Michigan's 17th House of Representatives district

American legislative district

Michigan's 17th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Laurie Pohutsky
D–Livonia
Demographics88.6% White
4.6% Black
4.2% Hispanic
0.5% Asian
0.5% Other
1.6[1]% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)87,638[2]

Michigan's 17th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 17th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County.[3] 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.[4]

List of representatives

Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
J. Harold Stevens Republican 1965–1968 Detroit [5]
Weldon O. Yeager Republican 1969–1970 Detroit [6]
William M. Brodhead Democratic 1971–1972 Detroit [7]
Frank V. Wierzbicki Democratic 1973–1982 Detroit [8]
Raymond M. Murphy Democratic 1983–1992 Detroit [9]
William R. Keith Democratic 1993–1994 Garden City [10]
Thomas H. Kelly Democratic 1995–2000 Wayne [11]
Jim A. Plakas Democratic 2001–2002 Garden City [12]
Daniel S. Paletko Democratic 2003–2004 Dearborn Heights [13]
Andy Dillon Democratic 2005–2010 Redford Township [14]
Phil Cavanagh Democratic 2011–2012 Redford Township [15]
Bill LaVoy Democratic 2013–2016 Monroe [16]
Joe Bellino Republican 2017–2022 Monroe [17]
Laurie Pohutsky Democratic 2023–present Livonia [18]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Bellino 18,513 55.66
Democratic Michelle LaVoy 14,750 44.34
Total votes 33,263
Republican hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Bellino 20,232 52.23%
Democratic Bill LaVoy 17,151 44.27%
Constitution Jeff Andring 1,355 3.50%
Total votes 38,738 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill LaVoy 14,623 59.62
Republican Charles Londo 9,903 40.38
Total votes 24,526 100.0
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill LaVoy 22,339 61.32
Republican Anne Rossio 14,092 38.68
Total votes 36,431 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Cavanagh 16,668 62.54
Republican Mike Adams 9,985 37.46
Total votes 26,653 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Dillon 27,860 66.06
Republican Sandra Eggers 14,311 33.94
Total votes 42,171 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [25]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [26]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [27]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [28]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [29]
Monroe County (part)

Wayne County (part)

