Michigan's 33rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 33rd district was created in 1953 due to the adoption of a state constitutional amendment via ballot initiative in November 1952. The 1908 state constitution initially only allowed for 32 senate districts. It has been represented by Republican Rick Outman since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Judy Emmons.
Geography District 33 encompasses all of Newaygo and Montcalm counties, as well as parts of Ionia, Kent, Lake, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan District 33, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Montcalm Counties in the dead center of the state. Communities in the district included Mount Pleasant, Big Rapids, Alma, St. Louis, Greenville, Clare, Harrison, Ithaca, Canadian Lakes, and Union Township.
The district was located almost entirely within Michigan's 4th congressional district, also slightly extending into the 3rd district. It overlapped with the 70th, 93rd, 97th, 99th, and 102nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Lewis G. Christman Republican 1955–1960 Ann Arbor Stanley G. Thayer Republican 1961–1964 Ann Arbor Jan B. Vanderploeg Democratic 1965–1966 North Muskegon Oscar E. Bouwsma Republican 1967–1974 Muskegon Anthony A. Derezinski Democratic 1975–1978 Muskegon Phillip J. Arthurhultz Republican 1979–1994 Whitehall Jon Cisky Republican 1995–1998 Thomas Township Michael Goschka Republican 1999–2002 Brant Alan Cropsey Republican 2003–2010 DeWitt Judy Emmons Republican 2011–2018 Sheridan Rick Outman Republican 2019–present Six Lakes
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Trump 61.7 – 36.4% 2018 Senate James 55.4 – 41.9% Governor Schuette 53.4 – 43.0% 2016 President Trump 58.6 – 35.4% 2014 Senate Peters 49.1 – 45.4% Governor Snyder 53.0 – 43.7% 2012 President Romney 50.9 – 47.9% Senate Stabenow 55.3 – 41.1%
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Lake County Manistee County (part) Filer Township Manistee Manistee Township Mason County Muskegon County Oceana County 1964 Apportionment Plan Lake County (part) Excluding Chase Township Manistee County Mason County Muskegon County Newaygo County (part) Beaver Township Big Prairie Township Dayton Township Denver Township Everett Township Goodwell Township Lilley Township Lincoln Township Merrill Township Monroe Township Norwich Township Sherman Township Troy Township White Cloud Wilcox Township Oceana County 1972 Apportionment Plan Mason County Muskegon County Newaygo County Oceana County 1982 Apportionment Plan Gratiot County Saginaw County 1992 Apportionment Plan Clinton County Ionia County Isabella County Montcalm County 2001 Apportionment Plan Clare County Gratiot County Isabella County Mecosta County Montcalm County 2011 Apportionment Plan
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