Michigan’s 5th congressional district

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former United States congressional district person

Michigan’s 5th congressional district is a former U.S. House district in western Michigan that once served as the political base for future President Gerald Ford during his long congressional career.

Aliases (2)

Michigan's 5th congressional district ×23
Gerald Ford ×4

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former United States congressional district → person →
appliesToChamber	House of Representatives → lower house →
country	United States → United States →
electoralDistrictType	congressional district →
elects	one member of the United States House of Representatives →
formerConstituency	yes →
governmentalFunction	representation in the federal legislature →
hasLanguage	English →
jurisdiction	Michigan →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives →
levelOfGovernment	federal →
locatedIn	Michigan →
locatedInRegion	western Michigan →
namedAfter	State of Michigan →
notableRepresentative	Gerald Ford →
officeContested	United States House of Representatives seat →
partOf	United States House of Representatives →
positionHeld	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th congressional district → President of the United States →
representedBy	Gerald Ford →
servedAsPoliticalBaseFor	Gerald Ford →
state	Michigan →
usedFor	elections to the U.S. House of Representatives →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Genesee County, Michigan ("Michigan's 5th congressional district") →	isInCongressionalDistrict
Gerald Ford →	representedDistrict