Michigan's 3rd congressional district


Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. From 2003 to 2013 it consisted of the counties of Barry, Ionia, and all except the northwest portion of Kent, including the city of Grand Rapids. The district was extended to Battle Creek after redistricting in 2012.
The district is currently represented by Justin Amash, a Libertarian. He was first elected in the 2010 General Election, and until July 2019, was a member of the Republican Party. From July 2019 to April 2020, Amash served as an Independent. Since April 2020, Amash has been the only Libertarian member of the House.

Major cities

History of 3rd congressional district

Prior to 1992 the 3rd congressional district largely consisted of Calhoun County the home of Battle Creek and Eaton County along with about half the area of Lansing, and Kalamazoo County, including the city of Kalamazoo, but not Portage and the adjacent south-ward township. With the 1992 redistricting the old 3rd district was split between the 6th congressional district, and the 7th congressional district with most of Lansing itself going to the 8th congressional district.

List of members representing the district