Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	37
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Brad Paquette
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Niles
Percent White:	81
Percent Black:	6
Percent Hispanic:	7
Percent Asian:	1
Percent Native American:	1
Percent Other Race:	1
Percent Multiracial:	4
Population:	91,240
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 37th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Berrien and Cass counties.^[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
Vincent J. Petitpren	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1970	Wayne	^[4]
Thomas H. Brown	bgcolor=		Democratic	1971–1982	Westland	^[5]
Edward E. Mahalak	bgcolor=		Democratic	1983–1984	Romulus	^[6]
James A. Kosteva	bgcolor=		Democratic	1985–1992	Canton	^[7]
Jan C. Dolan	bgcolor=		Republican	1993–1996	Farmington Hills	^[8]
Rocky Raczkowski	bgcolor=		Republican	1997–2002	Farmington Hills	^[9]
Aldo Vagnozzi	bgcolor=		Democratic	2003–2008	Farmington Hills	^[10]
Vicki Barnett	bgcolor=		Democratic	2009–2014	Farmington Hills	^[11]
Christine Greig	bgcolor=		Democratic	2015–2020	Farmington	^[12]
Samantha Steckloff	bgcolor=		Democratic	2021–2022	Farmington Hills	^[13]
Brad Paquette	bgcolor=		Republican	2023–present	Niles	^[14]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Inkster (part) Nankin Township Wayne	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[15]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township Plymouth (part) Wayne (part) Westland (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[16]
	Wayne County (part) Belleville Canton Township (part) Romulus Van Buren Township Wayne	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Oakland County (part) Farmington Farmington Hills	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Oakland County (part) Farmington Farmington Hills	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Oakland County (part) Farmington Farmington Hills	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 37, MI. Census Reporter.
2. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . September 27, 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 - Vincent J. Petitpren . . April 23, 2021.
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Thomas H. Brown . . April 23, 2021.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Edward E. Mahalak . . April 23, 2021.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - James A. Kosteva . . April 23, 2021.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Jan Clark Dolan . . April 23, 2021.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Andrew Raczkowski . . April 23, 2021.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Aldo Vagnozzi . . April 23, 2021.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Vicki L. Barnett . . April 23, 2021.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Christine Greig . . April 23, 2021.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Samantha Steckloff . . April 23, 2021.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Brad Paquette. . January 1, 2023.
15. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 384 . September 27, 2022.
16. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 467 . September 27, 2022.
17. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. September 26, 2022.
18. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. September 26, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. September 26, 2022.
20. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 37. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/037.pdf . April 15, 2022.