Michigan's 22nd House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	22
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Matt Koleszar
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Plymouth
Percent White:	87
Percent Black:	2
Percent Hispanic:	3
Percent Asian:	5
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	2
Population:	89,965
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Michigan's 22nd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 22nd 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
Daisy Elliott	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	^[4]
Gary Owen	bgcolor=		Democratic	1973–1988	Ypsilanti	^[5]
Kirk Profit	bgcolor=		Democratic	1989–1992	Ypsilanti	^[6]
Gregory E. Pitoniak	bgcolor=		Democratic	1993–1997	Taylor	Resigned when appointed mayor of Taylor.^[7]
Raymond E. Basham	bgcolor=		Democratic	1997–2002	Taylor	^[8]
Hoon-Yung Hopgood	bgcolor=		Democratic	2003–2008	Taylor	^[9]
Doug Geiss	bgcolor=		Democratic	2009–2012	Taylor	^[10]
Harold Haugh	bgcolor=		Democratic	2013–2014	Roseville	^[11]
John Chirkun	bgcolor=		Democratic	2015–2020	Roseville	^[12] ^[13]
Richard Steenland	bgcolor=		Democratic	2021–2022	Roseville	^[14] ^[15]
Matt Koleszar	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	Plymouth	^[16]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Washtenaw County (part) Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township Wayne County (part) Belleville Romulus Township (part) Van Buren Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Washtenaw County (part) Northfield Township Salem Township Superior Township Webster Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Wayne County (part) Romulus Taylor (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[20]
	Wayne County (part) Romulus Taylor	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[21]
	Macomb County (part) Roseville Warren (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 22, 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 - Daisy Elliott . . August 27, 2020.
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Gary Mack Owen . . August 27, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Kirk A. Profit . . August 27, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Gregory E. Pitoniak . . August 27, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Raymond E. Basham . . August 27, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Hoon-Yung Hopgood . . August 27, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Douglas A. Geiss . . August 27, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Harold L. Haugh . . August 27, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - John Chirkun . . August 27, 2020.
13. Web site: https://ballotpedia.org/John_Chirkun. John_Chirkun. . March 15, 2021.
14. Web site: https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Steenland. Richard Steenland. . March 15, 2021.
15. Web site: Legislator Details - Richard Steenland. . January 1, 2023.
16. Web site: Legislator Details - Matt Koleszar. . January 1, 2023.
17. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 384 . October 17, 2022.
18. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 465 . 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 22. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/022.pdf . April 15, 2022.