Michigan's 22nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 22nd district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by Republican Lana Theis since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Joe Hune.
Geography District 22 encompasses all of Livingston County, as well as part of Genesee, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan District 22, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Livingston County and most of western Washtenaw County in exurban Detroit, including the communities of Brighton, Howell, Fowlerville, Whitmore Lake, Chelsea, Dexter, Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township, Hamburg Township, Hartland Township, Oceola Township, Tyrone Township, Marion Township, and Scio Township.
The district was largely located within Michigan's 8th congressional district, also extended into the 7th and 12th districts. It overlapped with the 42nd, 47th, and 52nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes James W. Hickock Democratic 1853–1854 Walton Township Henry A. Goodyear Democratic 1855–1856 Hastings Isaac T. Hollister Republican 1857–1858 Victor Township Whitney Jones Republican 1859–1860 Lansing Randolph Strickland Republican 1861–1862 DeWitt Lauren K. Hewitt Democratic 1863 Lansing Resigned. Henry M. Perrin Republican 1865–1866 St. Johns David Lewis Latourette Republican 1867–1868 Fenton Jerome W. Turner Republican 1869–1870 Corunna Mylo L. Gay Democratic 1871–1872 Howell Frederick L. Wells Republican 1873–1876 Port Huron John C. Waterbury Republican 1877–1878 Lexington Benjamin W. Huston Jr. Republican 1879–1880 Vassar Richard Winsor Republican 1881–1882 Port Austin James W. Hine Republican 1883–1884 Lowell John L. Curtis Greenback 1885–1886 Grand Rapids Elected on a Fusionist ticket, also backed by the Democratic Party. Edward E. Edwards Republican 1887–1888 Fremont Theron S. Gurney Republican 1889–1890 Hart Enoch T. Mugford Democratic 1891–1892 Hart Wellington R. Burt Democratic 1893–1894 Saginaw Emory Townsend Republican 1895–1896 Saginaw Henry M. Youmans Democratic 1897–1898 Bridgeport Elected on a Democratic, Populist and free silver ticket. John Leidlein Democratic 1899–1900 Saginaw John Baird Republican 1901–1906 Zilwaukee Joseph H. Whitney Republican 1907–1910 Merrill John Leidlein Democratic 1911–1912 Saginaw G. Leo Weadock Republican 1913–1914 Saginaw Frank H. McPhillips Democratic 1915–1916 Saginaw Harvey A. Penney Republican 1917–1926 Saginaw Chester M. Howell Republican 1927–1932 Saginaw John Leidlein Democratic 1933–1934 Saginaw Died in office. Dale D. Doyle Democratic 1935–1936 Saginaw George W. Weadock II Democratic 1937–1938 Saginaw Chester M. Howell Republican 1939–1945 Saginaw Resigned amid scandal. William W. Lee Republican 1945–1946 Saginaw John P. Schuch Republican 1947–1950 Saginaw Donald W. Gilbert Republican 1951–1954 Saginaw Clarence F. Graebner Republican 1955–1962 Saginaw William J. Leppien Republican 1963–1964 Saginaw Charles Zollar Republican 1965–1978 Benton Harbor Harry Gast Republican 1979–1994 St. Joseph William Van Regenmorter Republican 1995–2002 Georgetown Township Lived in Jenison until around 1997, and lived in Hudsonville until around 2001. Valde Garcia Republican 2003–2010 Howell Joe Hune Republican 2011–2018 Whitmore Lake Lived in Hamburg Township until around 2015. Lana Theis Republican 2019–present Brighton
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Trump 54.4 – 44.0% 2018 Senate James 53.9 – 44.6% Governor Schuette 51.6 – 45.9% 2016 President Trump 56.0 – 38.7% 2014 Senate Land 50.5 – 45.0% Governor Snyder 63.7 – 34.4% 2012 President Romney 56.7 – 42.4% Senate Hoekstra 49.2 – 47.4%
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Berrien County Cass County St. Joseph County (part) Constantine Township Fabius Township Flowerfield Township Lockport Township Mottville Township Park Township Three Rivers White Pigeon Township 1964 Apportionment Plan Berrien County Cass County (part) Excluding Porter Township (part) Van Buren County (part) Antwerp Township Bangor Township Decatur Township Hamilton Township Hartford Hartford Township Keeler Township Lawrence Township Porter Township Paw Paw Township 1972 Apportionment Plan Berrien County Van Buren County 1982 Apportionment Plan Allegan County Ottawa County (part) Georgetown Township Holland Holland Township Hudsonville Jamestown Township Zeeland Zeeland Township Van Buren County 1992 Apportionment Plan Ingham County (part) Bunker Hill Township Leslie Leslie Township Mason Stockbridge Township Vevay Township Livingston County Shiawassee County 2001 Apportionment Plan Livingston County Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Bridgewater Township Chelsea Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township (part) Lyndon Township Manchester Township Northfield Township Saline Township (part) Scio Township (part) Sharon Township Sylvan Township Webster Township 2011 Apportionment Plan
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