2011 Apportionment Plan [30]

References

  1. ^ "Race and Ethnicity in State House District 17, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Population of State House District 17, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - J. Harold Stevens". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Weldon Osborne Yeager". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Legislator Details - William M. Brodhead". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Legislator Details - Frank V. Wierzbicki". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Legislator Details - Raymond M. Murphy". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Legislator Details - William R. Keith". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - Thomas H. Kelly". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Legislator Details - Jim A. Plakas". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Legislator Details - Daniel S. Paletko". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Legislator Details - Andy Dillon". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Legislator Details - Philip M Cavanagh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "Legislator Details - Bill LaVoy". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Legislator Details - Joseph N. Bellino". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Legislator Details - Laurie Pohutsky". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 383. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  26. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 464. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  27. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  28. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  29. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  30. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 17" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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102nd Legislature (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Joe Tate (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Laurie Pohutsky (D)
Majority Floor Leader
Abraham Aiyash (D)
Minority Leader
Matt Hall (R)
  1. ▌Tyrone Carter (D)
  2. ▌Tullio Liberati (D)
  3. ▌Alabas Farhat (D)
  4. ▌Karen Whitsett (D)
  5. ▌Natalie Price (D)
  6. ▌Regina Weiss (D)
  7. ▌Helena Scott (D)
  8. ▌Mike McFall (D)
  9. ▌Abraham Aiyash (D)
  10. ▌Joe Tate (D)
  11. ▌Veronica Paiz (D)
  12. ▌Kimberly Edwards (D)
  13. ▌Vacant
  14. ▌Donavan McKinney (D)
  15. ▌Erin Byrnes (D)
  16. ▌Stephanie Young (D)
  17. ▌Laurie Pohutsky (D)
  18. ▌Jason Hoskins (D)
  19. ▌Samantha Steckloff (D)
  20. ▌Noah Arbit (D)
  21. ▌Kelly Breen (D)
  22. ▌Matt Koleszar (D)
  23. ▌Jason Morgan (D)
  24. ▌Ranjeev Puri (D)
  25. ▌Vacant
  26. ▌Dylan Wegela (D)
  27. ▌Jaime Churches (D)
  28. ▌Jamie Thompson (R)
  29. ▌James DeSana (R)
  30. ▌William Bruck (R)
  31. ▌Reggie Miller (D)
  32. ▌Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D)
  33. ▌Felicia Brabec (D)
  34. ▌Dale Zorn (R)
  35. ▌Andrew Fink (R)
  36. ▌Steve Carra (R)
  37. ▌Brad Paquette (R)
  38. ▌Joey Andrews (D)
  39. ▌Pauline Wendzel (R)
  40. ▌Christine Morse (D)
  41. ▌Julie Rogers (D)
  42. ▌Matt Hall (R)
  43. ▌Rachelle Smit (R)
  44. ▌Jim Haadsma (D)
  45. ▌Sarah Lightner (R)
  46. ▌Kathy Schmaltz (R)
  47. ▌Carrie Rheingans (D)
  48. ▌Jennifer Conlin (D)
  49. ▌Ann Bollin (R)
  50. ▌Bob Bezotte (R)
  51. ▌Matt Maddock (R)
  52. ▌Mike Harris (R)
  53. ▌Brenda Carter (D)
  54. ▌Donni Steele (R)
  55. ▌Mark Tisdel (R)
  56. ▌Sharon MacDonell (D)
  57. ▌Thomas Kuhn (R)
  58. ▌Nate Shannon (D)
  59. ▌Doug Wozniak (R)
  60. ▌Joseph Aragona (R)
  61. ▌Denise Mentzer (D)
  62. ▌Alicia St. Germaine (R)
  63. ▌Jay DeBoyer (R)
  64. ▌Andrew Beeler (R)
  65. ▌Jaime Greene (R)
  66. ▌Josh Schriver (R)
  67. ▌Phil Green (R)
  68. ▌David Martin (R)
  69. ▌Jasper Martus (D)
  70. ▌Cynthia Neeley (D)
  71. ▌Brian BeGole (R)
  72. ▌Mike Mueller (R)
  73. ▌Julie Brixie (D)
  74. ▌Kara Hope (D)
  75. ▌Penelope Tsernoglou (D)
  76. ▌Angela Witwer (D)
  77. ▌Emily Dievendorf (D)
  78. ▌Gina Johnsen (R)
  79. ▌Angela Rigas (R)
  80. ▌Phil Skaggs (D)
  81. ▌Rachel Hood (D)
  82. ▌Kristian Grant (D)
  83. ▌John Wesley Fitzgerald (D)
  84. ▌Carol Glanville (D)
  85. ▌Bradley Slagh (R)
  86. ▌Nancy De Boer (R)
  87. ▌Will Snyder (D)
  88. ▌Greg VanWoerkom (R)
  89. ▌Luke Meerman (R)
  90. ▌Bryan Posthumus (R)
  91. ▌Pat Outman (R)
  92. ▌Jerry Neyer (R)
  93. ▌Graham Filler (R)
  94. ▌Amos O'Neal (D)
  95. ▌Bill G. Schuette (R)
  96. ▌Timothy Beson (R)
  97. ▌Matthew Bierlein (R)
  98. ▌Gregory Alexander (R)
  99. ▌Mike Hoadley (R)
  100. ▌Tom Kunse (R)
  101. ▌Joseph Fox (R)
  102. ▌Curt VanderWall (R)
  103. ▌Betsy Coffia (D)
  104. ▌John Roth (R)
  105. ▌Ken Borton (R)
  106. ▌Cam Cavitt (R)
  107. ▌Neil Friske (R)
  108. ▌David Prestin (R)
  109. ▌Jenn Hill (D)
  110. ▌Gregory Markkanen (R)