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2022 in Michigan
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Events from the year 2022 in Michigan.
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Office holders
State office holders
- Governor of Michigan: Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic)
- Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Garlin Gilchrist (Democratic)
- Michigan Attorney General: Dana Nessel (Democratic)
- Michigan Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson (Democratic)
- Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Jason Wentworth (Republican)
- Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: Mike Shirkey (Republican)
- Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Bridget Mary McCormack
Mayors of major cities
- Mayor of Detroit: Mike Duggan (Democrat)
- Mayor of Warren, Michigan: James R. Fouts
- Mayor of Grand Rapids: Rosalynn Bliss
- Mayor of Sterling Heights, Michigan: Michael C. Taylor
- Mayor of Ann Arbor: Christopher Taylor (Democrat)
- Mayor of Dearborn: Abdullah Hammoud
- Mayor of Lansing: Andy Schor (Democrat)
- Mayor of Flint: Sheldon Neeley
- Mayor of Saginaw: Brenda Moore
Federal office holders
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Debbie Stabenow (Democrat)
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Gary Peters (Democrat)
- House District 1: Jack Bergman (Republican)
- House District 2: Bill Huizenga (Republican)
- House District 3: Peter Meijer (Republican)
- House District 4: John Moolenaar (Republican)
- House District 5: Dan Kildee (Democrat)
- House District 6: Fred Upton (Republican)
- House District 7: Tim Walberg (Republican)
- House District 8: Elissa Slotkin (Democrat)
- House District 9: Andy Levin (Democrat)
- House District 10: Lisa McClain (Republican)
- House District 11: Haley Stevens (Democrat)
- House District 12: Debbie Dingell (Democrat)
- House District 13: Rashida Tlaib (Democrat)
- House District 14: Brenda Lawrence (Democrat)
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Population of largest cities
The state's 15 largest cities, based on U.S. Census estimates for 2021,[1] were as follows:
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Sports
Baseball
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- 2022 Detroit Tigers season – Under manager A. J. Hinch, the team compiled a 66–96 record. The team's statistical leaders included Harold Castro with a .271 batting average and Javier Baez with 17 home runs and 67 RBIs. Alex Lange led the pitching staff with a 7-4 record and Andrew Chafin with a 2.83 earned run average.[2] Longtime player Miguel Cabrera recorded his 3,000th hit at the major league level.[3]
- 2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team - In their tenth and final season under head coach Erik Bakich, the team compiled a 34–28 record and won the Big Ten Baseball Tournament.
- 2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team - In their 38th and final season under head coach Carol Hutchins, the team compiles a 38–18 record.
- 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas baseball team - Under head coach Jordan Bischel, the team compiled a 43–19 and won the MAC tournament.
American football
- 2022 Detroit Lions season
- 2022 Michigan Panthers season - Led by head coach Jeff Fisher, the Panthers compiled a 2–8 record in the United States Football League (2022).
- 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team
- 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team
- 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
- 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
- 2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football team
- 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Basketball
- 2021–22 Detroit Pistons season – Under head coach Dwane Casey, the Pistons compiled a 23–59 record. The team's leaders included Saddiq Bey with 1,321 points, Cade Cunningham with 356 assists, and Isaiah Stewart with 617 rebounds.[4]
- 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – Under head coach Juwan Howard, the Wolverines compiled a 19–15 record and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA tournament.[5]
- 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team – Under head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 23–13 record.[6]
- 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team – Under head coach Kim Barnes Arico, the Wolverines compiled a 25–7 record.
- 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team - Under head coach Tom Izzo, the team compiled a 23–13 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament
- 2021–22 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
- 2021–22 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team
- 2021–22 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
- 2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball team
- 2021–22 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball team
- 2021–22 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
- 2021–22 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Ice hockey
- 2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season – Under head coach Jeff Blashill, the Wings compiled a 32–40–10 record. The team's leaders included Dylan Larkin with 31 goals and 69 points scored and Moritz Seider with 43 assists.[7]
- 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season – Under head coach Mel Pearson, the Wolverines compiled a 31–10–1 record.
- 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season
- 2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
- 2021–22 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season
- 2021–22 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season
- 2021–22 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season
- 2021–22 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season
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Chronology of events
January
- January - Omicron variant of the coronavirus surges through Michigan
- January 1 - The 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team lost to eventual national champion in the College Football Playoff
- January 4 - Final U.S. domestic automobile sales data for 2021 showed that Toyota topped General Motors for the first time
- January 11 - Ford Maverick won truck of the year award. Ford Bronco won SUV of the year award. Honda Civic won car of the year award.
- January 11 - Nicklas Lidstrom named vice president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings
- January 14 - The State of Michigan announced an unprecedented $20 billion surplus resulting from $5.8 billion in anticipated surplus state revenues and $15 billion in unspent federal stimulus and infrastructure funds
- January 15 - University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel fired for cause following an investigation of his relationship with a subordinate.
- January 19 - University of Michigan announced a $490 million settlement with students who asserted they were sexually assaulted by former football team doctor, Robert Anderson
- January 25 - General Motors announced a new $7 billion investment in four Michigan manufacturing facilities, including $4 billion to convert an Orion Township factory for construction of electric pickup trucks and $2.6 billion for a new battery factory in Lansing.
