Michigan's 4th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 4th congressional district.

Michigan's 4th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Karen Whitsett D – Detroit
Demographics	41%  White 52%  Black 2%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,603
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 4th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 4th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Detroit's Midtown and New Center neighborhoods, and all of the city of Hamtramck. ^[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
William B. Fitzgerald		Democratic	1965–1970	Detroit	Died in office in 1970 [4]
William B. Fitzgerald, Jr.		Democratic	1971–1972	Detroit	Redistricted to the 12th district. Elected in special election to replace his father, Mar. 8, 1971 [5]
Alma G. Stallworth		Democratic	1973–1974	Detroit	Redistricted from the 15th district
George Cushingberry, Jr.		Democratic	1975–1982	Detroit
Alma G. Stallworth		Democratic	1983–1992	Detroit	Redistricted to the 12th district
Joseph F. Young, Jr.		Democratic	1993–1994	Detroit	Redistricted from the 15th district
Ed Vaughn		Democratic	1995–2000	Detroit	Term limited
Mary D. Waters		Democratic	2001–2006	Detroit [6]	Term limited
Coleman Young II		Democratic	2007–2010	Detroit [7]
Maureen Stapleton		Democratic	2011–2012	Detroit [8]
Rose Mary Robinson		Democratic	2013–2018	Detroit [9]	Term limited
Isaac Robinson		Democratic	2019–2020	Detroit	Died in office in 2020 [10]
Abraham Aiyash		Democratic	2020–2022	Hamtramck	[11] [12]
Karen Whitsett		Democratic	2023–present	Detroit	[13]

District Boundaries

Years	County	Municipalities	Map	Notes
2013–present	Wayne	Detroit (including Midtown and New Center), Hamtramck
2003–2012	Wayne	Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and part of Downtown and Midtown)
1993–2002	Wayne	Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and Upper East Side and part of Midtown)
2011–2022	Wayne	Detroit (part), Hamtramck		[14]

Recent elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abraham Aiyash	27,263	89.75
	Republican	Howard Weathington	1,736	5.71
	Working Class	Linda Rayburn	1,023	3.37
	Independent	Md Rabbi Alam	355	1.17
Total votes			30,377	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isaac Robinson	19,984	94.55
	Republican	Howard Weathington	1,153	5.45
Turnout			21,137	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rose Mary C. Robinson	24,790	91.87
	Republican	Matt Schonert	1,397	5.18
	Green	Dan Finn	796	2.95
Turnout			26,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rose Mary C. Robinson	15,609	94.57
	Republican	Edith Floyd	896	5.43
Turnout			16,505	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rose Mary C. Robinson	27,512	95.30
	Republican	Ron Michalski	1,356	4.70
Turnout			28,868	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maureen L. Stapleton	15,561	94.89
	Republican	Lillian L. Smith	547	3.34
	Democratic	Danetta L. Simpson	291	1.77
Turnout			16,399	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Coleman Young II	28,114	100.00
Turnout			28,114	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

Main article: 2006 Michigan House of Representatives election

References

1. "State House District 4, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Michigan State House District 4: 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
4. "Fitzgerald family of Michigan". Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
5. "Michigan Manual: Biographical Sketches" (PDF). Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
6. "House of Representatives, 2005-2006" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
7. "House of Representatives, 2007-2008" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
8. "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
9. "House of Representatives, 2015–2016" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
10. "Legislator Details - Isaac Robinson". Library of Michigan . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
11. "Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives". MLive . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
12. "Legislator Details - Abraham Aiyash". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
13. "Legislator Details - Karen S. Whitsett". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
14. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.