Michigan's 16th 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 Stephanie Young of Detroit.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes Josephine Drivinsky Hunsinger Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 12th district; redistricted to the 1st district. Matthew McNeely 1973–1982 Detroit Redistricted from the 26th district; redistricted to the 3rd district. Juanita Watkins 1983–1990 Detroit Redistricted from the 20th district. Hansen Clarke 1991–1992 Detroit Richard Arthur Young 1993–1994 Dearborn Heights Redistricted from the 32nd district. James Rogers Ryan Republican 1995–1996 Redford Township Bob Brown Democratic 1997–2002 Dearborn Heights Term limited. Jim A. Plakas 2003–2006 Garden City Redistricted from the 17th district. Bob Constan 2007–2012 Dearborn Heights Term limited. Robert L. Kosowski 2013–2018 Westland Term limited. Kevin Coleman 2019–2022 Westland Redistricted to the 25th district. Stephanie Young 2023–present Detroit Redistricted from the 8th district.
Historical district boundaries Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Ecorse River Rouge 1972 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Dearborn Heights Redford Township (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Allen Park (part) Dearborn Heights (part) Garden City Inkster 2001 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Wayne Westland (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Livonia (part) Redford Township (part) 2021 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Livonia (part) Redford Township (part) Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024
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