Michigan's 19th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in Oakland 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 Samantha Steckloff of Farmington Hills.
List of representatives Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Joseph J. Kowalski Democratic 1965–1967 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 10th district; died March 1967. Anthony C. Licata Republican 1967–1968 Detroit Casmer P. Ogonowski Democratic 1969–1972 Detroit Redistricted to the 3rd district. Stephen Stopczynski 1973–1978 Detroit Redistricted from the 7th district. Stanley Stopczynski 1979–1982 Detroit Redistricted to the 11th district. Donald Van Singel Republican 1983–1992 Grant Redistricted from the 99th district. Lyn R. Bankes 1993–1998 Livonia (until around 1994)Redford Township Redistricted from the 35th district; term limited. Laura M. Toy 1999–2002 Livonia John R. Pastor 2003–2008 Livonia Term limited. John J. Walsh 2009–2014 Livonia Term limited. Laura Cox 2015–2018 Livonia Laurie Pohutsky Democratic 2019–2022 Livonia Redistricted to the 17th district. Samantha Steckloff 2023–present Farmington Hills Redistricted from the 37th district.
Historical district boundaries Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Hamtramck 1972 Apportionment Plan Montcalm County Newaygo County 1982 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Livonia (part) Redford Township (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Livonia (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Livonia (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan Oakland County (part) Birmingham (part) Bloomfield Township (part) Farmington Hills (part) Southfield (part) Southfield Township (part) 2021 Apportionment Plan
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