Michigan's 24th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	24
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Ranjeev Puri
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Canton
Percent White:	63
Percent Black:	9
Percent Hispanic:	4
Percent Asian:	20
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	4
Population:	92,309
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Michigan's 24th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 24th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County.^[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
James Del Rio	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	^[4]
Clifford H. Smart	bgcolor=		Republican	1973–1974	Walled Lake	^[5]
Richard D. Fessler	bgcolor=		Republican	1975–1982	West Bloomfield	Lived in Union Lake until around 1981.^[6]
Robert D. McGee	bgcolor=		Republican	1983–1984	Union Lake	^[7]
David M. Honigman	bgcolor=		Republican	1985–1990	West Bloomfield	^[8]
Barbara Jeane Dobb	bgcolor=		Republican	1991–1992	Union Lake	^[9]
Joseph Palamara	bgcolor=		Democratic	1993–1998	Wyandotte	^[10]
William J. O'Neil	bgcolor=		Democratic	1999–2002	Allen Park	^[11]
Jack Brandenburg	bgcolor=		Republican	2003–2008	Harrison Township	^[12]
Sarah Roberts	bgcolor=		Democratic	2009–2010	St. Clair Shores	^[13]
Anthony G. Forlini	bgcolor=		Republican	2011–2016	Harrison Township	^[14]
Steve Marino	bgcolor=		Republican	2017–2022	Harrison Township	^[15]
Ranjeev Puri	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	Canton	^[16]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Oakland County (part) Commerce Township Lyon Township Keego Harbor Milford Township Northville (part) Novi Novi Township Orchard Lake Village South Lyon Walled Lake West Bloomfield Township (part) White Lake Township Wixom	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Oakland County (part) Commerce Township Orchard Lake Village Walled Lake West Bloomfield Township Wixom	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Wayne County (part) Allen Park (part) Riverview Southgate Wyandotte	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[20]
	Macomb County (part) Harrison Township Lake Township St. Clair Shores	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[21]
	Macomb County (part) Clinton Township (part) Harrison Township Macomb Township (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 21, MI. Census Reporter.
2. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . October 17, 2022.
3. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 10, 2020 .
4. Web site: Legislator Details - James DelRio . . August 27, 2020.
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Clifford H. Smart . . August 27, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Richard D. Fessler . . August 27, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Robert D. McGee . . August 27, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - David M. Honigman . . August 27, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Barbara Jeane Dobb . . August 27, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Joseph Palamara . . August 27, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - William J. ONeil . . August 27, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Jack Brandenburg . . August 27, 2020.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Sarah B. Roberts . . August 27, 2020.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Anthony Forlini . . August 27, 2020.
15. Web site: Legislator Details - Steve Marino . . August 27, 2020.
16. Web site: Legislator Details - Ranjeev Puri. . January 1, 2023.
17. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 384 . October 17, 2022.
18. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 465 . October 17, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. October 17, 2022.
20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. October 17, 2022.
21. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. October 17, 2022.
22. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 24. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/024.pdf . April 15, 2022.