William Broomfield
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 18th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | James Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | None (District obsolete) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 19th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Jack H. McDonald |
| Succeeded by | None (District obsolete) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 18th district |
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In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | George A. Dondero |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Huber |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 12th district |
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In office 1955–1956 |
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| Preceded by | George N. Higgins |
| Succeeded by | L. Harvey Lodge |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Oakland County 5th district |
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In office 1949–1954 |
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| Preceded by | George Mathieson |
| Succeeded by | Theodore F. Hughes |
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April 28, 1922 Royal Oak, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jane |
| Profession | Real Estate, Politician |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
William S. "Bill" Broomfield, (born April 28, 1922) is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Broomfield, the son of Dr. S. C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He graduated from Royal Oak High School in 1940 and attended Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) at East Lansing. During the Second World War, he served in the United States Army Air Corps. After the war, he engaged in the real-estate and property-management business.
Broomfield was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1949–1954, serving as speaker pro tempore in 1953. He served in the Michigan State Senate in 1955 and 1956.
In 1956, Broomfield was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 18th District to the United States House of Representatives for the 85th and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1993. Due to redistricting following U.S. Censuses, Broomfield served the 19th District, 1973–1983 and the 18th District, 1983–1993. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the 103rd Congress. The 18th District was discontinued following the 1990 census and for the most part redistricted as the 11th which elected Joe Knollenberg in 1993.
During his tenure in Congress, Broomfield served as a member of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and was ranking member from 1975 until his retirement in 1993. At the time of his retirement, he was the ranking Republican then serving in the House of Representatives. During his years of service in the House, Broomfield garnered praise from both sides of the aisle for his ethics, honesty and statesmanship. When he retired, he left behind a legacy of bipartisan friendship and cooperation.
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