Upper Peninsula Congressional Seniority

With Stupak's retirement the Upper Peninsula and the entire 1st Congressional District will lose all the benefits of Stupak's 16 years of seniority and all the federal dollars that it brings to the district.

His tenure and experience enabled him to bring millions and millions of federal dollars into the district. Whether the people of the 1st Congressional District elect a Democrat or a Republican they will still be a freshman--which means years and years before we get the federal dollars rolling again into the district.