Michigan's District 1 contains the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan as well as part of the Lower Peninsula. The district is the second-largest congressional district in land mass east of the Mississippi River. It contains the second-longest shoreline of any district in the United States (behind the at-large district of Alaska) and contains 30 Michigan counties and a portion of a 31st, comprising almost three-eighths of the state's 83 counties. Currently the district is represented by Democrat Bart Stupak,who has been the representative since 1993.
"I pledge to vote against any action that fails to reduce the size, scope and power of the federal government at all levels and on all issues, and I pledge to support and propose legislation that will decrease the size, scope or power of the federal government." Daniel W. Grow
