Michigan's 59th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 59th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 59th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Macomb 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 59th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Doug Wozniak R–Shelby Charter Township
Demographics	89% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	88,336
Notes	[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Charles J. Davis		Republican	1965–1968	Onondaga	[4]
Jim N. Brown		Republican	1969–1972	Okemos	Lived in Mason until around 1971.[5]
H. Lynn Jondahl		Democratic	1973–1992	Okemos	Lived in East Lansing until around 1989.[6]
Glenn S. Oxender		Republican	1993–1998	Sturgis	[7]
Cameron S. Brown		Republican	1999–2002	Sturgis	[8]
Rick S. Shaffer		Republican	2003–2008	Three Rivers	[9]
Matt Lori		Republican	2009–2014	Constantine	[10]
Aaron Miller		Republican	2015–2020	Sturgis	[11][12]
Steve Carra		Republican	2021–2022	Three Rivers	[13][14][15]
Doug Wozniak		Republican	2023–present	Shelby Charter Township	[16]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Miller	20,922	66.25
	Democratic	Dennis B. Smith	10,656	33.75
Total votes			31,578	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Miller (incumbent)	24,342	66.77%
	Democratic	Carol Higgins	12,117	33.23%
Total votes			36,459	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Miller	14,141	62.25
	Democratic	Mike Moroz	8,574	37.75
Total votes			22,715	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Lori	22,510	62.27
	Democratic	Mike Moroz	13,640	37.73
Total votes			36,150	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Lori	17,603	72
	Democratic	Carol Higgins	6,846	28
Total votes			24,449	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Lori	23,826	59.86
	Democratic	Carol Higgins	15,977	40.14
Total votes			39,803	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Ingham County (part) Bunker Hill Township East Lansing (part) Ingham Township Leroy Township Leslie Township Locke Township Mason Meridian Township Onondaga Township Stockbridge Township Vevay Township Wheatfield Township White Oak Township Williamston Williamstown Township Jackson County (part) Springport Township Tompkins Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Ingham County (part) East Lansing Lansing (part) Lansing Township (part) Meridian Township Williamstown Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Ingham County (part) East Lansing Locke Township Meridian Township Wheatfield Township Williamston Williamstown Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Cass County (part) Calvin Township Howard Township Jefferson Township Marcellus Township Mason Township Milton Township Newberg Township Niles Ontwa Township Penn Township Porter Township St. Joseph County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Cass County (part) Calvin Township Jefferson Township La Grange Township (part) Marcellus Township Mason Township Milton Township Newberg Township Penn Township Pokagon Township Porter Township Volinia Township St. Joseph County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Cass County (part) Calvin Township Dowagiac Jefferson Township La Grange Township Marcellus Township Mason Township Newberg Township Penn Township Pokagon Township Porter Township Volinia Township Wayne Township St. Joseph County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[28]

References

1. "State House District 59, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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5. "Legislator Details - Jim N. Brown". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
6. "Legislator Details - H. Lynn Jondahl". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
7. "Legislator Details - Glenn S. Oxender". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
8. "Legislator Details - Cameron S. Brown". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
9. "Legislator Details - Rick S. Shaffer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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13. "Steve Carra". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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20. "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
21. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
22. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
23. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 388. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
24. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 469. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
25. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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27. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
28. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 59" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.