Michigan's 17th congressional district explained

State:	Michigan
District Number:	17th
Obsolete:	yes
Created:	1930
Eliminated:	1990
Years:	1933-1993
Population Year:	1980

Michigan's 17th congressional district is an obsolete United States congressional district in Michigan. The first Representative to Congress elected from the 17th district, George Anthony Dondero, took office in 1933, after reapportionment due to the 1930 census. The district was dissolved following the 1990 census. The last Representative elected from the district, Sander M. Levin, was subsequently elected from the 12th district.

From 1982 until the districts demise it included all of Detroit west of the Southfield Freeway, Redford Township, Dearborn Heights, Southfield, Lathrup Village, Oak Park, Berkley, Royal Oak Township, Pleasant Ridge, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods and Clawson.^[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Election history

align=left nowrap	George Anthony Dondero		Republican	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1953	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936 Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the .
align=left nowrap	Charles G. Oakman		Republican	January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1955	Elected in 1952. Lost re-election.
align=left nowrap	Martha Griffiths		Democratic	January 3, 1955 - December 31, 1974	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
align=left nowrap	William M. Brodhead		Democratic	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Sander Levin^[2]		Democratic	January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the .

References

The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. 1982. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Notes and References

Web site: Public Sector Consultants publication about the situation of congressional districts in Michigan following the 1990 redistricting . 2012-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120339/http://www.pscinc.com/Portals/0/Publications/PSR/Adv/1991/101791.pdf . 2014-08-26 . dead .
Sander Levin would be redistricted again in 2012 to the 9th District.