Representative Goeff Hansen page 208
State Representative Dave Hildenbrand page 209
State Representative Morris Hood III page 210
State Representative Jacob W. Hoogendyk, Jr. page 211
State Representative Hoon-Yung Hopgood page 212
State Representative Kenneth B. Horn page 213
State Representative Bill Huizenga page 214
State Representative Joe Hune page 215
State Representative Shanelle Jackson page 216
State Representative Bert Johnson page 217
State Representative Rick Jones page 218
State Representative Robert B. Jones page 219
State Representative Marty Knollenberg page 220
State Representative Michael A. Lahti page 221
State Representative Philip J. LaJoy page 222
State Representative David Law page 223
State Representative Kathleen Law page 224
State Representative Richard LeBlanc page 225
State Representative Gabe Leland page 226
State Representative LaMar Lemmons Jr. page 227
State Representative Steven Lindberg page 228
State Representative James Marleau page 229
State Representative Jeff Mayes page 230
State Representative Gary McDowell page 231
State Representative Mark S. Meadows page 232
State Representative Arlan B. Meekhof page 233
State Representative Andy Meisner page 234
State Representative Tim Melton page 235
State Representative Kim Meltzer page 236
State Representative Fred Miller page 237
State Representative John Moolenaar page 238
State Representative Tim Moore page 239
State Representative Chuck Moss page 240
State Representative Neal Nitz page 241
State Representative Mike Nofs page 242
State Representative Paul E. Opsommer page 243
State Representative Brian Palmer page 244
State Representative David Palsrok page 245
State Representative John R. Pastor page 246
State Representative Phillip Pavlov page 247
State Representative Tom Pearce page 248
State Representative Gino H. Polidori page 249
State Representative John Proos page 250
State Representative David B. Robertson page 251
State Representative Tory Rocca page 252
State Representative Michael G. Sak page 253
State Representative Tonya Schuitmaker page 254
State Representative Bettie Cook Scott page 255
State Representative Rick Shaffer page 256
State Representative Fulton Sheen page 257
State Representative Joel Sheltrown page 258
State Representative Mike Simpson page 259
State Representative Alma Wheeler Smith page 260
State Representative Virgil Smith page 261
State Representative Dudley Spade page 262
State Representative John Stahl page 263
State Representative John P. Stakoe page 264
State Representative Glenn D. Steil, Jr. page 265
State Representative Steve Tobocman page 266
State Representative Aldo Vagnozzi page 267
State Representative Mary Valentine page 268
State Representative Howard Walker page 269
State Representative Chris Ward page 270
State Representative Rebekah Warren page 271
State Representative Lorence Wenke page 272
State Representative Lisa Wojno page 273
State Representative Coleman A. Young page 274

Legislative and Congressional Representation by County, 2007-2008 pages 275-280
Legislative Officers and Agencies pages 281-290
Territorial Legislatures 1824-1835 pages 291-293
Former State Legislatures, 1835-2006, Session Dates, Activity and Membership pages 294-298
Former State Senators, 1997-2006 pages 299-300
Former State Representatives, 1997-2006 pages 301-305
Presidents Pro Tempore of the State Senate, 1835-2007 pages 306-307
Secretaries of the State Senate, 1835-2007 page 308
Former Legislators and Legislative Officers, Speakers of the House of Representatives, Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, and Clerks of the House of Representatives, 1835-2007 pages 309-312
Sources of Michigan Legislative History pages 313-316
The Legislative Branch - Bibliography pages 317-318

