Michigan's 10th 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 Veronica Paiz of Harper Woods.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes David S. Holmes Jr. Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 11th district; redistricted to the 21st district. Michael Novak 1973–1976 Detroit Redistricted from the 13th district. Virgil Clark Smith Jr. 1977–1988 Detroit Resigned March 1988 after being elected to the Michigan Senate. Ted Wallace 1988–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 5th district. Nelson W. Saunders 1993–1996 Detroit Redistricted from the 7th district. Samuel "Buzz" Thomas III 1997–2002 Detroit Term limited. Triette Lipsey Reeves 2003–2004 Detroit Redistricted from the 13th district; term limited. Gabe Leland 2005–2010 Detroit Term limited. Harvey Santana 2011–2012 Detroit Redistricted to the 9th district. Philip M. Cavanagh 2013–2014 Redford Township Redistricted from the 17th district. Leslie Love 2015–2020 Detroit (until around 2018)Redford Township Term limited. Mary Cavanagh 2021–2022 Redford Township Joseph Tate 2023–2025 Detroit Redistricted from the 2nd district; redistricted to the 9th district. Veronica Paiz 2025–present Harper Woods Redistricted from the 11th 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) 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Redford Township 2011 Apportionment Plan Macomb County (part) Grosse Pointe Shores (part) Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Shores (part) Grosse Pointe Woods 2021 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Shores (part) Grosse Pointe Woods (part) Harper Woods Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024
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