Michigan's 27th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 27th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 27th 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]

Michigan's 27th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Rylee Linting R–Wyandotte
Demographics	85% White 4% Black 7% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,079
Notes	[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
William R. Copeland		Democratic	1965–1974	Wyandotte	[4]
Jeffrey D. Padden		Democratic	1975–1982	Wyandotte	[5]
Joe Porreca		Democratic	1983–1992	Trenton	[6]
Nick Ciaramitaro		Democratic	1993–1998	Roseville	[7]
Michael Switalski		Democratic	1999–2002	Roseville	[8]
Andy Meisner		Democratic	2003–2008	Ferndale	[9]
Ellen Lipton		Democratic	2009–2014	Huntington Woods	[10]
Robert Wittenberg		Democratic	2015–2020	Huntington Woods	Lived in Oak Park from around 2015 to 2018.[11]
Regina Weiss		Democratic	2021–2022	Oak Park	[12]
Jaime Churches		Democratic	2023–2025	Wyandotte	[13]
Rylee Linting		Republican	2025-present	Wyandotte	[14]

Recent elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Regina Weiss	41,791	74.41
	Republican	Elizabeth Goss	12,574	22.39
	Libertarian	Gregory Scott Stempfle	913	1.63
	Green	Sherry A. Wells	886	1.58
Total votes			56,164	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wittenberg	35,051	78.51
	Republican	Janet Flessland	8,269	18.52
	Libertarian	Benjamin Carr	1,328	2.97
Total votes			44,648	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wittenberg	36,392	76.78
	Republican	Kyle Forrest	11,007	23.22
Total votes			47,399	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wittenberg	23,756	75.59
	Republican	Michael Ryan	7,672	24.41
Total votes			31,428	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Lipton	34,389	75.61
	Republican	Ezra Drissman	9,253	20.34
	Libertarian	John Wierzbicki	1,841	4.05
Total votes			45,483	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Lipton	19,245	69.89
	Republican	Michelangelo Fortuna III	8,293	30.11
Total votes			27,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Lipton	31,756	71.41
	Republican	David Micola	10,098	22.71
	Green	Shelley Bane	1,366	3.07
	Libertarian	John Skosnik	1,250	2.81
Total votes			44,470	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Ecorse (part) Lincoln Park (part) Wyandotte (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[22]
	Wayne County (part) Grosse Ile Township Riverview Trenton (part) Wyandotte (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township Riverview Rockwood Trenton Woodhaven	1982 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Macomb County (part) East Detroit Roseville St. Clair Shores (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Ferndale Hazel Park Huntington Woods Oak Park (part) Pleasant Ridge	2001 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Ferndale Hazel Park Huntington Woods Oak Park Pleasant Ridge Royal Oak Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[27]

References

1. "State House District 27, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
4. "Legislator Details - William R. Copeland". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
5. "Legislator Details - Jeffrey D. Padden". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
6. "Legislator Details - Vincent "Joe" Porreca". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
7. "Legislator Details - Nick Ciaramitaro". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
8. "Legislator Details - Michael N. Switalski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
9. "Legislator Details - Andrew E. Meisner". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
10. "Legislator Details - Ellen Lipton". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
11. "Legislator Details - Robert Wittenberg". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
12. "Legislator Details - Regina Weiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
13. "Legislator Details - Jaime Churches". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
14. "About Rylee Linting | Michigan House Republicans". gophouse.org. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
15. "2020 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
16. "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
17. "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
18. "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
19. "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
20. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
21. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
22. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 384. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
23. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 466. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
24. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
25. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
26. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
27. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 27" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.