Michigan's 2nd House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 2nd congressional district.

Michigan's 2nd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 2nd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the northeastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Detroit's East Side and the Cities of Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse Pointe Park.^[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 2nd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Tullio Liberati D–Allen Park
Demographics	30.6% White 65.9% Black 1.3% Hispanic 0.4% Asian 0.4% Other 1.4% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	87,871
Notes	Sources available at^[1] and^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
James H. Karoub^[5]		Democratic	1965–68	Highland Park	Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 15th district^[6]
Ted Mrozowksi^[5]		Democratic^[7]	1969–72	Hamtramck
William M. Brodhead		Democratic	1973–74	Detroit	Redistricted from the 17th district^[5]
Jack E. Legel		Democratic	1975–80	Detroit
Burton Leland		Democratic	1981–92	Detroit
Curtis Hertel		Democratic	1993–98	Detroit	Redistricted from the 12th district; term limited
LaMar Lemmons III		Democratic	1999–2002	Detroit
Ken Daniels		Democratic	2003–04	Detroit	Redistricted from the 5th district
LaMar Lemmons, Jr.		Democratic	2005–10	Detroit	Term limited
Lisa Howze		Democratic	2011–12	Detroit
Alberta Tinsley-Talabi		Democratic	2013–16	Detroit^[8]	Redistricted from the 3rd district
Bettie Cook Scott		Democratic	2017–18	Detroit^[9]	Previously served in the 3rd district^[9]
Joe Tate		Democratic	2019–22	Detroit	^[10]
Tullio Liberati		Democratic	2023–pres.	Allen Park	^[11]

District Boundaries

Years	County	Municipalities	Map	Notes
2013–present	Wayne	Detroit (Lower East Side), Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Park
2003–12	Wayne	Detroit (Upper East Side)
2003–12	Wayne	Detroit (Upper East Side)

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Tate	21,512	73.05
	Republican	John Palffy	7,935	26.95
Total votes			29,447

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bettie Cook Scott	25,409	71.83
	Republican	Anthony Matthew Murray	9,962	28.16
Turnout			35,374
	Democratic hold		Swing

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alberta Tinsley Talabi	17,369	69.38
	Republican	Daniel J. Lamar	7,664	30.62
Turnout			25,033
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alberta Tinsley Talabi	28,990	71.78
	Republican	Daniel Corrigan Grano	10,549	25.90
	Green	Hans Christopher Barbe	938	2.32
Turnout			40,387
	Democratic hold		Swing

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lisa Howze	11,320	96.12
	Republican	Damian C. Mitchell	457	3.88
Turnout			11,777
	Democratic hold		Swing

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	LaMar Lemmons, Jr.	25,327	96.46
	Republican	Edith Floyd	930	3.54
	Write-In	Keeth Williams	0	0.00
Turnout			26,257
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Michigan House of Representatives". www.house.mi.gov.
2. "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com.
3. http://www.house.mi.gov/mhrpublic/2012DistrictMaps/002.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
4. https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gvf0oh4uofei14qtifssh0vh))/documents/2015-2016/michiganmanual/2015-MM-P0261-p0262.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
5. http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/1973-1974/michiganmanual/1973-MM-P0103-P0106.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
6. Michigan Secretary of State, Michigan Manual (1964 edition), 188. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049855;view=1up;seq=256
7. Michigan Department of Administration, Michigan Manual (1969 edition), 203. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179272;view=1up;seq=271;size=75
8. https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gvf0oh4uofei14qtifssh0vh))/documents/2015-2016/michiganmanual/2015-MM-P0165-p0166.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
9. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/MichiganManual/2009-2010/09-10_MM_III_pp_153_Scott_Bettie.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
10. "Legislator Details - Joseph Tate". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
11. "Legislator Details - Tullio Liberati". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.