After more than five months of a 54-54 partisan tie in Michigan’s state House which has slowed the passage of legislation, two Democratic representatives were sworn in Tuesday, bringing back the party’s majority. State Reps. Peter Herzberg (D-Westland) and Mai Xiong (D-Warren) were sworn in Tuesday afternoon after winning their special elections earlier this month. […] The post New House members sworn in, restoring Democrats’ 56-seat majority appeared first on Michigan Advance.
WARREN Democratic Macomb County Commissioner Mai Xiong defeated Republican Ronald Singer in the April 16 special election to fill the District 13 seat in the Michigan House of Representatives left vacant when Lori Stone was elected Warren’s mayor in November.