Talk:Dale Kildee: Difference between revisions

:They held different offices, so he certainly could succeed someone who held that office previously and simultaneously succeeded to a different office at the same time. But, in any case, your edits to the succession boxes are not unreasonable. They do help to clarify a source of confusion. [[User:Bkonrad|older]] ≠ [[User talk:Bkonrad|wiser]] 17:20, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

::I've edited the succession boxes to reflect the "district successors," in order for consistency based on other articles. Kildee is listed as the predecessor and successor for several other representatives' articles. I also added footnotes to address Spshu's concerns, making it clear that these were successors based on the district number, rather than direct geographic succession. That's how [[Bart Stupak]]'s article is addressed. With respect to the 5th district, Barcia was directly succeeded by Kildee by virtue of georgraphy and district number. Barcia's home was added to Kildee's district, which was then renumbered from 9th to 5th. If Barcia had opted to run for reelection rather than seek state-level office, he would have had to run against Kildee in a primary to keep his seat.[[User:Dcmacnut|Dcmacnut]] ([[User talk:Dcmacnut|talk]]) 18:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)