Michigan's 4th House of Representatives district explained

Michigan's 4th House of Representatives district should not be confused with Michigan's 4th congressional district.

State:	Michigan
District:	4
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Karen Whitsett
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Detroit
Percent White:	41
Percent Black:	52
Percent Hispanic:	2
Percent Asian:	1
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	4
Population:	90,603
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Michigan's 4th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 4th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Detroit's Midtown and New Center neighborhoods, and all of the city of Hamtramck.^[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 B. Fitzgerald	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1970	Detroit	Died in office in 1970^[4]
William B. Fitzgerald, Jr.	bgcolor=		Democratic	1971–1972	Detroit	Redistricted to the 12th district.Elected in special election to replace his father, Mar. 8, 1971^[5]
Alma G. Stallworth	bgcolor=		Democratic	1973–1974	Detroit	Redistricted from the 15th district
George Cushingberry, Jr.	bgcolor=		Democratic	1975–1982	Detroit
Alma G. Stallworth	bgcolor=		Democratic	1983–1992	Detroit	Redistricted to the 12th district
Joseph F. Young, Jr.	bgcolor=		Democratic	1993–1994	Detroit	Redistricted from the 15th district
Ed Vaughn	bgcolor=		Democratic	1995–2000	Detroit	Term limited
Mary D. Waters	bgcolor=		Democratic	2001–2006	Detroit^[6]	Term limited
Coleman Young II	bgcolor=		Democratic	2007–2010	Detroit^[7]
Maureen Stapleton	bgcolor=		Democratic	2011–2012	Detroit^[8]
Rose Mary Robinson	bgcolor=		Democratic	2013–2018	Detroit^[9]	Term limited
Isaac Robinson	bgcolor=		Democratic	2019–2020	Detroit	Died in office in 2020^[10]
Abraham Aiyash	bgcolor=		Democratic	2020–2022	Hamtramck	^[11] ^[12]
Karen Whitsett	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	Detroit	^[13]

District Boundaries

Years	County	Municipalities	Map	Notes
2013–present	Wayne	Detroit (including Midtown and New Center), Hamtramck
2003–2012	Wayne	Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and part of Downtown and Midtown)
1993–2002	Wayne	Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and Upper East Side and part of Midtown)
2011–2022	Wayne	Detroit (part), Hamtramck		^[14]

Recent Elections

2006

See main article: 2006 Michigan House of Representatives election.

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 4, MI. Census Reporter.
2. Web site: Michigan State House District 4: 2011 Apportionment Plan . PDF . Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget . January 22, 2017 .
3. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . January 21, 2017 .
4. Web site: Fitzgerald family of Michigan . Political Graveyard . January 22, 2017 .
5. Web site: Michigan Manual: Biographical Sketches . PDF . Michigan Secretary of State . January 22, 2017 .
6. Web site: House of Representatives, 2005-2006 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . January 22, 2017 .
7. Web site: House of Representatives, 2007-2008 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . January 22, 2017 .
8. Web site: House of Representatives, 2011-2012 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . January 22, 2017 .
9. Web site: House of Representatives, 2015–2016 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . January 21, 2017 .
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Isaac Robinson . . June 15, 2021.
11. Web site: Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives. . June 15, 2021.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Abraham Aiyash. . January 1, 2023.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Karen S. Whitsett. . January 1, 2023.
14. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 4. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/004.pdf . April 15, 2022.