Michigan's 27th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	27
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Jaime Churches
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Wyandotte
Percent White:	85
Percent Black:	4
Percent Hispanic:	7
Percent Asian:	1
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	3
Population:	90,079
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Michigan's 27th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 27th 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
William R. Copeland	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1974	Wyandotte	^[4]
Jeffrey D. Padden	bgcolor=		Democratic	1975–1982	Wyandotte	^[5]
Joe Porreca	bgcolor=		Democratic	1983–1992	Trenton	^[6]
Nick Ciaramitaro	bgcolor=		Democratic	1993–1998	Roseville	^[7]
Michael Switalski	bgcolor=		Democratic	1999–2002	Roseville	^[8]
Andy Meisner	bgcolor=		Democratic	2003–2008	Ferndale	^[9]
Ellen Lipton	bgcolor=		Democratic	2009–2014	Huntington Woods	^[10]
Robert Wittenberg	bgcolor=		Democratic	2015–2020	Huntington Woods	Lived in Oak Park from around 2015 to 2018.^[11]
Regina Weiss	bgcolor=		Democratic	2021–2022	Oak Park	^[12]
Jaime Churches	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	Wyandotte	^[13]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Ecorse (part) Lincoln Park (part) Wyandotte (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[14]
	Wayne County (part) Grosse Ile Township Riverview Trenton (part) Wyandotte (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[15]
	Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township Riverview Rockwood Trenton Woodhaven	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[16]
	Macomb County (part) East Detroit Roseville St. Clair Shores (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Ferndale Hazel Park Huntington Woods Oak Park (part) Pleasant Ridge	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Ferndale Hazel Park Huntington Woods Oak Park Pleasant Ridge Royal Oak Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 27, 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 - William R. Copeland . . April 22, 2021.
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Jeffrey D. Padden . . April 22, 2021.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Vincent "Joe" Porreca . . April 22, 2021.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Nick Ciaramitaro . . April 22, 2021.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Michael N. Switalski . . April 22, 2021.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Andrew E. Meisner . . April 22, 2021.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Ellen Lipton . . April 22, 2021.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Robert Wittenberg . . April 22, 2021.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Regina Weiss . . April 22, 2021.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Jaime Churches. . January 1, 2023.
14. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 384 . October 17, 2022.
15. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 466 . October 17, 2022.
16. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. October 17, 2022.
17. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. October 17, 2022.
18. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. October 17, 2022.
19. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 27. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/027.pdf . April 15, 2022.