Michigan's 15th House of Representatives district explained

Michigan's 15th House of Representatives district should not be confused with Michigan's 15th congressional district.

State:Michigan
District:15
Chamber:House of Representatives
Representative:Erin Byrnes
Party:Democratic
Residence:Dearborn
Percent White:84
Percent Black:6
Percent Hispanic:5
Percent Asian:1
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:3
Population:92,645
Population Year:2022
Notes:[1]

Michigan's 15th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 15th 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]

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
Jack Faxonbgcolor= Democratic1965–1970Detroit[4]
Alma G. Stallworthbgcolor= Democratic1971–1972Detroit[5]
James Bradleybgcolor= Democratic1973–1974Detroit[6]
Joseph F. Young Sr.bgcolor= Democratic1975–1978Detroit[7]
Joseph F. Young Jr.bgcolor= Democratic1979–1992Detroit[8]
Agnes Dobronskibgcolor= Democratic1993–1998Dearborn[9]
Gary Woronchakbgcolor= Republican1999–2004Dearborn[10]
Gino Polidoribgcolor= Democratic2005–2010Dearborn[11]
George Daranybgcolor= Democratic2011–2016Dearborn[12]
Abdullah Hammoudbgcolor= Democratic2017–2021DearbornResigned to become mayor of Dearborn.[13]
Jeffrey Pepperbgcolor= Democratic2022Dearborn[14] [15]
Erin Byrnesbgcolor= Democratic2023–presentDearborn[16]

Recent Elections

2008

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [17]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [18]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [19]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [20]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [21]
Wayne County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State House District 15, MI. Census Reporter.
  2. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . October 17, 2022.
  3. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 10, 2020 .
  4. Web site: Legislator Details - Jack Faxon . . August 24, 2020.
  5. Web site: Legislator Details - Alma Grace Stallworth . . August 24, 2020.
  6. Web site: Legislator Details - James Bradley . . August 24, 2020.
  7. Web site: Legislator Details - Joseph F. Young Sr. . . August 24, 2020.
  8. Web site: Legislator Details - Joseph F. Young Jr. Jr. . . August 24, 2020.
  9. Web site: Legislator Details - Agnes M. Dobronski . . August 24, 2020.
  10. Web site: Legislator Details - Gary Woronchak . . August 24, 2020.
  11. Web site: Legislator Details - Gino Polidori . . August 24, 2020.
  12. Web site: Legislator Details - George Darany . . August 24, 2020.
  13. Web site: Legislator Details - Abdullah Hammoud . . August 24, 2020.
  14. Web site: Meet Rep. Pepper . 2022-08-28 . housedems.com . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2022-01-30 . Q&A with Jeff Pepper, special election candidate for the State House in the 15th District . August 31, 2022. Arab American News . en-US.
  16. Web site: Legislator Details - Erin Byrnes. . January 1, 2023.
  17. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 383 . October 17, 2022.
  18. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 464 . October 17, 2022.
  19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. October 17, 2022.
  20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. October 17, 2022.
  21. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. October 17, 2022.
  22. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 15. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/015.pdf . April 15, 2022.