Michigan's 16th congressional district

"MI 16" redirects here. For the highway formerly known as M-16, see U.S. Route 16 in Michigan. For the British Intelligence agency, see MI16.

Michigan's 16th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1930
Eliminated2000
Years active1933–2003
The 16th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to being eliminated after redistricting in 2002

Michigan's 16th congressional district is an obsolete United States congressional district in Michigan. It covered the communities of Dearborn, Downriver and Monroe County.[1]

The first Representative to Congress elected from the 16th district, John Lesinski, Sr., took office in 1933, after reapportionment due to the 1930 census. The district was dissolved following the 2000 census. The last Representative elected from the district, John Dingell, was subsequently elected from the 15th district. The only other Representative elected from the 16th district in its 70 years of existence was John Lesinski, Jr. It could be called a Polish district, because all three district's representatives were Polish-Americans.

  1. ^ Alamanac of American Politics 2002, p816