Michigan's 8th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the counties of Oakland and Wayne. 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 Helena Scott of Detroit.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes James Bradley Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 5th district; redistricted to the 15th district. Daisy Elliott 1973–1978 Detroit Redistricted from the 22nd district. Edward Vaughn 1979–1980 Detroit Daisy Elliott 1981–1982 Detroit Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick 1983–1992 Detroit Redistricted from the 18th district; redistricted to the 9th district. Ilona Varga 1993–1998 Detroit Redistricted from the 3rd district; term limited. Belda Garza 1999–2002 Detroit Alma Grace Stallworth 2003–2004 Detroit Previously served in the 12th district; term limited. George Cushingberry Jr. 2005–2010 Detroit Previously served in the 4th district; term limited. Thomas F. Stallworth III 2011–2012 Detroit Redistricted to the 7th district. David Nathan 2013–2014 Detroit Redistricted from the 11th district; term limited. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 2015–2020 Detroit Term limited. Stephanie Young 2021–2022 Detroit Redistricted to the 16th district. Mike McFall 2023–2024 Hazel Park Redistricted to the 14th district. Helena Scott 2025–present Detroit Redistricted from the 7th district.
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) River Rouge 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan Oakland County (part) Ferndale (part) Hazel Park Madison Heights (part) Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Highland Park 2021 Apportionment Plan Oakland County (part) Ferndale Pleasant Ridge Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024
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