Michigan's 1st House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in Wayne County. The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the reapportionment of state legislative districts from a county-based system to a proportional one following the Supreme Court case Reynolds v. Sims. It is currently represented by Democrat Tyrone Carter of Detroit.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes Robert E. Waldron Republican 1965–1970 Grosse Pointe Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 13th district. William R. Bryant Jr. 1971–1972 Grosse Pointe Farms Redistricted to the 13th district. Josephine Drivinsky Hunsinger Democratic 1973–1976 Detroit Redistricted from the 16th district. Michael J. Bennane 1977–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 14th district. William R. Bryant Jr. Republican 1993–1996 Grosse Pointe Farms Redistricted from the 13th district. Andrew C. Richner 1997–2002 Grosse Pointe Park Term limited. Edward J. Gaffney 2003–2008 Grosse Pointe Farms Term limited. Timothy Bledsoe Democratic 2009–2012 Grosse Pointe Brian Banks 2013–2017 Detroit (until around 2014)Grosse Pointe (until around 2016)Detroit Resigned February 2017 as part of a plea agreement associated with felony charges. Tenisha Yancey 2017–2022 Detroit (until around 2018)Harper Woods Term limited. Tyrone Carter 2023–present Detroit Redistricted from the 6th district.
Historical district boundaries Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Wayne County (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park (part) Grosse Pointe Township Grosse Pointe Woods Harper Woods 1964 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part; East English Village neighborhood) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Township Grosse Pointe Woods Harper Woods 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part; East English Village and Morningside neighborhoods) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Township (incorporated into the City of Grosse Pointe Shores in 2009) Grosse Pointe Woods 2001 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part; Upper East Side) Grosse Pointe Shores (part) Grosse Pointe Woods Harper Woods 2011 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) River Rouge 2021 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Ecorse River Rouge Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024
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