Chapter IV - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

CHAPTER IV - The Executive Branch / Table of Contents pages 319-320
The Executive Branch - Introduction and Organizational Chart pages 321-333
The Executive Branch - Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Board of Education pages 334-335
The Executive Branch - Governor page 336
The Executive Branch - Lieutenant Governor page 337
The Executive Branch - Secretary of State page 338
The Executive Branch - Attorney General page 339
The Executive Branch - State Treasurer page 340
The Executive Branch - Superintendent of Public Instruction page 341
The Executive Branch - State Board of Education pages 342-343
Agriculture, Department of pages 344-353
Attorney General, Department of page 354
Civil Rights, Department of pages 355-356
Community Health, Department of pages 357-378
Corrections, Department of pages 379-409
Education, Department of pages 410-415
Environmental Quality, Department of pages 416-418
History, Arts and Libraries, Department of pages 419-426
Human Services, Department of pages 427-429
Information Technology, Department of page 430
Labor and Economic Growth, Department of pages 431-460
Management and Budget, Department of pages 461-471
Military and Veterans Affairs, Department of pages 472-478
Natural Resources, Department of pages 479-486
State, Department of pages 487-488
State Police, Department of pages 489-496
Transportation, Department of pages 497-499
Treasury, Department of pages 500-512
Territorial Governors pages 513-514
The Executive Branch - Former Officials of Michigan - Governors of the State of Michigan, 1835-2007 / Lieutenant Governors, 1835-2007 / Secretaries of State, 1835-2007 / Attorneys General, 1836-2007 / State Treasurers, 1836-2007 / Auditors General, 1836-2007 / Superintendents of Public Instruction, 1836-2007 / State Highway Commissioners, 1903-1965 / State Board of Education, 1849-2007 pages 515-522
The Executive Branch - Bibliography pages 523-524

Chapter V - THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

CHAPTER V -The Judicial Branch - Title Page pages 525-526
The Judicial Branch - Profile and Organization Chart pages 527-528
The Supreme Court - History, Jurisdiction, and Caseload / Justices pages 529-532
The Supreme Court Biographies pages 533-539
List of Supreme Court Justices 1836-2007 pages 540-541
The Court of Appeals - History, Jurisdiction, and Caseload pages 542-543
The Court of Appeals - Judicial District Descriptions and Map page 544
The Court of Appeals - Judicial Districts Map page 545
Judges of the Court of Appeals Biographies pages 546-562
Circuit Court - History, Jurisdiction, and Caseload Circuit Descriptions and Map pages 563-564
Circuit Court - Judicial Circuits Table pages 565-566
Circuit Court - Judicial Circuits Map page 567
Judges of the Circuit Court List pages 568-569
Probate Court - History, Jurisdiction, and Caseload Court and Court Districts Map pages 570-572
Judges of the Probate Court List page 573
District Court - History, Jurisdiction, and Caseload / District Court - Judicial Districts Maps pages 574-578
Judges of the District Court List pages 579-583
Municipal Courts - History, Jurisdiction, and Caseload / Municipal Courts Map page 584
Judicial Branch Agencies pages 585-590

Chapter VI - MICHIGAN'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

CHAPTER VI - Michigan's Congressional Delegation - Title Page pages 591-592
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - Introduction pages 593-594
Michigan's Congressional Delegation List page 595
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senator Carl Levin page 596
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow page 597
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Dave Camp page 598
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. page 599
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative John D. Dingell page 600
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Vernon J. Ehlers page 601
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra page 602
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Dale E. Kildee page 603
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Carolyn C. Kilpatrick page 604
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Joseph K. Knollenberg page 605
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Sander M. Levin page 606
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Thaddeus G. McCotter page 607
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Candice S. Miller page 608
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Mike Rogers page 609
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Bart Stupak page 610
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Fred Upton page 611
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Representative Tim Walberg page 612
Former U.S. Senators, List page 613
Former U.S. Representatives, List and Dates of Congressional Elections pages 614-634
Constitution of the United States pages 635-654
Michigan's Congressional Delegation - Bibliography pages 655-656

