Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district explained

Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives anchored in the central Oakland County community of West Bloomfield Township, alongside the cities of Orchard Lake, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, and parts of Commerce and Bloomfield townships.^[2] The 20th district preserves greater West Bloomfield as defined by the Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.^[3]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
George F. Montgomery Sr.	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	[4]
Rosetta A. Ferguson	bgcolor=		Democratic	1973–1978	Detroit	[5]
Juanita Watkins	bgcolor=		Democratic	1979–1982	Detroit	[6]
Rudy J. Nichols	bgcolor=		Republican	1983–1984	Waterford	Resigned when elected the Michigan Senate.[7]
Claude A. Trim	bgcolor=		Republican	1984–1992	Waterford	[8]
Jerry Vorva	bgcolor=		Republican	1993–1994	Plymouth	[9]
Gerald H. Law	bgcolor=		Republican	1995–2000	Plymouth	[10]
John C. Stewart	bgcolor=		Republican	2001–2006	Plymouth	[11]
Marc Corriveau	bgcolor=		Democratic	2007–2010	Northville	[12]
Kurt Heise	bgcolor=		Republican	2011–2016	Plymouth	[13]
Jeff Noble	bgcolor=		Republican	2017–2018	Canton Township	[14]
Matt Koleszar	bgcolor=		Democratic	2019–2022	Plymouth	Redistricted to the 22nd House District.[15]
Noah Arbit	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	West Bloomfield	[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]
	Oakland County (part) Waterford Township White Lake Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[19]
	Wayne County (part) Livonia (part) Northville Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[20]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township (part) Northville (part) Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township Wayne	2001 Apportionment Plan	[21]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township (part) Northville (part) Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 20, MI. Census Reporter.
2. Web site: Hickory_House. . September 1, 2022.
3. Web site: Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce . 2024-02-14 . westbloomfieldchamber.com.
4. Web site: Legislator Details - George Montgomery Sr. . . August 25, 2020.
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Rosetta A. Ferguson . . August 25, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Juanita Watkins . . August 25, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Rudy J. Nichols . . August 25, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Claude A. Trim . . August 25, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Jerry Vorva . . August 25, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Gerald H. Law . . August 25, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - John C. Stewart . . August 25, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Marc Corriveau . . August 25, 2020.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Kurt Heise . . August 25, 2020.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Jeff Noble . . August 25, 2020.
15. Web site: Legislator Details - Matt Koleszar . . August 25, 2020.
16. Web site: Legislator Details - Noah Arbit . . December 7, 2022.
17. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 383 . September 1, 2022.
18. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 475 . September 1, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. September 1, 2022.
20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. September 1, 2022.
21. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. September 1, 2022.
22. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 20. September 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/020.pdf . April 15, 2022.