Michigan's 29th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 29th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 29th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Monroe and Wayne counties.^[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 29th State House of Representatives district
Representative	James DeSana R–Carleton
Demographics	38.4% White 38.7% Black 13.0% Hispanic 5.3% Asian 0.6% Other 4.0^[1]% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	89,489^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Alfred A. Sheridan		Democratic	1965–1982	Taylor	Died in office on January 17, 1982.^[5]
Rick C. Sitz		Democratic	1982–1988	Taylor	^[6]
Gregory E. Pitoniak		Democratic	1989–1992	Taylor	^[7]
Dennis Olshove		Democratic	1993–1998	Warren	^[8]
Jennifer Faunce		Republican	1999–2002	Warren	^[9]
Clarence E. Phillips		Democratic	2003–2006	Pontiac	Resigned after being elected mayor of Pontiac.^[10]
Hayes Jones		Democratic	2006	Pontiac	^[11]
Tim W. Melton		Democratic	2007–2011	Auburn Hills	Resigned to become a national education lobbyist.^[12]
Tim Greimel		Democratic	2012–2018	Auburn Hills	^[13]
Brenda Carter		Democratic	2019–2022	Pontiac	^[14]
James DeSana		Republican	2023–present	Carleton	^[15]

Recent Elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Carter	27,099	72.89
	Republican	S. Dave Sullivan	10,079	27.11
Total votes			37,178	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Carter	19,964	74.11
	Republican	Timothy D. Carrier	6,974	25.89
Total votes			26,938	100
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Greimel	23,097	71.25
	Republican	Garren Griffith	8,253	25.46
	Green	Artelia Marie Leak	1,068	3.29
Total votes			32,418	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Greimel	15,042	73.66
	Republican	David Lonier	5,380	26.34
Total votes			20,422	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Greimel	25,577	77.40
	Republican	Brian Stebick	7,467	22.60
Total votes			33,044	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim W. Melton	14,199	60.31
	Republican	Bret Allen	9,344	39.69
Total votes			23,543	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim W. Melton	25,695	83.51
	Republican	Scott Sampeer	5,075	16.49
Total votes			30,770	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Taylor Township Rockwood Trenton (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
	Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Flat Rock Gibraltar Rockwood Taylor (part) Trenton (part) Woodhaven	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
	Wayne County (part) Taylor	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
	Macomb County (part) Sterling Heights (part) Warren (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
	Oakland County (part) Auburn Hills Pontiac	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
	Oakland County (part) Auburn Hills Keego Harbor Orchard Lake Village Pontiac Sylvan Lake	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[28]

References

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2. "Population of State House District 29, 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.
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24. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 466. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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27. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
28. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.