Michigan's 59th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	59
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Doug Wozniak
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Shelby Charter Township
Percent White:	85.4
Percent Black:	4.1
Percent Hispanic:	6.2
Percent Asian:	0.6
Percent Other Race:	0.7
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	3.0^[1]
Population:	93,020^[2]
Population Year:	2010

Michigan's 59th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 59th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Macomb County.^[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
Charles J. Davis	bgcolor=		Republican	1965–1968	Onondaga	^[5]
Jim N. Brown	bgcolor=		Republican	1969–1972	Okemos	Lived in Mason until around 1971.^[6]
H. Lynn Jondahl	bgcolor=		Democratic	1973–1992	Okemos	Lived in East Lansing until around 1989.^[7]
Glenn S. Oxender	bgcolor=		Republican	1993–1998	Sturgis	^[8]
Cameron S. Brown	bgcolor=		Republican	1999–2002	Sturgis	^[9]
Rick S. Shaffer	bgcolor=		Republican	2003–2008	Three Rivers	^[10]
Matt Lori	bgcolor=		Republican	2009–2014	Constantine	^[11]
Aaron Miller	bgcolor=		Republican	2015–2020	Sturgis	^[12] ^[13]
Steve Carra	bgcolor=		Republican	2021–2022	Three Rivers	^[14] ^[15] ^[16]
Doug Wozniak	bgcolor=		Republican	2023–present	Shelby Charter Township	^[17]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Ingham County (part) Bunker Hill Township East Lansing (part) Ingham Township Leroy Township Leslie Township Locke Township Mason Meridian Township Onondaga Township Stockbridge Township Vevay Township Wheatfield Township White Oak Township Williamston Williamstown Township Jackson County (part) Springport Township Tompkins Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Ingham County (part) East Lansing Lansing (part) Lansing Township (part) Meridian Township Williamstown Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Ingham County (part) East Lansing Locke Township Meridian Township Wheatfield Township Williamston Williamstown Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[20]
	Cass County (part) Calvin Township Howard Township Jefferson Township Marcellus Township Mason Township Milton Township Newberg Township Niles Ontwa Township Penn Township Porter Township St. Joseph County	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[21]
	Cass County (part) Calvin Township Jefferson Township La Grange Township (part) Marcellus Township Mason Township Milton Township Newberg Township Penn Township Pokagon Township Porter Township Volinia Township St. Joseph County	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[22]
	Cass County (part) Calvin Township Dowagiac Jefferson Township La Grange Township Marcellus Township Mason Township Newberg Township Penn Township Pokagon Township Porter Township Volinia Township Wayne Township St. Joseph County	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[23]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race and Ethnicity in State House District 59, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
2. Web site: Population of State House District 59, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
3. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . August 13, 2022.
4. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 10, 2020 .
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Charles J. Davis . . June 13, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Jim N. Brown . . June 13, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - H. Lynn Jondahl . . June 14, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Glenn S. Oxender . . June 14, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Cameron S. Brown . . June 14, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Rick S. Shaffer . . June 14, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Matt (Matthew) Lori . . June 14, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Aaron Miller . . June 14, 2020.
13. Web site: Aaron Miller (Michigan). . April 6, 2021.
14. Web site: Steve Carra. . April 6, 2021.
15. Web site: Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives. . April 6, 2021.
16. Web site: Legislator Details - Steve Carra. . January 1, 2023.
17. Web site: Legislator Details - Douglas Wozniak. . January 1, 2023.
18. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 388 . August 13, 2022.
19. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 469 . August 13, 2022.
20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. August 13, 2022.
21. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. August 13, 2022.
22. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. August 13, 2022.
23. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 59. August 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/059.pdf . April 15, 2022.