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{{USState|name=Michigan|flag=Michigan_State_Flag.gif|motto=''Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice'' (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)|nick=The Great Lakes State|capital=Lansing|language=None|governor=Rick Snyder|gparty=Republican|senator1=Gary C. Peters|s1party=Democrat|s1phone=(202) 224-6221|s1email=http://www.peters.senate.gov/contact/email-gary Contact|senator2=Debbie Stabenow|s2party=Democrat|s2phone=(202) 224-4822 |s2email=http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm Contact|population=|date=January 26, 1837 (26th)}}[[Image:Michiganref 2001.jpg|300 px|thumb|right|Michigan]]''' is Michigan''' was the twenty-sixth state to enter into the union, on Jan. 26, 1837. It is known for its interesting geographical location, bordering four of the five [[Great Lakes]] (it does not border Lake Ontario). It is also comprised of comprises two parts, the Upper Peninsula (known as the U.P.) and the Lower Peninsula (which is by far the larger of the two). The two are separated by water. Its capital is [[Lansing ]], and its largest city is [[Detroit]].

==Notable people from Though traditionally controlled by [[Democrat]]s, with disastrous [[economic]] results, Michigan==stunned the [[liberal media]] by voting for [[Donald Trump]] for president in 2016. In the final days of the campaign Democrat leaders rushed to Michigan to try unsuccessfully to keep it from switching to the [[Republican]] side.

While it was a territory, Michigan's militia fought the [[Toledo War]] with Ohio's militia. This border dispute delayed recognition of Michigan as a state, and the dispute was settled as a condition of Michigan attaining statehood. The state Constitution of Michigan, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges [[God]] or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says::''We, the people of the State of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution.'' ==Elected Officials== ===Federal===*Sen. [[Gary Peters]] (D)*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]] (D)*Rep. [[Jack Bergman]] [R, MI-01]*Rep. [[Bill Huizenga]] [R, MI-02]*Rep. [[Justin Amash]] [R, MI-03]*Rep. [[John Moolenaar]] [R, MI-04]*Rep. [[Dale Kildee]] [D, MI-05]*Rep. [[Fred Upton]] [R, MI-06]*Rep. [[Tim Walberg]] [R, MI-07]*Rep. [[Mike Bishop]] [R, MI-08]*Rep. [[Sander Levin]] [D, MI-09]*Rep. [[Paul Mitchell]] [R, MI-10]*Rep. [[Dave Trott]] [R, MI-11]*Rep. [[Debbie Dingell]] [D, MI-12]*Rep. [[John Conyers Jr.]] [D, MI-13]*Rep. [[Brenda Lawrence]] [D, MI-14] ===Statewide===*Governor [[Rick Snyder]] (R)*Lt. Governor [[Brian Calley]] (R)*Attorney General [[Bill Schuette]] (R)*Secretary of State [[Ruth Johnson]] (R) ==Notable people from Michigan==*Neurosurgeon and 2016 Republican Primary candidate [[Ben Carson]] is from Detroit*Singer Alice Cooper*Inventor [[Thomas Edison]] lived in Port Huron.*President [[Gerald Ford]] grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan and represented the state in the [[House of Representatives]] before replacing [[Spiro Agnew]] as Vice President.*Automaker [[Henry Ford]] was born in what is now Dearborn.*Aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]] was born in Detroit.* Singer [[Ted Nugent]]* Singer [[Kid Rock]]* Politician [[Mitt Romney]]* Actor [[Tom Selleck]]*Pro-life activist and Domino's Pizza Founder [[Tom Monaghan]] was born in Ann Arbor.*Civil rights pioneer [[Rosa Parks]] lived in Detroit for some of her life.*[[Bob Seger]]* Historian [[Bruce Catton]]* Comedian [[Danny Thomas]]*General [[George Custer]]*Liberal filmmaker [[Michael Moore]] was born in Flint.*Ex-[[Metallica]] bassist Jason Newsted

Automaker Michigan is home to the [[Henry FordNBA]]'s Detroit Pistons, the [[NFL]]'s Detroit Lions, the [[NHL]]'s [[Detroit Red Wings]], and [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Detroit Tigers]] was born in what is now Dearborn.

Aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]] was born New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter grew up and attended high school in DetroitKalamazoo, Michigan.

Liberal filmmaker [[Michael MooreFile:Livingston County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|320px|left|Livingston County Courthouse, Howell, Michigan.]] was born in Flint.

Civil rights pioneer ==See also==*[[Rosa Parks1821 Treaty of Chicago]] lived in Detroit for some of her life.

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