Michigan's 22nd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 22nd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 22nd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County.[2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.[3]

Michigan's 22nd State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Matt Koleszar
DPlymouth
Demographics87% White
2% Black
3% Hispanic
5% Asian
Population (2022)89,965
Notes[1]

List of representatives

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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Daisy Elliott Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit [4]
Gary Owen Democratic 1973–1988 Ypsilanti [5]
Kirk Profit Democratic 1989–1992 Ypsilanti [6]
Gregory E. Pitoniak Democratic 1993–1997 Taylor Resigned when appointed mayor of Taylor.[7]
Raymond E. Basham Democratic 1997–2002 Taylor [8]
Hoon-Yung Hopgood Democratic 2003–2008 Taylor [9]
Doug Geiss Democratic 2009–2012 Taylor [10]
Harold Haugh Democratic 2013–2014 Roseville [11]
John Chirkun Democratic 2015–2020 Roseville [12][13]
Richard Steenland Democratic 2021–2022 Roseville [14][15]
Matt Koleszar Democratic 2023–present Plymouth [16]

Recent Elections

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2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chirkun 18,840 62.36
Republican Arthur Blundell 10,374 34.34
Libertarian Matt Kuehnel 999 3.31
Total votes 30,213
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chirkun 21,487 60.34%
Republican Jeff Bonnell 12,341 34.66%
Constitution Les Townsend 1,780 5.00%
Total votes 35,608 100.00%
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chirkun 13,461 63.96
Republican Jeff Bonnell 6,704 31.85
Constitution Les Townsend 882 4.19
Total votes 21,047 100.0
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold Haugh 24,077 70.38
Republican Art Blundell 10,134 29.62
Total votes 34,211 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Geiss 14,294 67.93
Republican Darrell McNeill 6,748 32.07
Total votes 21,042 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Geiss 25,673 70.58
Republican Darrell McNeill 6,780 18.64
Independent Charley Johnson 3,180 8.74
Libertarian Dennis Schlemmer 739 2.03
Total votes 36,372 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [23]
Washtenaw County (part)

Wayne County (part)

1972 Apportionment Plan [24]
Washtenaw County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [25]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [26]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [27]
  Macomb County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [28]

References

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  1. ^ "State House District 22, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislator Details - Daisy Elliott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - Gary Mack Owen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Kirk A. Profit". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Legislator Details - Gregory E. Pitoniak". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Legislator Details - Raymond E. Basham". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Legislator Details - Hoon-Yung Hopgood". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Legislator Details - Douglas A. Geiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - Harold L. Haugh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Legislator Details - John Chirkun". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "John_Chirkun". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Richard Steenland". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Legislator Details - Richard Steenland". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Legislator Details - Matt Koleszar". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 384. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  24. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 465. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  25. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  26. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  27. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  28. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 22" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.