Michigan's 56th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 56th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland County. 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.
List of representatives Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Claude E. Burton Democratic 1965–1966 Bellevue Dale Warner Republican 1967–1974 Eaton Rapids Ernest W. Nash Republican 1975–1986 Dimondale Frank M. Fitzgerald Republican 1987–1992 Grand Ledge Lynn F. Owen Democratic 1993–1998 Monroe Randy Richardville Republican 1999–2004 Monroe Herb Kehrl Democratic 2005 Monroe Died in office. Kate Ebli Democratic 2006–2010 Frenchtown Township Lived in Monroe until around 2008. Dale Zorn Republican 2011–2014 Ida Jason Sheppard Republican 2015–2020 Temperance Lived in Lambertville until around 2017. TC Clements Republican 2021–2022 Temperance Sharon MacDonell Democratic 2023–present Troy
Recent elections
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Calhoun County (part) Albion Clarence Township Fredonia Township Lee Township Marengo Township Marshall Marshall Township Sheridan Township Eaton County (part) Bellevue Township Benton Township Brookfield Township Carmel Township Charlotte Chester Township Delta Township Eaton Township Eaton Rapids Eaton Rapids Township Hamlin Township Kalamo Township Lansing (part) Roxand Township Sunfield Township Olivet Potterville Vermontville Township Walton Township Windsor Township 1964 Apportionment Plan Clinton County (part) Eagle Township Watertown Township Eaton County (part) Excluding Delta Township (part) Lansing (part) Ionia County (part) Campbell Township (part) Danby Township Odessa Township Orange Township Portland Township Sebewa Township 1972 Apportionment Plan Eaton County 1982 Apportionment Plan Monroe County (part) Ash Township Berlin Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township La Salle Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township Raisinville Township 1992 Apportionment Plan Monroe County (part) Ash Township Berlin Township Exeter Township Frenchtown Township Ida Township La Salle Township London Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township Raisinville Township 2001 Apportionment Plan Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Dundee Township Erie Township Ida Township La Salle Township Luna Pier Milan (part) Milan Township Petersburg Raisinville Township Summerfield Township Whiteford Township 2011 Apportionment Plan
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