Michigan's 59th House of Representatives district

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox legislative district

|state= Michigan

|district= 59

|chamber= House of Representatives

|image=350px

|representative= Doug Wozniak

|party= Republican

|residence= Shelby Charter Township

|Democratic=

|Republican=

|NPP=

|percent_white= 89

|percent_black= 2

|percent_hispanic= 3

|percent_asian= 4

|percent_native_american=

|percent_pacific_islander=

|percent_other_race=

|percent_multiracial = 2

|population=88,336

|population_year= 2022

|voting_age=

|citizen_voting_age=

|registered=

|notes= {{Cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US26059/|title=State House District 59, MI|website=Census Reporter}}}}

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.{{cite web |URL=https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4|title=Hickory_House|publisher=Michigan |accessdate=August 13, 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 10, 2020 }}

List of representatives

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! Representative

! colspan="2" | Party

! Dates

! Residence

! Notes

Charles J. Davis

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

Republican

| 1965–1968

| Onondaga

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/789|title=Legislator Details - Charles J. Davis |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 13, 2020}}

Jim N. Brown

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

Republican

| 1969–1972

| Okemos

| Lived in Mason until around 1971.{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2980|title=Legislator Details - Jim N. Brown |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 13, 2020}}

H. Lynn Jondahl

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

Democratic

| 1973–1992

| Okemos

| Lived in East Lansing until around 1989.{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2052|title=Legislator Details - H. Lynn Jondahl |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 14, 2020}}

Glenn S. Oxender

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

Republican

| 1993–1998

| Sturgis

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/752|title=Legislator Details - Glenn S. Oxender |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 14, 2020}}

Cameron S. Brown

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

Republican

| 1999–2002

| Sturgis

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2345|title=Legislator Details - Cameron S. Brown |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 14, 2020}}

Rick S. Shaffer

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

Republican

| 2003–2008

| Three Rivers

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4396|title=Legislator Details - Rick S. Shaffer |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 14, 2020}}

Matt Lori

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

Republican

| 2009–2014

| Constantine

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3506|title=Legislator Details - Matt (Matthew) Lori |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 14, 2020}}

Aaron Miller

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

Republican

| 2015–2020

| Sturgis

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5414|title=Legislator Details - Aaron Miller |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 14, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Aaron_Miller_(Michigan)|title=Aaron Miller (Michigan)|publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=April 6, 2021}}

Steve Carra

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

Republican

|2021–2022

|Three Rivers

|{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Carra|title=Steve Carra|publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=April 6, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/01/whos-new-in-the-michigan-house-of-representatives.html|title=Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives|publisher=MLive |access-date=April 6, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5568|title=Legislator Details - Steve Carra|publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=January 1, 2023}}

Doug Wozniak

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

Republican

| 2023–present

| Shelby Charter Township

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5515|title=Legislator Details - Douglas Wozniak|publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=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 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing, U.S.}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Aaron Miller

|votes = 20,922

|percentage = 66.25

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Dennis B. Smith

|votes = 10,656

|percentage = 33.75

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 31,578

|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 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing, U.S.}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Aaron Miller (incumbent)

|votes = 24,342

|percentage = 66.77%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Carol Higgins

|votes = 12,117

|percentage = 33.23%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 36,459

|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 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing, U.S.}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Aaron Miller

|votes = 14,141

|percentage = 62.25

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Mike Moroz

|votes = 8,574

|percentage = 37.75

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 22,715

|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 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing, U.S.}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Matt Lori

|votes = 22,510

|percentage = 62.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Mike Moroz

|votes = 13,640

|percentage = 37.73

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 36,150

|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= 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 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing, U.S.}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Matt Lori

|votes = 17603

|percentage = 72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Carol Higgins

|votes = 6846

|percentage = 28

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 24449

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Republican 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 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing, U.S.}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Matt Lori

|votes = 23826

|percentage = 59.86

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Carol Higgins

|votes = 15977

|percentage = 40.14

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 39803

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner =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

Ingham County (part)

Jackson 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=388 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}
Ingham County (part)
  • East Lansing
  • Lansing (part)
  • Lansing Township (part)
  • Meridian Township
  • Williamstown Township (part)
  • 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=469 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}
    Ingham County (part)
  • East Lansing
  • Locke Township
  • Meridian Township
  • Wheatfield Township
  • Williamston
  • Williamstown 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 13, 2022}}
    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{{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 13, 2022}}
    Cass County (part)

    St. Joseph County

    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 13, 2022}}
    150pxCass County (part)

    St. Joseph County

    2011 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/039.pdf | title=MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 59| access-date=August 13, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/059.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2022}}

    References

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    {{Michigan legislature seats}}

    {{Michigan House of Representatives}}

    Category:Michigan House of Representatives districts

    Category:Cass County, Michigan

    Category:St. Joseph County, Michigan