# 2022 in Michigan

Events from the year 2022 in Michigan.

## 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)

## Population of largest cities

The state's 15 largest cities, based on U.S. Census estimates for 2021, were as follows:
| 2021 rank | City | County | 2000 pop. | 2010 pop. | 2020 pop. | 2021 pop. (est) | Change 2000-21 |
| 1 | Detroit | Wayne | 951,270 | 713,777 | 639,111 | 632,464 | −33.5% |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | Kent | 197,800 | 188,036 | 198,917 | 198,173 | 0.2% |
| 3 | Sterling Heights | Macomb | 124,471 | 129,699 | 134,346 | 133,269 | 7.1% |
| 4 | Warren | Macomb | 138,247 | 134,056 | 139,387 | 138,130 | 0.1% |
| 5 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 114,024 | 113,934 | 123,851 | 121,536 | 6.6% |
| 6 | Lansing | Ingham | 119,128 | 114,297 | 112,644 | 112,684 | 5.4% |
| 7 | Dearborn | Wayne | 97,775 | 98,153 | 109,976 | 108,420 | 8.9% |
| 8 | Livonia | Wayne | 100,545 | 96,942 | 95,534 | 94,422 | 6.1% |
| 9 | Troy | Oakland | 80,959 | 80,980 | 87,294 | 86,836 | 7.3% |
| 10 | Westland | Wayne | 86,602 | 84,094 | 85,420 | 84,515 | |
| 11 | Farmington Hills | Oakland | 82,111 | 79,740 | 83,986 | 83,292 | |
| 12 | Flint | Genesee | 124,943 | 102,434 | 81,252 | 80,628 | 35.5% |
| 13 | Wyoming | Kent | 69,368 | 72,125 | 76,501 | 76,749 | |
| 14 | Southfield | Oakland | 78,322 | 71,758 | 76,618 | 75,898 | |
| 15 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 76,145 | 74,262 | 73,598 | 73,257 | |

## Sports
### Baseball

* 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. Longtime player Miguel Cabrera recorded his 3,000th hit at the major league level.
* 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.
* 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.
* 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team – Under head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 23–13 record.
* 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.
* 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

### Other

* 2022 Detroit City FC season
* 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (IMSA)
* 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

## 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 5 - Detroit Pistons drafted Chet Holmgren in NBA draft.
* March - Trial in Grand Rapids of four militia members charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

### April

* April 4 - Killing of Patrick Lyoya
* 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.

### July

* July 29 - Former President Donald Trump endorses Tudor Dixon ahead of the Republican gubernatorial primary election.

### 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.

### 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.
** 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.
** 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election: Democrats won control of the Michigan House of Representatives for the first time since 2010.
* 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.

### December
## 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
* January 30 - Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2010 and Jackson, Michigan native, in New York City
* February 4 - Avern Cohn, US District Judge in Detroit 1979-2022, in Royal Oak, Michigan
* February 12 - Frank Beckmann, talk radio host and UM football radio announcer, at Clarkston, Michigan
* February 15 - Woodrow Stanley, mayor of Flint 1991-2002, in Flint
* February 22 - The Amazing Jonathan, Detroit native, and comic magician, in Las Vegas
* March 15 - Eugene Parker, solar and plasma physicist and Houghton native, in Chicago
* April 4 - Joe Messina, Motown guitarist, at Northville, Michigan
* May 8 - Robert J. Vlasic, businessman who grew Vlasic Pickles into America's No. 1 pickle company, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
* May 10 - Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons center 1970-1979, in Phoenix, Arizona
* May 30 - William Lucas, Wayne County Sheriff 1969-1983, in Detroit
* June 22 - Alexander Jefferson, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, in Detroit
* July 2 - Jim Van Pelt UM quarterback who later starred in Canadian Football League, in Winnetka, Illinois
* July 6 - Norah Vincent, Detroit native, newspaper columnist and author, in Switzerland
* July 11 - Gary Moeller, Michigan head coach 1990-1994, at Lima, Ohio
* August 1 - Robert E. Simanek, received Medal of Honor for actions in Korean War, in Novi, Michigan
* 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
* August 17 - Jack H. McDonald
* August 19 - John Wockenfuss, played for Detroit Tigers 1974-1983 at Wilmington, Delaware
* August 25 - Mable John, first woman singer signed by Motown, in Los Angeles
* September 3 - Specs Howard, radio disc jockey and founder of broadcasting school
* 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,