Michigan's 4th House of Representatives district

American legislative district

Michigan's 4th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Karen Whitsett
D–Detroit
Demographics24.4% White
57.3% Black
0.7% Hispanic
13.1% Asian
0.9% Other
Population (2010)87,958
NotesSources available at [1] and [2]

Michigan's 4th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 4th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Detroit's Midtown and New Center neighborhoods, and all of the city of Hamtramck.[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
William B. Fitzgerald Democratic 1965–1970 Detroit Died in office in 1970[5]
William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. Democratic 1971–1972 Detroit Redistricted to the 12th district.

Elected in special election to replace his father, Mar. 8, 1971[6]

Alma G. Stallworth Democratic 1973–1974 Detroit Redistricted from the 15th district
George Cushingberry, Jr. Democratic 1975–1982 Detroit
Alma G. Stallworth Democratic 1983–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 12th district
Joseph F. Young, Jr. Democratic 1993–1994 Detroit Redistricted from the 15th district
Ed Vaughn Democratic 1995–2000 Detroit Term limited
Mary D. Waters Democratic 2001–2006 Detroit[7] Term limited
Coleman Young II Democratic 2007–2010 Detroit[8]
Maureen Stapleton Democratic 2011–2012 Detroit[9]
Rose Mary Robinson Democratic 2013–2018 Detroit[10] Term limited
Isaac Robinson Democratic 2019–2020 Detroit Died in office in 2020[11]
Abraham Aiyash Democratic 2020–2022 Hamtramck [12][13]
Karen Whitsett Democratic 2023–present Detroit [14]

District Boundaries

Years County Municipalities Map Notes
2013–present Wayne Detroit (including Midtown and New Center), Hamtramck
2003–2012 Wayne Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and part of Downtown and Midtown)
1993–2002 Wayne Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and Upper East Side and part of Midtown)
2011–2022 Wayne Detroit (part), Hamtramck
[15]

Recent Elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abraham Aiyash 27,263 89.75
Republican Howard Weathington 1,736 5.71
Working Class Linda Rayburn 1,023 3.37
Independent Md Rabbi Alam 355 1.17
Total votes 30,377 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Isaac Robinson 19,984 94.55
Republican Howard Weathington 1,153 5.45
Turnout 21,137 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rose Mary C. Robinson 24,790 91.87
Republican Matt Schonert 1,397 5.18
Green Dan Finn 796 2.95
Turnout 26,983 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rose Mary C. Robinson 15,609 94.57
Republican Edith Floyd 896 5.43
Turnout 16,505 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rose Mary C. Robinson 27,512 95.30
Republican Ron Michalski 1,356 4.70
Turnout 28,868 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maureen L. Stapleton 15,561 94.89
Republican Lillian L. Smith 547 3.34
Democratic Danetta L. Simpson 291 1.77
Turnout 16,399 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Coleman Young II 28,114 100.00
Turnout 28,114 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

References

  1. ^ "Michigan House of Representatives". Michigan House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Overview of State House District 4, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Michigan State House District 4: 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Fitzgerald family of Michigan". Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Michigan Manual: Biographical Sketches" (PDF). Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "House of Representatives, 2005-2006" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "House of Representatives, 2007-2008" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  10. ^ "House of Representatives, 2015–2016" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - Isaac Robinson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives". MLive. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "Legislator Details - Abraham Aiyash". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Legislator Details - Karen S. Whitsett". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 4" (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)