Michigan Democratic Party | |
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| Chairperson | Curtis Hertel Jr. |
| Governor of Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer |
| Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | Garlin Gilchrist |
| Senate Leader | Winnie Brinks |
| House Minority Leader | Ranjeev Puri |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Headquarters | Lansing, Michigan |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Michigan House of Representatives | 52 / 110 |
| Michigan Senate | 20 / 38 |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 4 / 4 |
| Seats on theMichigan Supreme Court | 6 / 7 |
| U.S. House of Representatives | 6 / 13 |
| U.S. Senate | 2 / 2 |
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TheMichigan Democratic Party is the affiliate of theDemocratic Party in the state ofMichigan. It is based inLansing.Curtis Hertel Jr. is the party's current chair.[1]
Residents of the state of Michigan at least 16 years of age are eligible for party membership; no financial contribution is required.[2] Generally, a person is required to have been a member for at least 30 days before a convention, caucus or meeting to receive voting privileges.[2]
Between stateparty conventions, the party is governed by the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC). Delegates to the state central committee are elected atcongressional district spring conventions in odd-numbered years.[2] Each district is entitled to at least four delegates consisting of two men and two women, with additional members allocated by congressional district based on the proportion of its vote for the Democratic nominee for President or Secretary of State at the last general election held.[2] Additionalex-officio with voting privileges include theDemocratic National Committee members of the state and the officers of the DSCC. Any congressional district or county chairs having not been elected delegates also become DSCC ex-officio members, but without voting privileges.[2]
The DSCC's officers are elected at the spring state convention in odd-numbered years by party members. Officers consists of a Chair, two Vice-Chairs one of each of a different gender and race, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and any additional officers as the convention deems proper.[2] Current major officers for the DSCC include:[3][4]
Officers of the DSCC plus the Democratic National Committee members constitute the Executive Committee of the DSCC. The Executive Committee addresses policy questions in between the meetings of the DSCC.[2] The Executive Committee is also responsible for drawing up a 2-year budget for the DSCC at a spring meeting in odd-numbered years.[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 theUniversity of Michigan,Michigan State University, andWayne State University as well as a majority on theState Board of Education.[5]
Democrats have controlled both of Michigan's seats in theU.S. Senate since2000:
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Out of the 13 seats Michigan is apportioned in theU.S. House of Representatives, six are held by Democrats:
| District | Member | Photo |
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| 3rd | Hillary Scholten | .jpg) |
| 6th | Debbie Dingell |  |
| 8th | Kristen McDonald Rivet | _(cropped).jpg) |
| 11th | Haley Stevens | .jpg) |
| 12th | Rashida Tlaib | .jpg) |
| 13th | Shri Thanedar | .jpg) |
Democrats control all four of the elected statewide offices:
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The party has local branches in all counties throughout the state.[6]
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