Michigan's 39th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 39th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative

Pauline Wendzel
R–Watervliet

Demographics

82% White
2% Black
11% Hispanic
1% Asian
4% Multiracial

Population (2022)

90,851

Notes

^[1]

Michigan's 39th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 39th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Van Buren, Allegan, and Berrien 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
Raymond C. Kehres	Democratic	1965–1980	Monroe	^[4]
Patrick L. Harrington	Democratic	1981–1982	Monroe	^[5]
Jerry Carl Bartnik	Democratic	1981–1982	Temperance	^[6]
Barbara Jeane Dobb	Republican	1993–1998	Commerce Township	^[7]
Marc Shulman	Republican	1999–2004	West Bloomfield	^[8]
David Law	Republican	2005–2008	West Bloomfield	^[9]
Lisa Brown	Democratic	2009–2012	West Bloomfield	^[10]
Klint Kesto	Republican	2013–2018	Commerce Township	^[11]
Ryan Berman	Republican	2019–2022	Commerce Township	^[12]
Pauline Wendzel	Republican	2023–present	Watervliet	^[13]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pauline Wendzel	29,906	61.3
	Democratic	Kerry Tapper	17,498	36.9
Total votes			47,404	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pauline Wendzel	22,797	62.7
	Democratic	Jared Polonowski	13,556	47.3
Total votes			36,353	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Berman	30,754	51.9
	Democratic	Julia Pulver	27,561	46.5
	Libertarian	Anthony Croff	927	1.6
Total votes			59,242	100
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Berman	23,173	54.2
	Democratic	Jennifer Suidan	18,093	42.3
	Libertarian	Anthony Croff	1,531	3.6
Total votes			42,797	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Klint Kesto	25,024	50.4
	Democratic	Michael Stack	20,975	42.3
	Independent	Beth McGrath	3,643	7.3
Total votes			49,642	100
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Klint Kesto	16,741	52.3
	Democratic	Sandy Colvin	15,299	47.8
Total votes			32,040	100
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Klint Kesto	24,382	53.3
	Democratic	Pam Jackson	21,403	46.8
Total votes			45,785	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Brown	17,138	49.1
	Republican	Lois Shulman	17,051	48.8
	Libertarian	Nathan Allen	727	2.1
Total votes			34,916	100
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Brown	25,426	51.6
	Republican	Amy Peterman	22,721	46.1
	Libertarian	Jerry Plas	1,133	2.3
Total votes			49,280	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Historical district boundaries

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township La Salle Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township Whiteford Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Berlin Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township (part) La Salle Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
Monroe County (part) Berlin Township Bedford Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township (part) Ida Township La Salle Township Luna Pier Monroe Monroe Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
Oakland County (part) Commerce Township Orchard Lake Village West Bloomfield Township Keego Harbor	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Oakland County (part) Commerce Township West Bloomfield Township (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Oakland County (part) Commerce Township Wixom West Bloomfield Township (Part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[28]

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