Michigan's 17th congressional district

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, Berkeley, Royal Oak Township, Pleasant Ridge, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods and Clawson.^[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1933
George Anthony Dondero	Republican	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1953	73rd-82nd	Redistricted to the 18th district
Charles G. Oakman	Republican	January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1955	83rd	Retired
Martha Griffiths	Democratic	January 3, 1955 - December 31, 1974	84th-93rd	Resigned
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd
William M. Brodhead	Democratic	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983	94th-97th	Retired
Sander M. Levin	Democratic	January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993	98th-102nd	Redistricted to the 12th district
District eliminated		January 3, 1993

References

1. Public Sector Consultants publication about the situation of congressional districts in Michigan following the 1990 redistricting

• The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
• U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, 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