Michigan's 55th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 55th State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 55th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Mark Tisdel; R–Rochester Hills
Demographics	76% White; 3% Black; 4% Hispanic; 13% Asian; 4% Multiracial
Population (2022)	91,636
Notes

Michigan's 55th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 55th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland County.^[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		Dates	Residence	Notes
James S. Farnsworth	Republican	1965–1972	Plainwell	Lived in Otsego until around 1967.^[4]
Wayne B. Sackett	Republican	1973–1976	Portage	^[5]
Donald H. Gilmer	Republican	1977–1982	Augusta	^[6]
William Van Regenmorter	Republican	1983–1990	Jenison	^[7]
Jessie F. Dalman	Republican	1991–1992	Holland	^[8]
Beverly Swoish Hammerstrom	Republican	1993–1998	Temperance	^[9]
Gene DeRossett	Republican	1999–2002	Manchester	^[10]
Matt Milosch	Republican	2003–2004	Lambertville	^[11]
Kathy Angerer	Democratic	2005–2010	Dundee	^[12]
Rick Olson	Republican	2011–2012	Saline	^[13]
Adam Zemke	Democratic	2013–2018	Ann Arbor	^[14]
Rebekah Warren	Democratic	2019–2020	Ann Arbor	^[15]^[16]
Felicia Brabec	Democratic	2021–2022	Pittsfield Township	^[17]^[18]^[19]
Mark Tisdel	Republican	2023–present	Rochester Hills	^[20]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebekah Warren	30,185	73.96
	Republican	Bob Baird	10,629	26.04
Total votes			40,814	100
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Zemke	30,097	69.33%
	Republican	Bob Baird	13,312	30.67%
Total votes			43,409	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Zemke	19,085	67.88
	Republican	Leonard Burk	9,030	32.12
Total votes			28,115	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Zemke	26,197	64.46
	Republican	Owen Diaz	13,029	32.06
	Green	David McMahon	1,415	3.48
Total votes			40,641	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Olson	17,295	52.93
	Democratic	Mike Smith	15,381	47.07
Total votes			32,676	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Angerer	33,234	66.09
	Republican	Frank Moynihan	17,054	33.91
Total votes			50,288	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Allegan County (part) Dorr Township Fillmore Township Gun Plain Township Heath Township Hopkins Township Leighton Township Martin Township Monterey Township Otsego Otsego Township Overisel Township Plainwell Salem Township Wayland Township Barry County (part) Baltimore Township Barry Township Hope Township Johnstown Township Orangeville Township Prairieville Township Yankee Springs Township Ottawa County (part) Holland (part) Jamestown Township Zeeland (part) Zeeland Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Allegan County (part) Leighton Township Wayland Township Barry County (part) Excluding Orangeville Township (part) Kalamazoo County (part) Excluding Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Township Parchment Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Oshtemo Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
Ottawa County (part) Georgetown Township Holland Holland Township Hudsonville Jamestown Township Zeeland Zeeland Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
Monroe County (part) Macon Township Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Dundee Township Exeter Township Ida Township London Township Milan Milan Township Petersburg Summerfield Whiteford Township Washtenaw County (part) Augusta Township Bridgewater Township Freedom Township Lodi Township Manchester Township Milan Saline Saline Township Sharon Township York Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Dundee Township Erie Township Milan (part) Milan Township Petersburg Summerfield Whiteford Township Washtenaw County (part) Milan (part) Pittsfield Township (part) Saline Township (part) York Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[31]
Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Augusta Township (part) Ann Arbor Township Milan (part) Pittsfield Township (part) York Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[32]

References

^ "State House District 55, MI". Census Reporter.
^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - James S. Farnsworth". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Wayne B. Sackett". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Donald H. Gilmer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - William Van Regenmorter". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Jessie F. Dalman". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Beverly Swoish Hammerstrom". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Gene DeRossett". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Matt Milosch". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Kathy Angerer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Rick Olson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Adam Zemke". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Rebekah Warren". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "Rebekah Warren". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "Washtenaw County commissioner announces campaign for state House". Mlive. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "Felicia Brabec". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "Legislator Details - Felicia Brabec". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "Legislator Details - Mark Tisdel". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 387. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 469. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 55" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[1] "State House District 55, MI". Census Reporter.

[2] "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[3] "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[4] "Legislator Details - James S. Farnsworth". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[5] "Legislator Details - Wayne B. Sackett". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[6] "Legislator Details - Donald H. Gilmer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[7] "Legislator Details - William Van Regenmorter". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[8] "Legislator Details - Jessie F. Dalman". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[9] "Legislator Details - Beverly Swoish Hammerstrom". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[10] "Legislator Details - Gene DeRossett". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[11] "Legislator Details - Matt Milosch". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[12] "Legislator Details - Kathy Angerer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[13] "Legislator Details - Rick Olson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[14] "Legislator Details - Adam Zemke". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[15] "Legislator Details - Rebekah Warren". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[ballot-16] "Rebekah Warren". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[annarbor-17] "Washtenaw County commissioner announces campaign for state House". Mlive. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[ballot2-18] "Felicia Brabec". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[19] "Legislator Details - Felicia Brabec". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[20] "Legislator Details - Mark Tisdel". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[21] "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[22] "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[23] "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[24] "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[25] "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[26] "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[27] "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 387. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[28] "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 469. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[29] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[30] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[31] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[32] "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 55" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

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