Michigan's 39th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	39
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Pauline Wendzel
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Watervliet
Percent White:	81.7
Percent Black:	8.4
Percent Hispanic:	2.6
Percent Asian:	5.2
Percent Other Race:	0.4
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	1.7
Population:	94,889^[1]

Michigan's 39th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 39th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Van Buren, Allegan, and Berrien 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
Raymond C. Kehres	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1980	Monroe	^[4]
Patrick L. Harrington	bgcolor=		Democratic	1981–1982	Monroe	^[5]
Jerry Carl Bartnik	bgcolor=		Democratic	1981–1982	Temperance	^[6]
Barbara Jeane Dobb	bgcolor=		Republican	1993–1998	Commerce Township	^[7]
Marc Shulman	bgcolor=		Republican	1999–2004	West Bloomfield	^[8]
David Law	bgcolor=		Republican	2005–2008	West Bloomfield	^[9]
Lisa Brown	bgcolor=		Democratic	2009–2012	West Bloomfield	^[10]
Klint Kesto	bgcolor=		Republican	2013–2018	Commerce Township	^[11]
Ryan Berman	bgcolor=		Republican	2019–2022	Commerce Township	^[12]
Pauline Wendzel	bgcolor=		Republican	2023–present	Watervliet	^[13]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township La Salle Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township Whiteford Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[14]
	Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Berlin Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township (part) La Salle Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[15]
	Monroe County (part) Berlin Township Bedford Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township (part) Ida Township La Salle Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[16]
	Oakland County (part) Commerce Township Orchard Lake Village West Bloomfield Township Keego Harbor	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Oakland County (part) Commerce Township West Bloomfield Township (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Oakland County (part) Commerce Township Wixom West Bloomfield Township (Part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population of State House District 39, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . September 1, 2022 .
2. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . August 3, 2022.
3. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 9, 2020 .
4. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2055 . Legislator Details - Raymond C. Kehres . . June 9, 2020.
5. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4670 . Legislator Details - Patrick L. Harrington . . June 9, 2020.
6. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/748. Legislator Details - Jerry Carl Bartnik . . June 9, 2020.
7. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3191. Legislator Details - Barbara Jeane Dobb . . June 9, 2020.
8. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/1295. Legislator Details - Marc Shulman . . June 9, 2020.
9. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2097. Legislator Details - David Law . . June 9, 2020.
10. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5153. Legislator Details - Lisa S. Brown . . June 9, 2020.
11. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2154. Legislator Details - Klint Kesto . . June 9, 2020.
12. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5518. Legislator Details - Ryan Berman . . June 9, 2020.
13. Web site: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5532. Legislator Details - Pauline Wendzel. . January 1, 2023.
14. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 385 . August 4, 2022.
15. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 467 . August 4, 2022.
16. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. August 3, 2022.
17. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. August 3, 2022.
18. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. August 3, 2022.
19. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 39. August 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/039.pdf . April 15, 2022.