MICHIGAN

A look back at U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee

The Detroit News
U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, speaks at a Democratic convention breakfast rally in Denver on Aug. 26, 2008 for Michigan delegates before they go home and get out the vote for presidential nominee Barack Obama.
U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, speaks at a Democratic convention breakfast rally in Denver on Aug. 26, 2008 for Michigan delegates before they go home and get out the vote for presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Charles V. Tines, The Detroit News
South African President Nelson Mandela is greeted by members of Congress prior to his address to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994 on Capitol Hill. From left are Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn.; Mandela; Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas; Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.; Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine; House Minority Leader Bob Michel of Illinois; Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint; and House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri.
South African President Nelson Mandela is greeted by members of Congress prior to his address to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994 on Capitol Hill. From left are Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn.; Mandela; Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas; Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.; Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine; House Minority Leader Bob Michel of Illinois; Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint; and House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri.
Denis Paquin, AP
General Motors Assistant Chief Engineer Mike Katerberg, center, shows a model of a new engine to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Rep. Dale Kildee at the Flint Engine plant on Nov. 24, 2010.
General Motors Assistant Chief Engineer Mike Katerberg, center, shows a model of a new engine to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Rep. Dale Kildee at the Flint Engine plant on Nov. 24, 2010.
Associated Press
U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, served 18 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, served 18 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Lauren Victoria Burke, AP
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks to a crowd at Kettering University in Flint on June 16, 2008, with, from left, Rep. Dale Kildee, Rep. John Dingell and his wife Debbie Dingell, Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Lt. Gov John Cherry and Gov Jennifer Granholm.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks to a crowd at Kettering University in Flint on June 16, 2008, with, from left, Rep. Dale Kildee, Rep. John Dingell and his wife Debbie Dingell, Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Lt. Gov John Cherry and Gov Jennifer Granholm.
Charles V. Tines / The Detroit News
President George W. Bush (center) signs H.R. 1429, the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, with Congressman George Miller (left), D-Calif.; Congressman Dale Kildee (2nd from left), D-Michigan; U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy (3rd from left), D-Mass.; Congressman Mike Castle (4th from left), R-Delaware; U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (3rd from right), R-Tenn.; U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (2nd from right), R-Wyoming; and Congressman Buck McKeon (right), R-Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12, 2007.
President George W. Bush (center) signs H.R. 1429, the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, with Congressman George Miller (left), D-Calif.; Congressman Dale Kildee (2nd from left), D-Michigan; U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy (3rd from left), D-Mass.; Congressman Mike Castle (4th from left), R-Delaware; U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (3rd from right), R-Tenn.; U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (2nd from right), R-Wyoming; and Congressman Buck McKeon (right), R-Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12, 2007.
JIM WATSON, AFP Via Getty Images
U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.) speaks at a breakfast rally in Denver, Colo. on Aug. 26, 2008 for Michigan delegates to the Democratic convention, before they go home and get out the vote for Barack Obama.
U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.) speaks at a breakfast rally in Denver, Colo. on Aug. 26, 2008 for Michigan delegates to the Democratic convention, before they go home and get out the vote for Barack Obama.
Charles V. Tines, The Detroit News
Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., arrives to testify before the House and Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill, Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, in Washington.
Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., arrives to testify before the House and Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill, Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, in Washington.
MANUEL BALCE CENETA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, right, has died at age 92. He was succeeding in Congress by his nephew, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee of Flint Township. The two are pictured in Flint in 2014.
Former U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, right, has died at age 92. He was succeeding in Congress by his nephew, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee of Flint Township. The two are pictured in Flint in 2014.
Courtesy Of The Office Of Rep. Dan Kildee
Congressman Dale Kildee, left, and Governor Jennifer Granholm listen to John Buttermore, General Motors powertrain V.P. of global manufacturing, while touring GM's Flint Engine plant and meet with the public at Mott Community College.
Congressman Dale Kildee, left, and Governor Jennifer Granholm listen to John Buttermore, General Motors powertrain V.P. of global manufacturing, while touring GM's Flint Engine plant and meet with the public at Mott Community College.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., center, flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, to discuss a House budget plan expected to be considered by Congress that includes funding for $25 billion in loans for Detroit's automakers.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., center, flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, to discuss a House budget plan expected to be considered by Congress that includes funding for $25 billion in loans for Detroit's automakers.
Lauren Victoria Burke, ASSOCIATED PRESS