Michigan's 86th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	86
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Nancy De Boer
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Holland
Percent White:	90.0
Percent Black:	2.5
Percent Hispanic:	2.9
Percent Asian:	2.0
Percent Other Race:	0.3
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	2.3^[1]
Population:	96,544^[2]
Population Year:	2010

Michigan's 86th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 86th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives in parts of Allegan and Ottawa 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
Carl O. Little	bgcolor=		Republican	1965–1968	Saginaw	^[5]
Bert C. Brennan	bgcolor=		Republican	1969–1972	Saginaw	^[6]
Robert D. Young	bgcolor=		Republican	1973–1974	Saginaw	^[7]
Donald J. Albosta	bgcolor=		Democratic	1975–1976	St. Charles	^[8]
Lewis N. Dodak	bgcolor=		Democratic	1977–1992	Birch Run	^[9]
Alan Cropsey	bgcolor=		Republican	1993–1998	DeWitt	^[10]
Valde Garcia	bgcolor=		Republican	1999–2001	St. Johns	Resigned to join the Michigan Senate.^[11]
Scott Hummel	bgcolor=		Republican	2001–2002	DeWitt	^[12]
James L. Koetje	bgcolor=		Republican	2003–2004	Walker	^[13]
Dave Hildenbrand	bgcolor=		Republican	2005–2010	Lowell	^[14]
Lisa Lyons	bgcolor=		Republican	2011–2016	Alto	^[15]
Thomas Albert	bgcolor=		Republican	2017–2022	Lowell	Lived in Belding until around 2019.^[16]
Nancy De Boer	bgcolor=		Republican	2023–present	Holland	^[17]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Saginaw County (part) Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Kochville Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township Thomas Township Tittabawassee Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Bay County (part) Hampton Township Merritt Township Portsmouth Township Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Bridgeport Township Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township (part) Spaulding Township St. Charles Township Taymouth Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Bay County (part) Bangor Township Hampton Township Merritt Township Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Bridgeport Township Buena Vista Township Frankenmuth Frankenmuth Township Maple Grove Township Spaulding Township Taymouth Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[20]
	Clinton County (part) Bath Township Bengal Township Bingham Township Dallas Township DeWitt DeWitt Township Eagle Township Essex Township Greenbush Township Lebanon Township Olive Township Riley Township St. Johns Watertown Township Westphalia Township Ionia County (part) Danby Township Ionia (part) Ionia Township Lyons Township North Plains Township Orange Township Orleans Township Portland Portland Township Ronald Township Sebewa Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[21]
	Kent County (part) Ada Township Bowne Township East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids (part) Grand Rapids Township Grattan Township Lowell Lowell Township Vergennes Township Walker	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[22]
	Ionia County (part) Belding Berlin Township (part) Easton Township Ionia Ionia Township Orleans Township Kent County (part) Ada Township Bowne Township Caledonia Township Cascade Township Grattan Township Lowell Lowell Township Vergennes Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[23]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race and Ethnicity in State House District 86, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
2. Web site: Population of State House District 86, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
3. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . September 9, 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 - Carl O. Little . . July 28, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Bert C. Brennan . . July 28, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Robert D. Young . . July 28, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Donald Joseph Albosta . . July 28, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Lewis N. Dodak . . July 28, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Alan Lee Cropsey . . July 28, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Valde Garcia . . July 28, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Scott Hummel . . July 28, 2020.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - James L. Koetje . . July 28, 2020.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Dave Hildenbrand . . July 28, 2020.
15. Web site: Legislator Details - Lisa Lyons . . July 28, 2020.
16. Web site: Legislator Details - Thomas Albert . . July 28, 2020.
17. Web site: Legislator Details - Nancy DeBoer. . January 1, 2023.
18. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 391 . September 9, 2022.
19. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 472 . September 9, 2022.
20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. September 9, 2022.
21. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. September 9, 2022.
22. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. September 9, 2022.
23. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 86. September 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/086.pdf . April 15, 2022.