Michigan's 22nd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 22nd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 22nd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County.[3] 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.[4]

Michigan's 22nd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Matt Koleszar
D–Plymouth
Demographics74.2% White
17.1% Black
2.3% Hispanic
3.0% Asian
0.7% Other
2.7[1]% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)85,787[2]

List of representatives
Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Daisy Elliott Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit [5]
Gary Owen Democratic 1973–1988 Ypsilanti [6]
Kirk Profit Democratic 1989–1992 Ypsilanti [7]
Gregory E. Pitoniak Democratic 1993–1997 Taylor Resigned when appointed mayor of Taylor.[8]
Raymond E. Basham Democratic 1997–2002 Taylor [9]
Hoon-Yung Hopgood Democratic 2003–2008 Taylor [10]
Doug Geiss Democratic 2009–2012 Taylor [11]
Harold Haugh Democratic 2013–2014 Roseville [12]
John Chirkun Democratic 2015–2020 Roseville [13][14]
Richard Steenland Democratic 2021–2022 Roseville [15][16]
Matt Koleszar Democratic 2023–present Plymouth [17]

Recent Elections
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chirkun 18,840 62.36
Republican Arthur Blundell 10,374 34.34
Libertarian Matt Kuehnel 999 3.31
Total votes 30,213
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chirkun 21,487 60.34%
Republican Jeff Bonnell 12,341 34.66%
Constitution Les Townsend 1,780 5.00%
Total votes 35,608 100.00%
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chirkun 13,461 63.96
Republican Jeff Bonnell 6,704 31.85
Constitution Les Townsend 882 4.19
Total votes 21,047 100.0
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold Haugh 24,077 70.38
Republican Art Blundell 10,134 29.62
Total votes 34,211 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Geiss 14,294 67.93
Republican Darrell McNeill 6,748 32.07
Total votes 21,042 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Geiss 25,673 70.58
Republican Darrell McNeill 6,780 18.64
Independent Charley Johnson 3,180 8.74
Libertarian Dennis Schlemmer 739 2.03
Total votes 36,372 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan[24]
Washtenaw County (part)

Wayne County (part)

 1972 Apportionment Plan[25]
Washtenaw County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan[26]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan[27]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan[28]
Macomb County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan[29]

References
  1. "Race and Ethnicity in State House District 22, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. "Population of State House District 22, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  4. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "Legislator Details - Daisy Elliott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  6. "Legislator Details - Gary Mack Owen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  7. "Legislator Details - Kirk A. Profit". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  8. "Legislator Details - Gregory E. Pitoniak". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  9. "Legislator Details - Raymond E. Basham". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. "Legislator Details - Hoon-Yung Hopgood". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. "Legislator Details - Douglas A. Geiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. "Legislator Details - Harold L. Haugh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. "Legislator Details - John Chirkun". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  14. "John_Chirkun". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  15. "Richard Steenland". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  16. "Legislator Details - Richard Steenland". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. "Legislator Details - Matt Koleszar". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  18. "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 384. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  25. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 465. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  26. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  27. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  28. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  29. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 22" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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