Michigan's 46th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	46
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Kathy Schmaltz
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Jackson
Percent White:	90.1
Percent Black:	1.7
Percent Hispanic:	3.9
Percent Asian:	2.5
Percent Other Race:	0.2
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	1.6^[1]
Population:	93,871^[2]
Population Year:	2010

Michigan's 46th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 46th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Jackson and Washtenaw counties.^[3] 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.^[4]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Homer Arnett	bgcolor=		Republican	1965–1966	Kalamazoo	^[5]
William V. Weber	bgcolor=		Republican	1967–1972	Kalamazoo	^[6]
Howard Wolpe	bgcolor=		Democratic	1973–1976	Kalamazoo	^[7]
Mary Brown	bgcolor=		Democratic	1977–1992	Kalamazoo	^[8]
Tom F. Middleton	bgcolor=		Republican	1993–1998	Ortonville	^[9]
Ruth Johnson	bgcolor=		Republican	1999–2004	Holly Township	^[10]
James Marleau	bgcolor=		Republican	2005–2010	Lake Orion	^[11]
Bradford Jacobsen	bgcolor=		Republican	2011–2016	Oxford Township	^[12]
John Reilly	bgcolor=		Republican	2017–2022	Oakland Township	^[13]
Kathy Schmaltz	bgcolor=		Republican	2023–present	Jackson	^[14]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Kalamazoo County (part) Kalamazoo (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[15]
	Kalamazoo County (part) Kalamazoo (part) Kalamazoo Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[16]
	Kalamazoo County (part) Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Township (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Oakland County (part) Brandon Township Groveland Township Highland Township Holly Township Rose Township Independence Township Springfield Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Oakland County (part) Addison Township Brandon Township Groveland Township Holly Township Orion Township Oxford Township Rose Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Oakland County (part) Addison Township Brandon Township Oakland Charter Township (part) Orion Township Oxford Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race and Ethnicity in State House District 46, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 9, 2020 .
2. Web site: Population of State House District 46, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 9, 2020 .
3. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . August 4, 2022.
4. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 9, 2020 .
5. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/34. Legislator Details - Homer Arnett . . June 9, 2020.
6. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4503. Legislator Details - Dr. William V. Weber . . June 9, 2020.
7. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/233. Legislator Details - Howard Eliot Wolpe III . . June 9, 2020.
8. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/463. Legislator Details - Mary Carney Brown . . June 9, 2020.
9. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3196. Legislator Details - Thomas (Tom) F. Middleton . . June 9, 2020.
10. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/1300. Legislator Details - Ruth A. Johnson . . June 9, 2020.
11. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2100. Legislator Details - James Marleau . . June 9, 2020.
12. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4311. Legislator Details - Bradford C. Jacobsen . . June 9, 2020.
13. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5462. Legislator Details - John Reilly . . June 9, 2020.
14. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5621. Legislator Details - Kathy Schmaltz. . January 1, 2023.
15. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 386 . August 4, 2022.
16. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 468 . August 4, 2022.
17. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. August 3, 2022.
18. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. August 3, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. August 3, 2022.
20. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 46. August 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/046.pdf . April 15, 2022.