Michigan's 3rd House of Representatives district should not be confused with Michigan's 3rd congressional district.
| State: | Michigan |
| District: | 3 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Alabas Farhat |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Dearborn |
| Percent Black: | 52 |
| Percent White: | 34 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 8 |
| Percent Asian: | 2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 4 |
| Population: | 90,939 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Notes: | [1] |
Michigan's 3rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 3rd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the northeastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Detroit's East Side.[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]
| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William A. Ryan | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1965-72 | Detroit[4] | Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 3rd district | ||
| Casmer P. Ogonowski | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1973-82 | Detroit | Resigned March 15, 1982[5] after pleading guilty to extortion;[6] redistricted from the 19th district | ||
| Clem Bykowski | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1982 | Detroit | Elected in special election around June 1982[7] | ||
| Matthew McNeely | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1983-86 | Detroit | Redistricted from the 16th district | ||
| Ilona Varga | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1987-92 | Detroit[8] | |||
| Joe Young, Sr. | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1993-94 | Detroit | Died April 1994;[9] redistricted from the 15th district | ||
| Mary Lou Parks | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1994-98 | Detroit | Elected in special election to fill vacancy[10] | ||
| Artina Tinsley Hardman | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1999-04 | Detroit[11] | Term limited | ||
| LaMar Lemmons III | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2005-06 | Detroit[12] | Not to be confused with his father, LaMar Lemmons, Jr., a fellow state representative | ||
| Bettie Cook Scott | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2007-10 | Detroit | Later served in the 2nd district | ||
| Alberta Tinsley Talabi | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2011-12 | Detroit | Redistricted to the 2nd district | ||
| John Olumba | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2013 | Detroit[13] | Departed Democratic caucus to join the Independent Urban Democracy Caucus, February 19, 2013 | ||
| bgcolor= | Independent | 2013-14 | |||||
| Wendell Byrd | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2015-20. | Detroit[14] | |||
| Shri Thanedar | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2021-22 | Detroit[15] | [16] | ||
| Alabas Farhat | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2023-pres. | Dearborn | [17] | ||
| Years | County | Municipalities | Map | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–present | Wayne | Detroit (Upper East Side and much of the area around Palmer Park) | ||
| 2003-12 | Wayne | Detroit (Lower East Side) | ||
| 1993-2002 | Wayne | Detroit (Lower East Side) | ||
| 2011-2022 | Wayne | Detroit (part) | [18] | |