Michigan's 61st House of Representatives district

Michigan's 61st State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 61st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Denise Mentzer; D–Mount Clemens
Demographics	72% White; 16% Black; 3% Hispanic; 4% Asian; 5% Multiracial
Population (2022)	92,954
Notes

Michigan's 61st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 61st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Macomb County.^[2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.^[3]

List of representatives

Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
Francis A. Crowley	Democratic	1965–1966	Clarkston	^[4]
Loren D. Anderson	Republican	1967–1972	Pontiac	^[5]
Melvin L. Larsen	Republican	1973–1978	Oxford	^[6]
Alice Tomboulian	Democratic	1979–1980	Oakland Township	^[7]
Mat J. Dunaskiss	Republican	1981–1990	Lake Orion	^[8]
Tom F. Middleton	Republican	1991–1992	Ortonville	^[9]
Dale L. Shugars	Republican	1993–1994	Portage	^[10]
Charles R. Perricone	Republican	1995–2000	Kalamazoo	^[11]
Tom George	Republican	2001–2002	Kalamazoo	^[12]
Jack Hoogendyk	Republican	2003–2008	Texas Township	Lived in Portage until around 2007.^[13]
Larry DeShazor	Republican	2009–2010	Portage	^[14]
Margaret O'Brien	Republican	2011–2014	Portage	^[15]
Brandt Iden	Republican	2015–2020	Kalamazoo	Lived in Oshtemo from around 2017 to 2018.^[16]
Christine Morse	Democratic	2021–2022	Texas Township	^[17]
Denise Mentzer	Democratic	2023–present	Mount Clemens	^[18]

Recent elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bronwyn Haltom	27,088	45.93
	Democratic	Christine Morse	31,888	54.07
Total votes			58,976	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandt Iden	24,002	51.37
	Democratic	Alberta Griffin	22,719	48.63
Total votes			46,721	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandt Iden	25,149	49.39%
	Democratic	John Fisher	22,755	44.69%
	Libertarian	Ryan Winfield	3,018	5.93%
Total votes			50,922	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandt Iden	16,015	48.38
	Democratic	John Fischer	14,145	42.73
	Libertarian	Michael Stampfler	2,941	8.88
Total votes			33,101	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Margaret O'Brien	27,726	58.25
	Democratic	Michael Martin	19,876	41.75
Total votes			47,602	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Margaret O'Brien	21,917	61.59
	Democratic	Thomas Batten	13,669	38.41
Total votes			35,586	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry DeShazor	28,303	51.07
	Democratic	Julie Rogers	27,122	48.93
Total votes			55,425	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Oakland County (part) Independence Township Springfield Township Sylvan Lake Waterford Township White Lake Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Oakland County (part) Addison Township Oakland Township Orion Township Oxford Township Pontiac (part) Pontiac Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Oakland County (part) Addison Township Brandon Township Independence Township Oakland Township Orion Township Oxford Township Springfield Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo Township (part) Oshtemo Township Portage (part) Richland Township Texas Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Kalamazoo Township (part) Oshtemo Township Parchment Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Texas Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
Kalamazoo County (part) Oshtemo Township Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[31]

References

^ "State House District 61, MI". Census Reporter.
^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Francis A. Crowley". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Loren D. Anderson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Melvin L. Larsen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Alice Tomboulian". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Mat J. Dunaskiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Thomas (Tom) F. Middleton". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Dale L. Shugars". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Charles R. Perricone". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Dr. Tom M. George". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Jacob (Jack) W. Hoogendyk Jr". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Larry DeShazor". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Margaret OBrien". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Brandt Iden". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Christine Morse". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "Legislator Details - Denise Mentzer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "2020 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 388. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 469. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[1] "State House District 61, MI". Census Reporter.

[2] "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[3] "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[4] "Legislator Details - Francis A. Crowley". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[5] "Legislator Details - Loren D. Anderson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[6] "Legislator Details - Melvin L. Larsen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[7] "Legislator Details - Alice Tomboulian". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[8] "Legislator Details - Mat J. Dunaskiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[9] "Legislator Details - Thomas (Tom) F. Middleton". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[10] "Legislator Details - Dale L. Shugars". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[11] "Legislator Details - Charles R. Perricone". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[12] "Legislator Details - Dr. Tom M. George". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[13] "Legislator Details - Jacob (Jack) W. Hoogendyk Jr". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[14] "Legislator Details - Larry DeShazor". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[15] "Legislator Details - Margaret OBrien". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[16] "Legislator Details - Brandt Iden". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[17] "Legislator Details - Christine Morse". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

[18] "Legislator Details - Denise Mentzer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[19] "2020 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

[20] "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[21] "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[22] "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[23] "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[24] "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[25] "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[26] "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 388. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[27] "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 469. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[28] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[29] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[30] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[31] "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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