Michigan's 12th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the counties of Macomb 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 Kimberly Edwards of Eastpointe.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes George H. Edwards Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 11th district; redistricted to the 9th district. William B. Fitzgerald Jr. 1973–1974 Detroit Redistricted from the 4th district. Dennis Mark Hertel 1975–1980 Detroit Curtis Hertel Sr. 1981–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 2nd district. Alma Grace Stallworth 1993–1996 Detroit Redistricted from the 4th district. Keith B. Stallworth 1997–2002 Detroit Term limited. Steve H. Tobocman 2003–2008 Detroit Term limited. Rashida Tlaib 2009–2012 Detroit Redistricted to the 6th district. Douglas A. Geiss 2013–2014 Taylor Redistricted from the 22nd district; term limited. Erika Geiss 2015–2018 Taylor Alex Garza 2019–2022 Taylor Kimberly Edwards 2023–present Eastpointe
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) Romulus Taylor Van Buren Township (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan Macomb County (part) Eastpointe Roseville (part) Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 2021 Apportionment Plan Macomb County (part) Eastpointe Grosse Pointe Shores (part) St. Clair Shores (part) Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Woods (part) Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024
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