2025 in Michigan

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Michigan.

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Gretchen Whitmer (D)
• Lieutenant Governor: Garlin Gilchrist (D)
• Attorney General: Dana Nessel (D)
• Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson (D)
• Speaker of the House of Representatives: Matt Hall (R)
• Majority Leader of the Senate: Winnie Brinks (R)
• Chief Justice, Supreme Court: Kyra Harris Bolden (D)

Mayors of major cities

Mike Duggan

• Mayor of Detroit: Mike Duggan (D)
• Mayor of Warren: Lori Stone
• Mayor of Grand Rapids: David LaGrand
• Mayor of Sterling Heights: Michael C. Taylor
• Mayor of Ann Arbor: Christopher Taylor (D)
• Mayor of Dearborn: Abdullah Hammoud
• Mayor of Lansing: Andy Schor (D)
• Mayor of Flint: Sheldon Neeley
• Mayor of Saginaw: Brenda Moore

Federal office holders

Gary Peters

• U.S. Senator: Elissa Slotkin (D)
• U.S. Senator: Gary Peters (D)
• House District 1: Jack Bergman (R)
• House District 2: John Moolenaar (R)
• House District 3: Hillary Scholten (D)
• House District 4: Bill Huizenga (R)
• House District 5: Tim Walberg (R)
• House District 6: Debbie Dingell (D)
• House District 7: Tom Barrett (R)
• House District 8: Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
• House District 9: Lisa McClain (D)
• House District 10: John James (R)
• House District 11: Haley Stevens (D)
• House District 12: Rashida Tlaib (D)
• House District 13: Shri Thanedar (D)

Events

• March 14 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirms the state's first measles case of 2025.^[1]
• March 22 – Grand Valley State University defeats Cal State Dominguez Hills, 70–58, to win the 2025 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, earning its second title.^[2]
• April 12 – Western Michigan defeats Boston University, 6–2, to win the 2025 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, the school's first title.^[3]
• May 8 – A mistrial is declared in the trial of former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr, who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in 2022.^[4]
• June 22 – A man with a rifle and handgun opens fire outside a church in Wayne, hitting one person in the leg. A church parishioner strikes the gunman with a truck before he is shot and killed by two security guards.^[5]
• June 30 – Siena Heights University in Adrian announces it will close in 2026.^[6]
• July 26 – 11 people are stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City.^[7]
• August 12 – Six people are killed when a pickup truck hits a van in Gilford Township.^[8]
• August 26 – Governor Whitmer signs House Bills 4047 and 4048 into law, making it illegal to produce deepfake pornography workout written consent from the person or people depicted.^[9]
• September 8 – A federal judge rules the city of Hamtramck did not violate the constitution when the city council voted to ban pride flags from being flown at public buildings.^[10]
• September 28 – Several people are shot at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meeting house in Grand Blanc Township. The building is also set on fire, after a car was driven into the church.^[11]

Scheduled

• November 4 –
  • 2025 Detroit mayoral election^[12]
  • 2025 Lansing mayoral election^[13]

Deaths

• January 1 – John B. O'Reilly Jr., mayor of Dearborn (2007-2021)^[14]
• March 16 – Darwin L. Booher, Michigan state senator (2011-2018) and state representative (2005-2010)^[15]
• May 20 – Michael Cavanagh, chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1991-1995)^[16]

See also

• 2025 in the United States
• 103rd Michigan Legislature

References

1. "First measles case in the state confirmed in Oakland County". www.michigan.gov. Archived from the original on July 8, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
2. "Grand Valley State wins the 2025 DII women's basketball title". NCAA. March 31, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
3. Geagan, Matt (April 12, 2025). "Boston University loses to Western Michigan in Frozen Four Championship". CBS News Boston. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
4. "Mistrial in ex-officer's murder case after hung jury, prosecution undecided about retrial". WWMT. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
5. "Police say church staff shot man with handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting". The Associated Press. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
6. Smith, Jackie (July 1, 2025). "Small, private university in southern Michigan to close in 2026 after 105 years". Michigan Live. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
7. "At least 11 people have been stabbed at a Walmart in Michigan and a suspect is in custody". The Associated Press. July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
8. "6 people dead after a truck crashed into a van carrying members of an Amish group in Michigan". The Associated Press. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
9. "Governor Whitmer Signs Bills to Protect Michiganders from Sexual Exploitation". www.michigan.gov. Archived from the original on August 31, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
10. "Detroit-area city can ban LGBTQ+ pride flags on public property, judge says". The Associated Press. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
11. Elassar, Alaa (September 28, 2025). "Multiple victims in Michigan church shooting; church on fire, police say". CNN. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
12. Afana, Dana. "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan won't run for 4th term, keeps plans for future secret". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
13. "Important Michigan elections are coming up in 2025". The Michigan Independent. October 15, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
14. "Former longtime Dearborn Mayor John 'Jack' O'Reilly Jr. has died, says family". Fox News. January 1, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
15. "Darwin L. Booher Obituary". Corey Funeral Home. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
16. "Michael Francis Cavanagh". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved June 12, 2025.