Michigan's 65th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 65th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jaime Greene R–Richmond Township, Macomb County
Demographics	88% White 2% Black 6% Hispanic 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	93,090
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 65th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 65th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Lapeer, Macomb, and St. Clair counties.[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	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
William P. Hampton		Republican	1965–1970	Bloomfield Hills	Lived in Birmingham until around 1967.[4]
James E. DeFebaugh		Republican	1971–1982	Bloomfield Township	Lived in Birmingham until around 1973.[5]
Ruth McNamee		Republican	1983–1984	Birmingham	[6]
Judith Miller		Republican	1985–1990	Birmingham	[7]
Mike Bouchard		Republican	1991	Birmingham	Resigned.[8]
John Jamian		Republican	1991–1992	Bloomfield Hills	[9]
Philip E. Hoffman		Republican	1993	Horton	Resigned.[10]
Clyde LeTarte		Republican	1993–1998	Horton	[11]
Mickey Mortimer		Republican	1999–2002	Horton
Jerry Kratz		Republican	2003	Grass Lake	Died in office.[12]
Mickey Mortimer		Republican	2003–2004	Horton	[13]
Leslie Mortimer		Republican	2005–2006	Horton	[14]
Mike Simpson		Democratic	2007–2010	Liberty Township	[15]
Mike Shirkey		Republican	2011–2014	Liberty Township	[16]
Brett Roberts		Republican	2015–2018	Eaton Township	Lived in Charlotte until around 2017.[17]
Sarah Lightner		Republican	2019–2022	Springport	[18]
Jaime Greene		Republican	2023–present	Richmond	[19]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Lightner	21,774	59.26
	Democratic	Terri McKinnon	13,942	37.95
	Libertarian	Jason B. Rees	1,026	2.79
Total votes			36,742	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Roberts	25,098	60.52%
	Democratic	Bonnie Johnson	14,321	34.53%
	Libertarian	Ronald A. Muszynski	2,055	4.95%
Total votes			41,474	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Roberts	15,955	56.98
	Democratic	Bonnie Johnson	11,077	39.56
	Libertarian	Ronald Muszynski	971	3.47
Total votes			28,003	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Shirkey	22,862	56.81
	Democratic	Bonnie Johnson	17,381	43.19
Total votes			40,243	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Shirkey	17,889	63.23
	Democratic	Janet Rochefort	10,405	36.77
Total votes			28,294	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Simpson	25,444	63.29
	Republican	Ray Snell	14,759	36.71
Total votes			40,203	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Oakland County (part) Birmingham Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Township Royal Oak (part) Southfield Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Oakland County (part) Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Township (part) Southfield (part) Southfield Township Sylvan Lake West Bloomfield Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Oakland County (part) Birmingham Bloomfield Township Bloomfield Hills Pontiac Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Eaton County (part) Eaton Rapids Hamlin Township Jackson County (part) Columbia Township Concord Township Grass Lake Township Hanover Township Henrietta Township Leoni Township Liberty Township Norvell Township Parma Township Pulaski Township Rives Township Sandstone Township Spring Arbor Township Springport Township Tompkins Township Waterloo Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Eaton County (part) Brookfield Township Eaton Rapids Hamlin Township Jackson County (part) Blackman Township Columbia Township Grass Lake Township Henrietta Township Leoni Township Liberty Township Norvell Township Rives Township Springport Township Tompkins Township Waterloo Township Lenawee County (part) Cambridge Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Eaton County (part) Brookfield Township Eaton Township (part) Eaton Rapids Hamlin Township Jackson County (part) Blackman Township Columbia Township Grass Lake Township Henrietta Township Leoni Township Liberty Township Norvell Township Rives Township Springport Township Tompkins Township Waterloo Township Lenawee County (part) Cambridge Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[31]

References

1. "State House District 65, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
4. "Legislator Details - William P. Hampton". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
5. "Legislator Details - James E. DeFebaugh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
6. "Legislator Details - Ruth B. McNamee". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
7. "Legislator Details - Judith Miller". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
8. "Legislator Details - Michael J. Bouchard". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
9. "Legislator Details - John E. Jamian". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
10. "Legislator Details - Philip E. Hoffman". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
11. "Legislator Details - Clyde LeTarte". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
12. "Legislator Details - Jerry Kratz". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
13. "Legislator Details - Mickey Mortimer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
14. "Legislator Details - Leslie Mortimer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
15. "Legislator Details - Mike Simpson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
16. "Legislator Details - Michael Shirkey". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
17. "Legislator Details - Brett Roberts". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
18. "Legislator Details - Sarah Lightner". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
19. "Legislator Details - Jaime Greene". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
20. "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
21. "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
22. "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
23. "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
24. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
25. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
26. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 388. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
27. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 470. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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31. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 65" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.