7TH DISTRICT:

NAME: Tim Walberg

AGE: 59 (Born April 12, 1951)

RESIDENCE: Tipton

PARTY: Republican

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in religious education, Taylor University in Fort Wayne, Ind., 1975; master's degree in communications, Wheaton (Ill.) College, 1978.

POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House member, 2007-08; state representative, 1983-98.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Division manager, Moody Bible Institute, 2000-06; president, Walter Reuther Center for Education and Community Impact, 1999-2000; pastor, Union Gospel Church in Tipton, 1978-83; pastor, Grace Fellowship Church in New Haven, Ind., 1973-77.

PERSONAL: Married to Sue; three children.

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8TH DISTRICT:

NAME: Mike Rogers

AGE: 47 (Born June 2, 1963)

RESIDENCE: Howell

PARTY: Republican

EDUCATION: Attended the University of Michigan as a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, 1982-85; bachelor's degree in sociology and criminal justice, Adrian College, 1985.

POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House member, 2001-present; state senator, 1995-2000.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Co-founder, E.B.I. Builders Inc.; FBI agent in organized crime unit, 1988-94; U.S. Army officer-company commander, 1985-88.

PERSONAL: Married; two children.

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