Michigan's 7th 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 Tonya Myers Phillips of Detroit.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes Stephen Stopczynski Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Redistricted to the 19th district. Raymond W. Hood 1973–1982 Detroit Redistricted from the 14th district. Nelson W. Saunders 1983–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 10th district. Raymond M. Murphy 1993–1998 Detroit Redistricted from the 17th district; resigned November 1998 after being elected to the Michigan Senate. Hansen Clarke 1999–2002 Detroit Previously served in the 16th district. Virgil Smith Jr. 2003–2008 Detroit Term limited. Dr. James "Jimmy" Womack 2009–2012 Detroit Thomas F. Stallworth III 2013–2014 Detroit Redistricted from the 8th district. LaTanya Garrett 2015–2020 Detroit Term limited. Helena Scott 2021–2024 Detroit Redistricted to the 8th district. Tonya Myers Phillips 2025–present Detroit
Historical district boundaries Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Highland Park 2011 Apportionment Plan Oakland County (part) Ferndale (part) Pleasant Ridge Royal Oak (part) Royal Oak Township (part) Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 2021 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Hamtramck Highland Park Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024
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