Michigan's 39th House of Representatives district

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox legislative district

|state= Michigan

|district= 39

|chamber= House of Representatives

|image=350px

|representative= Pauline Wendzel

|party= Republican

|residence= Watervliet

|Democratic=

|Republican=

|NPP=

|percent_white= 82

|percent_black= 2

|percent_hispanic= 11

|percent_asian= 1

|percent_native_american=

|percent_pacific_islander=

|percent_other_race=

|percent_multiracial = 4

|population=90,851

|population_year= 2022

|voting_age=

|citizen_voting_age=

|registered=

|notes= {{Cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US26039/|title=State House District 39, MI|website=Census Reporter}}}}

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.{{cite web |URL=https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4|title=Hickory_House|publisher=Michigan |accessdate=August 3, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url = https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gvf0oh4uofei14qtifssh0vh))/documents/2015-2016/michiganmanual/2015-MM-P0261-p0262.pdf |format = PDF |title = Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 |publisher = Michigan Legislature |access-date = June 9, 2020 }}

List of representatives

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! Representative

! colspan="2" | Party

! Dates

! Residence

! Notes

Raymond C. Kehres

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

Democratic

| 1965–1980

| Monroe

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2055 |title=Legislator Details - Raymond C. Kehres |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Patrick L. Harrington

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

Democratic

| 1981–1982

| Monroe

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4670 |title=Legislator Details - Patrick L. Harrington |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Jerry Carl Bartnik

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

Democratic

| 1981–1982

| Temperance

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/748|title=Legislator Details - Jerry Carl Bartnik |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Barbara Jeane Dobb

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 1993–1998

| Commerce Township

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3191|title=Legislator Details - Barbara Jeane Dobb |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Marc Shulman

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 1999–2004

| West Bloomfield

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/1295|title=Legislator Details - Marc Shulman |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

David Law

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2005–2008

| West Bloomfield

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2097|title=Legislator Details - David Law |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Lisa Brown

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

Democratic

| 2009–2012

| West Bloomfield

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5153|title=Legislator Details - Lisa S. Brown |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Klint Kesto

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2013–2018

| Commerce Township

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2154|title=Legislator Details - Klint Kesto |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Ryan Berman

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2019–2022

| Commerce Township

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5518|title=Legislator Details - Ryan Berman |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

Pauline Wendzel

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2023–present

| Watervliet

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5532|title=Legislator Details - Pauline Wendzel|publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=January 1, 2023}}

Recent elections

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2018 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2018 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2018GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Ryan Berman

|votes = 23,173

|percentage = 54.15

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jennifer Suidan

|votes = 18,093

|percentage = 42.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Anthony Croff

|votes = 1,531

|percentage = 3.58

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 42,797

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2016 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2016 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2016GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Klint Kesto

|votes = 25,024

|percentage = 50.41%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Michael Stack

|votes = 20,975

|percentage = 42.25%

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Beth McGrath

|votes = 3,643

|percentage = 7.34%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 49,642

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2014 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2014 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2014GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Klint Kesto

|votes = 16,741

|percentage = 52.25

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sandy Colvin

|votes = 15,299

|percentage = 47.75

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 32,040

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2012 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2012 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2012GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Klint Kesto

|votes = 24,382

|percentage = 53.25

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Pam Jackson

|votes = 21,403

|percentage = 46.75

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 45,785

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

|loser = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2010 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2010 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2010GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Lisa Brown

|votes = 17138

|percentage = 49.08

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Lois Shulman

|votes = 17051

|percentage = 48.83

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party =Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate =Nathan Allen

|votes =727

|percentage =2.08

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 34916

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2008 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2008 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2008GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Lisa Brown

|votes = 25426

|percentage = 51.59

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Amy Peterman

|votes = 22721

|percentage = 46.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party =Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate =Jerry Plas

|votes =1133

|percentage =2.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 49280

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner =Democratic Party (US)

|loser =Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

Historical district boundaries

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! style="width:200pt;" | Description

! style="width:130pt;" | Apportionment Plan

! style="width:15pt;" | Notes

Monroe County (part)

1964 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179256 | title=Michigan Manual 1965/1966 |publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1965|page=385 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}
Monroe County (part)
  • Bedford Township
  • Berlin Township
  • Erie Township
  • Frenchtown Township (part)
  • La Salle Township
  • Luna Pier
  • Monroe
  • Monroe Township
  • 1972 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179306 | title=Michigan Manual 1975/1976 |publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1975|page=467 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}
    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{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(u4ifdywmcyzh4c0r40ye5yak))/documents/1989-1990/michiganmanual/1989-MM-P0296-P0325.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1989| access-date=August 3, 2022}}
    Oakland County (part)
  • Commerce Township
  • Orchard Lake Village
  • West Bloomfield Township
  • Keego Harbor
  • 1992 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(z2hc01dhxe00jejkw53plcvs))/documents/1995-1996/michiganmanual/1995-MM-P0307-P0321.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1995| access-date=August 3, 2022}}
    Oakland County (part)
  • Commerce Township
  • West Bloomfield Township (part)
  • 2001 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(z2hc01dhxe00jejkw53plcvs))/documents/2001-2002/michiganmanual/2001-mm-p0323-p032S.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=2001| access-date=August 3, 2022}}
    150pxOakland County (part)
  • Commerce Township
  • Wixom
  • West Bloomfield Township (Part)
  • 2011 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/039.pdf | title=MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 39| access-date=August 2, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/039.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2022}}

    References

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    Category:Oakland County, Michigan