Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district

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Michigan's 37th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Brad Paquette
RNiles
Demographics63.9% White
19.4% Black
2.5% Hispanic
11.5% Asian
0.5% Other
Population (2010)91,680[1]

Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 37th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Berrien and Cass 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]

List of representatives[edit]

Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Vincent J. Petitpren Democratic 1965–1970 Wayne [4]
Thomas H. Brown Democratic 1971–1982 Westland [5]
Edward E. Mahalak Democratic 1983–1984 Romulus [6]
James A. Kosteva Democratic 1985–1992 Canton [7]
Jan C. Dolan Republican 1993–1996 Farmington Hills [8]
Rocky Raczkowski Republican 1997–2002 Farmington Hills [9]
Aldo Vagnozzi Democratic 2003–2008 Farmington Hills [10]
Vicki Barnett Democratic 2009–2014 Farmington Hills [11]
Christine Greig Democratic 2015–2020 Farmington [12]
Samantha Steckloff Democratic 2021–2022 Farmington Hills [13]
Brad Paquette Republican 2023–present Niles [14]

Recent Elections[edit]

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samantha Steckloff 34,590 63.88
Republican Mitch Swoboda 18,464 34.10
Libertarian James K. Young 1,092 2.02
Total votes 54,146 100.0
Democratic hold
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Greig 28,777 67.22
Republican Mitch Swoboda 14,032 32.78
Total votes 42,809 100.0
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Greig 29,181 60.63
Republican Mitch Swoboda 17,209 35.75
Libertarian James K. Young 1,743 3.62
Total votes 48,133 100.0
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Greig 19,148 57.15
Republican Richard Lerner 14,359 42.85
Total votes 33,507 100.0
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicki Barnett 29,554 61.69
Republican Bruce Lilley 18,354 38.31
Total votes 47,908 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicki Barnett 21,223 62.14
Republican Christopher Atallah 12,929 37.86
Total votes 34,152 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicki Barnett 28,570 60.12
Republican Paul Welday 18,953 39.88
Total votes 47,523 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries[edit]

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [22]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [23]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [24]
Oakland County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [25]
Oakland County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [26]
Oakland County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of State House District 37, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislator Details - Vincent J. Petitpren". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - Thomas H. Brown". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Edward E. Mahalak". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Legislator Details - James A. Kosteva". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Legislator Details - Jan Clark Dolan". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Legislator Details - Andrew Raczkowski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Legislator Details - Aldo Vagnozzi". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - Vicki L. Barnett". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Legislator Details - Christine Greig". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Legislator Details - Samantha Steckloff". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Legislator Details - Brad Paquette". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  16. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 384. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 467. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  24. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  25. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  26. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  27. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 37" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.