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

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Jack Faxon	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1970	Detroit	^[4]
Alma G. Stallworth	bgcolor=		Democratic	1971–1972	Detroit	^[5]
James Bradley	bgcolor=		Democratic	1973–1974	Detroit	^[6]
Joseph F. Young Sr.	bgcolor=		Democratic	1975–1978	Detroit	^[7]
Joseph F. Young Jr.	bgcolor=		Democratic	1979–1992	Detroit	^[8]
Agnes Dobronski	bgcolor=		Democratic	1993–1998	Dearborn	^[9]
Gary Woronchak	bgcolor=		Republican	1999–2004	Dearborn	^[10]
Gino Polidori	bgcolor=		Democratic	2005–2010	Dearborn	^[11]
George Darany	bgcolor=		Democratic	2011–2016	Dearborn	^[12]
Abdullah Hammoud	bgcolor=		Democratic	2017–2021	Dearborn	Resigned to become mayor of Dearborn.^[13]
Jeffrey Pepper	bgcolor=		Democratic	2022	Dearborn	^[14] ^[15]
Erin Byrnes	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	Dearborn	^[16]

Recent Elections

2008

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[20]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[21]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn (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.