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<big><big>Back from my WikiBreak, let's get this bread!</big></big>

<big><big><big>Hey y'all, MatthewRMiller2 here!</big></big></big>

I started out as a casual editor and frankly, [[Flux Pavilion|I can't stop.]] I'm enjoying myself too much.

I'm doing my part to improve articles about politics and government in the state of [[Michigan]]. You might catch me in some strange corners of Wikipedia once in a while, but that's just me editing as I read.

Remember folks, no one owns Wikipedia. We're all doing this because we believe in public access to information. Accordingly, keep it cool, keep it light, [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|assume good faith]], and '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold!]]'''

<big>[[User_talk:MatthewRMiller2|Feel free to drop me a line on my talk page!]]</big>

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== Current projects ==

===2018 Michigan Election Data===

I'm currently focusing most of my attention on  keeping election data up to date for incoming officials from Michigan [[Michigan elections, 2018|elected in 2018]], including [[Gretchen Whitmer]], [[Garlin Gilchrist]], [[Dana Nessel]], [[Jocelyn Benson]], and the incoming delegation of [[U.S. Representatives from Michigan|U.S. Representatives]]. This is a tireless task until the [[Michigan Secretary of State]] certifies the official results. But the people demand (and deserve) data that is up-to-date.

===NLGA Chairs===

I'm working on parsing a list of chairs of the [[National Lieutenant Governors Association]] into a table to add to the article. 
It's a fun exercise in massaging data out of a [[Word document]] and into a [[Wiki table|wiki table]].

== Past projects ==

These are a few things I'm especially proud of!

[[Special:Contributions/MatthewRMiller2|Click here for a full list of my contributions to Wikipedia!]]

=== Articles created ===

# [[Jim Ellison (Michigan politician)]]

=== Articles improved ===

* Election data for the [[Michigan gubernatorial election, 2018]] and the 2017 Detroit City Clerk election on [[Garlin Gilchrist]].
* Election data for the [[Michigan Attorney General election, 2018]], which I carried over to [[Dana Nessel]] and [[Tom Leonard (Michigan politician)]].

=== Maps created ===
==== [[King County Library System|KCLS]] Branch Map ====
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== Future projects ==

Vaguely in order of priority, but subject to rearrangement.

=== Michigan government officials project ===
* Add structure and content (including election data where applicable) to all articles for incumbent holders of statewide office in [[Michigan]]. These include: 
**Governor [[Gretchen Whitmer]]
**Lieutenant Governor [[Garlin Gilchrist]] 
**[[Michigan Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[Dana Nessel]]
**[[Michigan Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Jocelyn Benson]]
**[[List of Majority Leaders of the Michigan Senate|Senate Majority Leader]] [[Arlan Meekhof]] (and his successor [[Mike Shirkey]]
**[[List of Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives|Michigan House Speaker]] [[Tom Leonard (Michigan politician)|Tom Leonard]] (and his successor [[Lee Chatfield]])
**[[Michigan State Treasurer|State Treasurer]] Nick A. Khouri (and his successor)

*For the above offices, remove red links by creating articles and adding a [[Wikipedia:Red link|usable amount of content]].
*For [[List of Governors of Michigan|Governors of Michigan]], I think each article should be eventually improved to at least [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article status]], as the articles of a featured list should be of a sufficient quality. Emphasis on the most recent five governors, but likely starting with [[Frank Murphy]] out of personal preference, followed by [[Jennifer Granholm|the greatest of all time.]] This particular bullet point will end up getting broken out into separate projects.
**For [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Michigan|lieutenant governor]], start with [[Frank Murphy (lieutenant governor)]] because it's a different person, as [[Frank Murphy|the real Frank Murphy]] was serving on [[Supreme Court of the United States|SCOTUS]].
**For secretary of state, I'd like to see articles about the elections going back to at least the 1960s.

After all this is said and done, I want to work through each incumbent member of the [[Michigan Senate]] and the [[Michigan House of Representatives]], adding biographical information and election data. Probably starting with the election pages for each in 2018.

=== [[Wisconsin v. Michigan]] ===
This is my longhaul, big league project. I want this thing to get featured article. It has been rated Start-class, mid-importance by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan|WikiProject Michigan]].

*Create articles for [[Michigan Attorney General|Michigan Attorneys General]] involved in the litigation of [[Wisconsin v. Michigan]]. (This will mostly focus on the attorneys general in the early 1920s and mid 1930s.) Bonus points for [[Wisconsin Attorney General|Wisconsin Attorneys General]] involved in the cases.

== Barnstars and awards==

Last updated by [[User:MatthewRMiller2|MatthewRMiller2]] ([[User talk:MatthewRMiller2|talk]]) 18:10, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
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