Michigan's 17th 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 Laurie Pohutsky of Livonia.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes J. Harold Stevens Republican 1965–1968 Detroit Weldon Osborne Yeager 1969–1970 Detroit William M. Brodhead Democratic 1971–1972 Detroit Redistricted to the 2nd district. Frank V. Wierzbicki 1973–1982 Detroit Redistricted from the 25th district. Raymond M. Murphy 1983–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 7th district. William R. Keith 1993–1994 Garden City Redistricted from the 33rd district. Thomas H. Kelly 1995–2000 Wayne Term limited. Jim A. Plakas 2001–2002 Garden City Redistricted to the 16th district. Daniel S. Paletko 2003–2004 Dearborn Heights Resigned January 2004 after being appointed mayor of Dearborn Heights. Andy Dillon 2004–2010 Redford Township Term limited. Philip M. Cavanagh 2011–2012 Redford Township Redistricted to the 10th district. Bill LaVoy 2013–2016 Monroe Joseph N. Bellino Republican 2017–2022 Monroe Term limited. Laurie Pohutsky Democratic 2023–present Livonia Redistricted from the 19th district.
Historical district boundaries Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part) Detroit (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Garden City Inkster Wayne Westland (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Dearborn Heights (part) Livonia (part) Redford Township 2001 Apportionment Plan Monroe County (part) Ash Township Berlin Township Exeter Township Frenchtown Township London Township Monroe Monroe Township (part) Wayne County (part) Flat Rock Rockwood Sumpter Township 2011 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Livonia (part) Redford Township (part) 2021 Apportionment Plan
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