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Michigan's 27th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Jaime Churches
D–Wyandotte
Demographics85% White
4% Black
7% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)90,079
Notes[1]

Michigan's 27th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 27th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne 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

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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
William R. Copeland Democratic 1965–1974 Wyandotte [4]
Jeffrey D. Padden Democratic 1975–1982 Wyandotte [5]
Joe Porreca Democratic 1983–1992 Trenton [6]
Nick Ciaramitaro Democratic 1993–1998 Roseville [7]
Michael Switalski Democratic 1999–2002 Roseville [8]
Andy Meisner Democratic 2003–2008 Ferndale [9]
Ellen Lipton Democratic 2009–2014 Huntington Woods [10]
Robert Wittenberg Democratic 2015–2020 Huntington Woods Lived in Oak Park from around 2015 to 2018.[11]
Regina Weiss Democratic 2021–2022 Oak Park [12]
Jaime Churches Democratic 2023–present Wyandotte [13]

Recent elections

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2020 Michigan House of Representatives election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Weiss 41,791 74.41
Republican Elizabeth Goss 12,574 22.39
Libertarian Gregory Scott Stempfle 913 1.63
Green Sherry A. Wells 1.58 886
Total votes 56,164 100.0
Democratic hold
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Wittenberg 35,051 78.51
Republican Janet Flessland 8,269 18.52
Libertarian Benjamin Carr 1,328 2.97
Total votes 44,648 100.0
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Wittenberg 36,392 76.78
Republican Kyle Forrest 11,007 23.22
Total votes 47,399 100.0
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Wittenberg 23,756 75.59
Republican Michael Ryan 7,672 24.41
Total votes 31,428 100.0
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Lipton 34,389 75.61
Republican Ezra Drissman 9,253 20.34
Libertarian John Wierzbicki 1,841 4.05
Total votes 45,483 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Lipton 19,245 69.89
Republican Michelangelo Fortuna III 8,293 30.11
Total votes 27,538 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Lipton 31,756 71.41
Republican David Micola 10,098 22.71
Green Shelley Bane 1,366 3.07
Libertarian John Skosnik 1,250 2.81
Total votes 44,470 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [21]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [22]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [23]
Macomb County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [24]
Oakland County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [25]
Oakland County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [26]

References

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  1. ^ "State House District 27, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislator Details - William R. Copeland". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - Jeffrey D. Padden". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Vincent "Joe" Porreca". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Legislator Details - Nick Ciaramitaro". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Legislator Details - Michael N. Switalski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "Legislator Details - Andrew E. Meisner". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Legislator Details - Ellen Lipton". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - Robert Wittenberg". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Legislator Details - Regina Weiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Legislator Details - Jaime Churches". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 384. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  22. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 466. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  23. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  24. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  25. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  26. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 27" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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