Michigan's 101st House of Representatives district

Michigan's 101st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 101st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties, as well as all of Newaygo and Wexford counties.^[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]

Michigan's 101st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Joseph Fox R–Fremont
Demographics	91.9% White 1.2% Black 3.1% Hispanic 0.4% Asian 1.7% Other
Population (2010)	92,430[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
J. Bob Traxler		Democratic	1965–1974	Bay City	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.[4]
Colleen Engler		Republican	1975–1977	Bay City	[5][6]
James A. Barcia		Democratic	1977–1983	Bay City	[7]
Thomas L. Hickner		Democratic	1983–1993	Bay City	[8]
William Bobier		Republican	1993–1999	Hesperia	[9]
David C. Mead		Republican	1999–2003	Frankfort	[10]
David W. Palsrok		Republican	2003–2009	Manistee	[11]
Dan Scripps		Democratic	2009–2011	Leland	[12]
Ray Franz		Republican	2011–2017	Onekama	[13]
Curt VanderWall		Republican	2017–2019	Ludington	[14]
Jack O'Malley		Republican	2019–2022	Lake Ann	[15]
Joseph Fox		Republican	2023–present	Fremont	[16]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack O'Malley	28,249	57.69
	Democratic	Kathy Wiejaczka	20,715	42.31
Total votes			48,964	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt VanderWall	27,852	54.01%
	Democratic	Dan Scripps	23,719	45.99%
Total votes			51,571	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Franz	18,637	50.43
	Democratic	Tom Stobie	18,316	49.57
Total votes			36,953	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Franz	25,198	51.04
	Democratic	Allen O'Shea	24,175	48.96
Total votes			49,373	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Franz	19,386	51.18
	Democratic	Dan Scripps	18,494	48.82
Total votes			37,880	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Scripps	30,979	59.89
	Republican	Ray Franz	20,746	40.11
Total votes			51,725	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Bay County (part) Bangor Township Bay City Fraser Township Kawkawlin Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Bay County (part) Bangor Township Bay City Essexville Frankenlust Township Monitor Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Bay County (part) Auburn Bay City Beaver Township Essexville Frankenlust Township Fraser Township Garfield Township Gibson Township Kawkawlin Township Midland (part) Monitor Township Mount Forest Township Pinconning Pinconning Township Portsmouth Township Williams Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Benzie County Manistee County Mason County Oceana County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Benzie County Leelanau County Manistee County Mason County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Benzie County Leelanau County Manistee County Mason County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[28]

References

1. "Population of State House District 101, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
4. "Legislator Details - Jerome Robert (Bob) Traxler". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
5. "Legislator Details - Colleen House". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
6. "Legislator Details - Colleen House Engler". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
7. "Legislator Details - James A. Barcia". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
8. "Legislator Details - Thomas L. Hickner". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
9. "Legislator Details - William Bobier". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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21. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
22. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
23. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 392. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
24. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 474. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
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27. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
28. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 101" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.