Welcome to your source for information on elected officials of color in Michigan!

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Click on any state in the map to the left for a state-by-state breakdown of elected officials of color.
Look at the table below for a breakdown of federal elected officials for Michigan.
Click on the middle tab for a breakdown of state and local elected officials in Michigan.
Click on the third tab for a breakdown by gender and race in Michigan.

For U.S, Census estimates of the Michigan population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin, July 2005,
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Michigan: Federal Elected Officials of Color by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian- American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
U.S. Senate	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
U.S. House of Representatives	15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (13.3%)
Total Members of Congress	17	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (5.9%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (11.8%)
Note: The number in parenthesis represents the percent of the Michigan delegation, by chamber and racial group. 110th Congress, 2007
Michigan: State and Local Elected Officials of Color by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian- American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
Governor & Lt. Governor	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
State Legislature	148	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.4%)	11 (7.4%)	0 (0%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (12.8%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	0	5	14	0	0	19
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	3	32	41	0	6	82
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	1	36	49	1	3	90
Total		0	0	0	5	78	115	1	11	210
*Total number of seats are not available for these offices. Percentage of elected officials of color in these positions are not calculated.
Note: State and Local Office data are for 2006. Governor and Lieutenant Governor data are for 2007.