Michigan's 44th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 44th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Steve Frisbie R – Pennfield Township
Demographics	70%  White 14%  Black 7%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 6%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	89,996
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 44th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 44th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Calhoun 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]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Floyd J. Mattheeussen		Democratic	1965–1966	Benton Harbor	[4]
Lionel J. Stacey		Republican	1967–1968	Benton Harbor	[5]
Ray C. Mittan		Republican	1969–1978	Benton Harbor	[6]
Lad S. Stacey		Republican	1979–1990	Berrien Springs	[7]
Robert Brackenridge		Republican	1991–1992	St. Joseph	[8]
David N. Galloway		Republican	1993–1998	White Lake Township	[9]
Mike Kowall		Republican	1999–2002	White Lake Township	[10]
John P. Stakoe		Republican	2003–2008	Highland	[11]
Eileen Kowall		Republican	2009–2014	White Lake Township	[12]
Jim Runestad		Republican	2015–2018	White Lake Township	[13]
Matt Maddock		Republican	2019–2022	Milford Township	[14]
Jim Haadsma		Democratic	2023–2025	Battle Creek	[15]
Steve Frisbie		Republican	2025–present	Pennfield Township	[16]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Frisbie	20,895	50.1
	Democratic	Jim Haadsma	20,816	49.9
Total votes			41,711	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Haadsma	16,007	52.2
	Republican	Dave Morgan	14,631	47.8
Total votes			30,638	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Maddock	35,416	59.5
	Democratic	Denise Forrest	24,067	40.5
Total votes			59,483	100
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Maddock	26,186	57.5
	Democratic	Laura Dodd	19,329	42.5
Total votes			45,515	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Runestad	33,731	68.6
	Democratic	Mark Venie	15,470	31.4
Total votes			49,201	100
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Runestad	21,840	67.8
	Democratic	Mark Venie	10,359	32.2
Total votes			32,199	100
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eileen Kowall	29,772	62.8
	Democratic	Tom Crawford	15,744	33.2
	Libertarian	Scott Poquette	1,901	4.0
Total votes			47,417	100
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eileen Kowall	25,714	70.5
	Democratic	Philip Fabrizio	9,395	25.8
	Libertarian	Thomas Johnson	1,355	3.7
Total votes			36,464	100
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eileen Kowall	33,271	66.6
	Democratic	Mark Venie	16,685	33.4
Total votes			49,956	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Harbor Benton Township Berrien Township (part) Coloma Coloma Township Hagar Township Pipestone Township Royalton Township Sodus Township Watervliet Watervliet Township Cass County (part) Dowagiac Silver Creek Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Harbor Benton Township Berrien Township Niles Niles Township (part) Pipestone Township Cass County (part) Dowagiac Milton Township (part) Pokagon Township Silver Creek Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Harbor Benton Township Berrien Township Coloma Coloma Township Hagar Township Pipestone Township Royalton Township Sodus Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Township Watervliet Watervliet Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Oakland County (part) Waterford Township White Lake Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Oakland County (part) Clarkston Highland Township Independence Township Springfield Township White Lake Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Oakland County (part) Highland Township Milford Township Springfield Township Waterford Township (part) White Lake Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[31]

References

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