Michigan's 11th House of Representatives district explained

Michigan's 11th House of Representatives district should not be confused with Michigan's 11th congressional district.

Michigan's 11th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 11th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Macomb and Wayne 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]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Thomas W. White	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1968	Detroit	[4]
Nelis J. Saunders	bgcolor=		Democratic	1969–1972	Detroit	[5]
Thaddeus C. Stopczynski	bgcolor=		Democratic	1973–1982	Detroit	[6]
Stanley Stopczynski	bgcolor=		Democratic	1983–1992	Detroit	[7]
Morris Hood Jr.	bgcolor=		Democratic	1993–1998	Detroit	Died in office.[8]
Irma Clark-Coleman	bgcolor=		Democratic	1999–2002	Detroit	[9]
Morris Hood III	bgcolor=		Democratic	2003–2008	Detroit	[10]
David Nathan	bgcolor=		Democratic	2009–2012	Detroit	[11]
David Knezek	bgcolor=		Democratic	2013–2014	Dearborn Heights	[12]
Julie Plawecki	bgcolor=		Democratic	2015–2016	Dearborn Heights	Died in office.[13]
Lauren Plawecki	bgcolor=		Democratic	2016	Dearborn Heights	[14]
Jewell Jones	bgcolor=		Democratic	2017–2022	Inkster	[15]
Veronica Paiz	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	Harper Woods	[16]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[17]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[18]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	[19]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[20]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part) Detroit (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	[21]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn Heights (part) Garden City Inkster Livonia (part) Westland (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 11, MI. Census Reporter.
2. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . October 17, 2022.
3. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 10, 2020 .
4. Web site: Legislator Details - Thomas W. White . . August 24, 2020.
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Nelis J. Saunders . . August 24, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Thaddeus [Ted] Casimir Stopczynski ]. . August 24, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Stanley Stopczynski . . August 24, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Morris W. Hood Jr. . . August 24, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Irma Clark-Coleman . . August 24, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Morris W. Hood III . . August 24, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - David Nathan . . August 24, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - David Knezek . . August 24, 2020.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Julie Plawecki . . August 24, 2020.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Lauren Plawecki . . August 24, 2020.
15. Web site: Legislator Details - Jewell Jones . . August 24, 2020.
16. Web site: Legislator Details - Veronica Paiz. . January 1, 2023.
17. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 383 . October 17, 2022.
18. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 464 . October 17, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. October 17, 2022.
20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. October 17, 2022.
21. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. October 17, 2022.
22. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 11. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/011.pdf . April 15, 2022.