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Michigan

Welcome to the portal for Ballotpedia's coverage of Michigan politics! Ballotpedia's encyclopedic coverage of Michigan politics includes information on the local, state and federal levels, as well as state policies.

Michigan is located in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States. It was admitted to the Union in 1837 as the 26th state. The state capital is Lansing. However, Detroit is Michigan's largest city.

Michigan has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 110 members of the House of Representatives and 38 members of the State Senate.

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Capital:
Lansing
Motto:
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice
Translation:
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you
Population:
10,084,442
Land Area of State:
56,608 square miles
Admitted to U.S.:
1837
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Policy issues in Michigan

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Pensions: Public pensions