Michigan's 79th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 79th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Angela Rigas R – Caledonia Township, Kent County
Demographics	83%  White 4%  Black 5%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,275
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 79th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 79th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Allegan, Barry, and Kent 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

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Bobby Crim		Democratic	1965–1966	Davison	[4]
James F. Smith		Republican	1967–1972	Davison	[5]
F. Robert Edwards		Republican	1973–1976	Flint	[6]
Joe Conroy		Democratic	1977–1982	Flint	[7]
John D. Cherry		Democratic	1983–1986	Clio	[8]
Nate Jonker		Democratic	1987–1992	Clio	[9]
Robert Brackenridge		Republican	1993–1998	St. Joseph	[10]
Charles T. LaSata		Republican	1999–2004	St. Joseph	[11]
John Proos		Republican	2005–2010	St. Joseph	[12]
Al Pscholka		Republican	2011–2016	Stevensville	[13]
Kim LaSata		Republican	2017–2018	Bainbridge	[14]
Pauline Wendzel		Republican	2019–2022	Watervliet	[15]
Angela Rigas		Republican	2023–present	Caledonia Township	[16]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angela Rigas	36,511	66.2
	Democratic	Jason Rubin	18,635	33.8
Total votes			55,146	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angela Rigas	29,510	65.8
	Democratic	Kimberly Kennedy-Barrington	15,360	34.2
Total votes			44,870	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pauline Wendzel	25,656	56.6
	Democratic	Chokwe Pitchford	19,658	43.4
Total votes			45,314	100
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pauline Wendzel	19,411	55.7
	Democratic	Joey B. Andrews	15,451	44.3
Total votes			34,862	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim LaSata	23,657	58.8
	Democratic	Marletta Seats	15,461	38.4
	Constitution	Carl G. Oehling	1,129	2.8
Total votes			40,247	100
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Pscholka	14,742	58.6
	Democratic	Eric Lester	9,911	39.4
	Constitution	Carl Oehling	497	2.0
Total votes			25,150	100
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Pscholka	21,490	52.8
	Democratic	Jim Hahn	18,630	45.7
	Constitution	Carl Oehling	613	1.5
Total votes			40,733	100
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Pscholka	17,291	66.4
	Democratic	Mary Brown	8,757	33.6
Total votes			26,048	100
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Proos	25,440	57.3
	Democratic	Jim Hahn	18,964	42.7
Total votes			44,404	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Genesee County (part) Atlas Township Burton Township Clio Davison Davison Township Forest Township Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Genesee County (part) Flint (part) Flint Township (part) Mount Morris Township (part) Vienna Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Genesee County (part) Clayton Township (part) Clio Flushing Flushing Township Forest Township Montrose Township Mount Morris Township Thetford Township Vienna Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Charter Township Benton Harbor Coloma Coloma Charter Township Hagar Township Lincoln Charter Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Charter Township Watervliet Watervliet Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Charter Township Benton Harbor Bridgman Coloma Coloma Charter Township Hagar Township Lake Charter Township Lincoln Charter Township Royalton Township Sodus Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Charter Township Watervliet Watervliet Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Charter Township Benton Harbor Bridgman Coloma Coloma Charter Township Hagar Township Lake Charter Township Lincoln Charter Township Royalton Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Charter Township Watervliet Watervliet Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[31]

References

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