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LANSING, September 30, 2021 ~ Michigan Democrats came out of the Tuesday primary with a majority in both the Senate and the House, taking control of the state legislature for the first time in nearly four decades.
This gives Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s party the ability to push policies that she and other Democrats were unable to pass during her first term as Governor.
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(CONTINUED) Across 38 Senate districts, Democrats were able to take a narrow 20-18 majority, while the state House was taken in an equally narrow 56-54 majority across 110 districts.
Many Republicans attributed the shift to hot-button issues, interest groups nationwide targeting Michigan for Democrat control, and the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission — which publicly admitted that their new legislative maps helped Democrats gain seats.
On Thursday, the Senate chose Grand Rapids State Senator Winnie Brinks to be the first female majority leader on Thursday. Selection of the House majority leader is pending.
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