Michigan's 16th House of Representatives district explained

Michigan's 16th House of Representatives district should not be confused with Michigan's 16th congressional district.

State:	Michigan
District:	16
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Stephanie A. Young
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Detroit
Percent White:	34
Percent Black:	58
Percent Hispanic:	3
Percent Asian:	1
Percent Other Race:	1
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	3
Population:	94,894
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Michigan's 16th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 16th 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
Josephine D. Hunsinger		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	^[4]
Matthew McNeely	1973–1982		^[5]
Juanita Watkins	1983–1990		^[6]
Hansen Clarke	1991–1992		^[7]
Richard A. Young	1993–1994		Dearborn	^[8]
James R. Ryan	bgcolor=		Republican	1995–1996	Redford	^[9]
Bob Brown		Democratic	1997–2002	Dearborn Heights	^[10]
Jim A. Plakas	2003–2006		Garden City	^[11]
Bob Constan	2007–2012		Dearborn Heights	^[12]
Robert Kosowski	2013–2018		Westland	^[13]
Kevin Coleman	2019–2022			^[14]
Stephanie A. Young	2023–present		Detroit	^[15]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[16]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Ecorse River Rouge	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn Heights Redford Township (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Wayne County (part) Allen Park (part) Dearborn Heights (part) Garden City Inkster	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[20]
	Wayne County (part) Wayne Westland (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 16, 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 - Josephine Drivinsky Hunsinger . . August 24, 2020.
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Matthew McNeely . . August 24, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Juanita Watkins . . August 25, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Hansen Clarke . . August 25, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Richard Arthur Young . . August 25, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - James Rogers Ryan . . August 25, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Bob Brown . . August 25, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Jim A. Plakas . . August 25, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Bob Constan . . August 25, 2020.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Robert L. Kosowski . . August 25, 2020.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Kevin Coleman . . August 25, 2020.
15. Web site: Legislator Details - Stephanie Young. . January 1, 2023.
16. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 383 . October 17, 2022.
17. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 464 . October 17, 2022.
18. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. October 17, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. October 17, 2022.
20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. October 17, 2022.
21. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 16. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/016.pdf . April 15, 2022.