Michigan's 75th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 75th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 75th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Clinton, Ingham and Shiawassee 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 75th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
 Penelope Tsernoglou
DEast Lansing
Demographics46.3% White
24.2% Black
23.8% Hispanic
1.3% Asian
0.5% Other
Population (2010)96,475[1]

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
Victor R. SteehDemocratic1965–1966Mount Clemens[4]
James S. NunneleyRepublican1967Mount ClemensDied in office.[5][6]
David M. SerotkinRepublican1967–1972Mount Clemens[7]
David BoniorDemocratic1973–1976Mount Clemens[8]
David H. EvansDemocratic1977–1982Mount ClemensLived in Warren until around 1979.[9]
Kenneth J. DeBeaussaertDemocratic1983–1984Washington
George C. FurtonRepublican1985–1986Mount Clemens[10]
Kenneth J. DeBeaussaertDemocratic1987–1992Chesterfield Township[11]
Richard BandstraRepublican1993–1994Grand Rapids[12]
William R. BylRepublican1995–2000Grand Rapids[13]
Jerry O. KooimanRepublican2001–2006Grand Rapids[14]
Robert DeanDemocratic2007–2010Grand Rapids[15]
Brandon DillonDemocratic2011–2015Grand RapidsResigned.[16]
David LaGrandDemocratic2016–2022Grand Rapids[17]
Penelope TsernoglouDemocratic2023–presentEast Lansing[18]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid LaGrand23,70977.73
RepublicanDaniel Allen Schutte5,84119.15
GreenJacob Straley9523.12
Total votes30,502 100
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid LaGrand 25,868 76.39%
RepublicanChad Rossiter7,99623.61%
Total votes33,864 100.00%
Democratic hold
2016 Special Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid LaGrand 13,601 77.4
RepublicanBlake Edmonds3,96422.6
Total votes17,565
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBrandon Dillon 12,393 73.77
RepublicanJohn Lohrstorfer4,40626.23
Total votes16,799 100.0
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBrandon Dillon 23,593 75.78
RepublicanWilliam Nathan Sneller7,54024.22
Total votes31,133 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBrandon Dillon 13,678 51.25
RepublicanBing Goei13,01248.75
Total votes26,690 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRobert Dean 24,676 58.08
RepublicanDan Tietema16,93039.85
LibertarianMark Simonait8802.07
Total votes42,486 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
Macomb County (part)

St. Clair County (part)

1964 Apportionment Plan[25]
Macomb County (part)1972 Apportionment Plan[26]
Macomb County (part)1982 Apportionment Plan[27]
Kent County (part)1992 Apportionment Plan[28]
Kent County (part)2001 Apportionment Plan[29]
Kent County (part)2011 Apportionment Plan[30]

References