Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district

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Michigan's 37th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Brad Paquette
R – Niles
Demographics79.6%  White
5.4%  Black
7.1%  Hispanic
1.8%  Asian
0.4%  Native American
0.6% Other
5.1%  Multiracial
Population (2024)91,222
Notes [1]

Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the counties of Berrien and Cass. [2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the reapportionment of state legislative districts from a county-based system to a proportional one following the Supreme Court case Reynolds v. Sims . [3] It is currently represented by Republican Brad Paquette of Niles.

Contents

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsResidenceNotes
Vincent J. Petitpren Democratic 1965–1970 Wayne [4]
Thomas H. Brown 1971–1982 Westland [5]
Edward E. Mahalak1983–1984 Romulus Redistricted from the 38th district. [6]
James A. Kosteva1985–1992 Canton Township [7]
Jan Clark Dolan Republican 1993–1996 Farmington Hills Redistricted from the 69th district. [8]
Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski 1997–2002 Farmington Hills Term limited. [9]
Aldo Vagnozzi Democratic 2003–2008 Farmington Hills Term limited. [10]
Vicki L. Barnett 2009–2014 Farmington Hills Term limited. [11]
Christine Greig 2015–2020 Farmington (until around 2016); Farmington Hills Term limited. [12]
Samantha Steckloff 2021–2022 Farmington Hills Redistricted to the 19th district. [13]
Brad Paquette Republican 2023–present Niles Redistricted from the 78th district. [14]

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [15]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [16]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [17]
Oakland County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [18]
Oakland County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [19]
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Oakland County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [20]
Berrien County (part)

Cass County (part)

2021 Apportionment Plan [a] [2]

Recent elections

2020s

2026 Michigan House of Representatives election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Paquette (incumbent) 21,907 58.83
Democratic Angela M. Jones15,33241.17
Total votes37,239 100
Republican hold
2024 Michigan House of Representatives election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Paquette 30,265 64.89
Democratic Angela M. Jones16,37935.11
Total votes46,644 100
Republican hold
2022 Michigan House of Representatives election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Paquette 23,392 64.69
Democratic Naomi Ludman12,22335.31
Total votes34,615 100
Republican gain from Democratic
2020 Michigan House of Representatives election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Samantha Steckloff 34,590 63.88
Republican Mitch Swoboda18,46434.1
Libertarian James K. Young1,0922.02
Total votes54,146 100
Democratic hold

2010s

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Greig 28,777 67.2
Republican Mitch Swoboda14,03232.8
Total votes42,809 100
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Greig 29,181 60.6
Republican Mitch Swoboda17,20935.8
Libertarian James K. Young1,7433.6
Total votes48,133 100
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Greig 19,148 57.2
Republican Richard Lerner14,35942.9
Total votes33,507 100
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vicki Barnett 29,554 61.7
Republican Bruce Lilley18,35438.3
Total votes47,908 100
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vicki Barnett 21,223 62.1
Republican Christopher Atallah12,92937.9
Total votes34,152 100
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vicki Barnett 28,570 60.1
Republican Paul Welday18,95339.9
Total votes47,523 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 37, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. 1 2 "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 37 - 2021 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). www.michigan.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "In Re Apportionment of State Legislature (Mich. 1964)". Justia . Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - Vincent J. Petitpren". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - Thomas H. Brown". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Legislator Details - Edward E. Mahalak". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Legislator Details - James A. Kosteva". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - Jan Clark Dolan". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - Andrew Raczkowski". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - Aldo Vagnozzi". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - Vicki L. Barnett". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - Christine Greig". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Legislator Details - Samantha Steckloff". Library of Michigan . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Brad Paquette". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 384. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 467. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  17. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  18. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 37" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  21. ↑ "2026 Michigan Election Results (State General)". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved November 4, 2026.
  22. ↑ "2024 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  23. ↑ "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  24. ↑ "2020 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  25. ↑ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  26. ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  27. ↑ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  28. ↑ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  29. ↑ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  30. ↑ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

Notes

  1. ↑ Referred to as the Hickory plan.
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