- January 26 - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address asserted the state had made great progress in 2021 despite the coronavirus
February
- February - Truckers protesting against vaccine mandates on the Canadian side close the Ambassador Bridge, exacerbating supply-chain issues for the automobile industry
- February 1 - Merger launched between Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health
- February 1 - General motors announced distribution of $10,250 profit-sharing checks for workers
- February 3 - Ford announced $7,377 average profit-sharing payments to UAW workers
- February 6 - University of Michigan's offensive coordinator Josh Gattis hired by Miami
- February 13 - Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford led the Los Angeles Rams to victory in the Super Bowl
- February 16 - Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in scheme to divert campaign funds from 2012 to 2019.
- February 16 - Jim Harbaugh signed contract extension to remain Michigan's football coach through 2026.
- February 17 - The historic white wooden clubhouse building at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills was destroyed by fire.
- February 20 - Michigan men's basketball coach Juwan Howard took a swing at a Wisconsin assistant coach after a game in Madison. He was suspended for the balance of the regular season.
- February 27 - Over 1,000 attend a rally in Detroit's Hart Plaza in support of peace for Ukraine following Russian invasion.
March
- March 1 - Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe ruled that Ethan Crumbley should stay in jail through his trial in the Oxford school shooting.
- March 2 - Ford announced division of the company into three automotive business units, including the new Ford Blue (traditional internal combustion vehicles) and Ford Modele (electric vehicles).
- March - Trial in Grand Rapids of four militia members charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
April
- April 4 - Killing of Patrick Lyoya[8]
- April 8 - On opening day in Detroit, Javier Baez drove in the winning run in the ninth inning to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4.[9]
May
June
July
- July 29 - Former President Donald Trump endorses Tudor Dixon ahead of the Republican gubernatorial primary election.[10]
August
- August 23 - A federal jury in Grand Rapids found Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to possess weapons of mass destruction in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot.[11]
September
October
November
- November 8 - A number of general elections were held, including:
- 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election: Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer defeated Republican nominee Tudor Dixon. Whitmer received 2,427,985 votes (54.5%) to 1,958,311 (43.9%) for Dixon.[12]
- Proposal 3, known as the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative", passed with 2,477,707 votes (56.66%). The proposal added a right of access to abortion to the Constitution of Michigan.
- 2022 Michigan Attorney General election - Democratic incumbent Dana Nessel defeated Republican Matthew DePerno. Nessel received 2,320,440 votes (53.2%) to 1,945,531 (44.6%) for DePerno.
- 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election - Democratic incumbent Jocelyn Benson defeated Republican Kristina Karamo. Benson received 2,465,218 votes (55.9%) to 1,850,362 (41.9%) for Karamo.
- 2022 Michigan Senate election: Democrats won control of the Michigan Senate for the first time since the 1980s, with 20 Democrats and 18 Republicans in the chamber.[13]
- 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election: Democrats won control of the Michigan House of Representatives for the first time since 2010.[13]
- November 22 - Kyra Harris Bolden is appointed by Governor Whitmer to the Michigan Supreme Court following Justice Bridget Mary McCormack's resignation, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the court.[14]
December
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Deaths
- January 19 - Dan Dworsky, UM football player and architect, in Los Angeles
- January 21 - Rex Cawley, Highland Park native and gold medalist in 400 meter hurdles at the 1964 Olympics in Orange, California
- January 21 - Arthur Tarnow, US District Judge in Detroit 1998-2022, in Detroit[15]
- January 30 - Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2010 and Jackson, Michigan native, in New York City[16]
- February 4 - Avern Cohn, US District Judge in Detroit 1979-2022, in Royal Oak, Michigan[17]
- February 12 - Frank Beckmann, talk radio host and UM football radio announcer, at Clarkston, Michigan[18]
- February 15 - Woodrow Stanley, mayor of Flint 1991-2002, in Flint[19]
- February 22 - The Amazing Jonathan, Detroit native, and comic magician, in Las Vegas[20]
- March 15 - Eugene Parker, solar and plasma physicist and Houghton native, in Chicago[21]
- April 4 - Joe Messina, Motown guitarist, at Northville, Michigan[22]
- May 8 - Robert J. Vlasic, businessman who grew Vlasic Pickles into America's No. 1 pickle company, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan[23]
- May 10 - Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons center 1970-1979, in Phoenix, Arizona[24]
- May 30 - William Lucas, Wayne County Sheriff 1969-1983, in Detroit[25]
- June 22 - Alexander Jefferson, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, in Detroit[26]
- July 2 - Jim Van Pelt UM quarterback who later starred in Canadian Football League, in Winnetka, Illinois[27]
- July 6 - Norah Vincent, Detroit native, newspaper columnist and author, in Switzerland[28]
- July 11 - Gary Moeller, Michigan head coach 1990-1994, at Lima, Ohio[29]
- August 1 - Robert E. Simanek, received Medal of Honor for actions in Korean War, in Novi, Michigan[30]
- August 8 - Lamont Dozier, Motown singer, songwriter and producer with 14 No 1 hits (Heat Wave, Where Did Our Love Go, Two Hearts), at Scottsdale, Arizona[31]
- August 17 - Jack H. McDonald
- August 19 - John Wockenfuss, played for Detroit Tigers 1974-1983 at Wilmington, Delaware[32]
- August 25 - Mable John, first woman singer signed by Motown, in Los Angeles[33]
- September 3 - Specs Howard, radio disc jockey and founder of broadcasting school[34]
- October 6 - Ivy Jo Hunter
- October 13 - James McDivitt, Apollo astronaut grew up in Kalamazoo and graduated from University of Michigan
- December 10 - J. J. Barnes, R&B singer/songwriter,
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