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State Representative, 110th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Michigan laws and the state budget on behalf of the district.

Covers Houghton, Gogebic, Iron, Ontonagon and Keweenaw counties and part of Dickinson County.

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Gregory MarkkanenOfficial portrait — Michigan House

Gregory Markkanen

RepublicanIncumbent

State Representative; former teacher · Hancock

The gist

  • Sponsored signed laws supporting Keweenaw Heartlands preservation.In office
  • Supports the Copperwood Mine project.In office
  • Supports a separate Natural Resources Commission for the U.P.In office
  • Supports letting bow hunters carry firearms.In office
  • Supports the Line 5 tunnel project.In office
  • Supports a state veterans cemetery in the U.P.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored signed laws supporting Keweenaw Heartlands preservation.

    Greg Markkanen — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “Gov. Whitmer signs Markkanen bills supporting Keweenaw Heartlands preservation efforts”
  2. Supports the Copperwood Mine project.

    Greg Markkanen — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “Rep. Markkanen: The Copperwood Mine is an investment in U.P. families”
  3. Supports a separate Natural Resources Commission for the U.P.

    Greg Markkanen — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “we need our own NRC that will recognize the unique needs of the U.P. wildlife”
  4. Supports letting bow hunters carry firearms.

    Greg Markkanen — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “A person's Second Amendment right to defend themselves shouldn't end when they pick up a bow.”
  5. Supports the Line 5 tunnel project.

    Greg Markkanen — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “issued a joint statement in support of the Enbridge Great Lakes Tunnel Project”
  6. Supports a state veterans cemetery in the U.P.

    Greg Markkanen — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “U.P. Delegation announces plan to bring state veteran's cemetery to the Upper Peninsula”

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State Representative, 110th District · Michigan 2026 General Election · The Gist