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Wayne County is a county in Michigan. The county population is 1,793,561, according to the United States Census Bureau. The county seat is Detroit.

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Use the links below to learn more about federal officials, state officials, cities, school districts, courts, and ballot measures in this county.

Federal officials

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Michigan are:

Office title	Officeholder name	Date assumed office	Party affiliation
U.S. Senate Michigan	Gary Peters	January 3, 2015	Democratic Party
U.S. Senate Michigan	Elissa Slotkin	January 3, 2025	Democratic Party

To view a map of U.S. House districts in Michigan and find your representative, click here.

State officials

The following is a list of the current state executive officials from Michigan:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of Michigan	Dana Nessel	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Governor of Michigan	Gretchen Whitmer	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan	Garlin Gilchrist II	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Michigan Auditor General	Doug Ringler	Nonpartisan	2014
Michigan Commissioner of Insurance	Anita Fox	Nonpartisan	2019
Michigan Director of Natural Resources	Scott Bowen	Nonpartisan	September 5, 2023
Michigan Public Service Commission	Shaquila Myers	Nonpartisan	July 21, 2025
Michigan Public Service Commission	Katherine Peretick	Nonpartisan	February 4, 2021
Michigan Public Service Commission	Daniel C. Scripps	Nonpartisan	2019
Michigan Secretary of State	Jocelyn Benson	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction	Michael Rice	Nonpartisan	August 1, 2019
Michigan Treasurer	Rachael Eubanks	Nonpartisan	2019
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Danielle Atkinson	Democratic	January 1, 2023
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Bryan Barnhill	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Michael Busuito	Republican	January 1, 2017
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Marilyn Kelly	Democratic	January 1, 2015
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Anil Kumar	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Terri Lynn Land	Republican	January 1, 2021
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Sunny Reddy	Republican	January 1, 2025
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Shirley Stancato	Democratic	December 12, 2019

To view a list of state legislators from Michigan, click here.

Cities

The following list contains cities located in Wayne County, Michigan, that are currently covered by Ballotpedia. This list is not meant to be comprehensive:

1. Detroit, Michigan

School districts

The following list contains school districts located in Wayne County, Michigan, that are currently covered by Ballotpedia. This list is not meant to be comprehensive:

1. Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan
2. Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan

Courts

See also: Wayne County, Michigan (Judicial)

The following courts are located in Wayne County, Michigan. This list is not meant to be comprehensive:

1. Michigan First District Court of Appeals
2. Michigan Twenty-first Judicial District Court
3. Michigan Twenty-third Judicial District Court
4. Michigan Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court
5. Michigan Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court
6. Michigan Twenty-eighth Judicial District Court
7. Michigan Twenty-ninth Judicial District Court

Ballot measures

See also: List of Michigan ballot measures and Wayne County, Michigan ballot measures

To view a list of statewide measures in Michigan, click here.

To view a list of local ballot measures in Wayne County, Michigan, click here.

See also

Local Politics	Other Michigan Content	Elections in Michigan
Government of Wayne County, Michigan City government Local courts School boards Local ballot measures Local recalls	Michigan congressional delegation Michigan state executives Michigan State Legislature Michigan statewide ballot measures Michigan courts Michigan counties Michigan cities Michigan school boards	Who is on my ballot? U.S. Congress State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

External links

• Wayne County, Michigan
• National Association of Counties

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