Chapter VII - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

CHAPTER VII - Michigan Institutions of Higher Education pages 657-658
Michigan Institutions of Higher Education -Public Universities, Community and Junior Colleges, Independent Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid Programs pages 659-661
Central Michigan University pages 662-663
Eastern Michigan University pages 664-667
Ferris State University pages 668-669
Grand Valley State University pages 670-673
Lake Superior State University pages 674-675
Michigan State University pages 676-680
Michigan Technological University pages 681-683
Northern Michigan University pages 684-686
Oakland University pages 687-688
Saginaw Valley State University pages 689-690
University of Michigan pages 691-694
Wayne State University pages 695-697
Western Michigan University pages 698-701
Public University Costs and Enrollment pages 702-703
Community Colleges List page 704
Community Colleges Costs and Enrollment pages 705-706
Independent Colleges and Universities List pages 707-708
Independent Colleges and Universities Costs and Enrollment pages 709-712
Former Members - Regents of the University of Michigan, 1837-2007 pages 713-715
Former Members - Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, 1861-2007 pages 716-717
Former Members - Board of Governors of Wayne State University, 1956-2007 page 718
Michigan Institutions of Higher Education - Bibliography pages 719-720

Chapter VIII - LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER VIII - Local Government - Title Page pages 721-722
Michigan's System of Local Government and Counties Map pages 723-726
County Information - Date Organized, County Seat, Population, Elected Officers pages 727-747
Official Census Counts for Michigan Cities, Villages, and Townships or Remainders of Townships, 2000 pages 748-761
Population of Indian Reservations and Trust Lands, 2000 pages 762-763
Public Historical Data - Number of School Days, Districts, Students, Teachers, Total Salaries pages 764-766
Local Government - Intermediate School Districts page 767
Local Government - Bibliography page 768

Chapter IX - ELECTIONS

CHAPTER IX - Elections pages 769-770
Elections - Nominating Procedures pages 771-776
2008 Important Dates and Deadlines pages 777-779
How an Issue Becomes a Ballot Proposal pages 780-783
Laws Proposed by Initiative Petition and Submitted to the People: Summary, Date, Outcome, Vote Tally pages 784-786
Official Canvass of Votes - Title Page page 787
Governor, Primary Election 2006 pages 788-789
U.S. Senate, Primary Election 2006 pages 790-791
U.S. House of Representatives, Primary Election 2006 pages 792-795
State Senate, Primary Election 2006 pages 796-802
State House of Representatives, Primary Election 2006 pages 803-823
Judges of the Circuit Court, Primary Election 2006 page 824
Judges of the District Court, Primary Election 2006 pages 825-826
Judges of the Probate Court, Primary Election 2006 pages 827-828
Total Voters, By County, Primary Election 2006 page 829
Governor, General Election 2006 pages 830-832
Secretary of State, General Election 2006 pages 833-834
Attorney General, General Election 2006 pages 835-836
U.S. Senate, General Election 2006 pages 837-839
U.S. House of Representatives, General Election 2006 pages 840-843
State Senate, General Election 2006 pages 844-850
State House of Representatives, General Election 2006 pages 851-870
State Board of Education, General Election 2006 pages 871-873
Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, General Election 2006 pages 874-876
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, General Election 2006 pages 877-879
Board of Governors of Wayne State University, General Election 2006 pages 880-882
Justices of the Supreme Court, General Election 2006 pages 883-884
Judges of the Court of Appeals, General Election 2006 pages 885-887
Judges of the Circuit Court, General Election 2006 pages 888-894
Judges of the District Courts, General Election 2006 pages 895-903
Judges of the Probate Court, General Election 2006 pages 904-914
Judges of the Probate District Court, General Election 2006 page 915
State Ballot Proposals - Proposal 06-1, Proposal 06-2, Proposal 06-3, Proposal 06-4, Proposal 06-5, General Election 2006 page 916-920
General Election - November 7, 2006 - Total Voters, by County page 921
Voter Registration and Turnout General Elections: Presidential/Gubernatorial Elections 1948-2006 page 922
Total Vote Tallies for Governor, 1835-2006 pages 923-928

Chapter X - GENERAL INFORMATION AND STATISTICS

CHAPTER X - General Information/Statistics -Title Page pages 929-930
Michigan's Population (2000 Census) pages 931-933
2006 State Equalized Valuations by State Tax Commission pages 934-935
2007 State Equalized Valuations by State Tax Commission pages 936-937
Newspapers in Michigan pages 938-944
Public Holidays in Michigan page 945

Index

Indexes pages 947-948
General Index pages 949-953
Index to Names pages 955-1000