Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 37th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 37th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Berrien and Cass 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]

Michigan's 37th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Brad Paquette R–Niles
Demographics	63.9% White 19.4% Black 2.5% Hispanic 11.5% Asian 0.5% Other
Population (2010)	91,680^[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Vincent J. Petitpren		Democratic	1965–1970	Wayne	^[4]
Thomas H. Brown		Democratic	1971–1982	Westland	^[5]
Edward E. Mahalak		Democratic	1983–1984	Romulus	^[6]
James A. Kosteva		Democratic	1985–1992	Canton	^[7]
Jan C. Dolan		Republican	1993–1996	Farmington Hills	^[8]
Rocky Raczkowski		Republican	1997–2002	Farmington Hills	^[9]
Aldo Vagnozzi		Democratic	2003–2008	Farmington Hills	^[10]
Vicki Barnett		Democratic	2009–2014	Farmington Hills	^[11]
Christine Greig		Democratic	2015–2020	Farmington	^[12]
Samantha Steckloff		Democratic	2021–2022	Farmington Hills	^[13]
Brad Paquette		Republican	2023–present	Niles	^[14]

Recent Elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samantha Steckloff	34,590	63.88
	Republican	Mitch Swoboda	18,464	34.10
	Libertarian	James K. Young	1,092	2.02
Total votes			54,146	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Greig	28,777	67.22
	Republican	Mitch Swoboda	14,032	32.78
Total votes			42,809	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Greig	29,181	60.63
	Republican	Mitch Swoboda	17,209	35.75
	Libertarian	James K. Young	1,743	3.62
Total votes			48,133	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Greig	19,148	57.15
	Republican	Richard Lerner	14,359	42.85
Total votes			33,507	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vicki Barnett	29,554	61.69
	Republican	Bruce Lilley	18,354	38.31
Total votes			47,908	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vicki Barnett	21,223	62.14
	Republican	Christopher Atallah	12,929	37.86
Total votes			34,152	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vicki Barnett	28,570	60.12
	Republican	Paul Welday	18,953	39.88
Total votes			47,523	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Inkster (part) Nankin Township Wayne	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[22]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township Plymouth (part) Wayne (part) Westland (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
	Wayne County (part) Belleville Canton Township (part) Romulus Van Buren Township Wayne	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
	Oakland County (part) Farmington Farmington Hills	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
	Oakland County (part) Farmington Farmington Hills	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
	Oakland County (part) Farmington Farmington Hills	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[27]

References

1. "Population of State House District 37, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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22. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 384. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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