Michigan's 2nd 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 Tullio Liberati of Allen Park.
List of representatives Representative Party Years Residence Notes James H. Karoub Democratic 1965–1968 Highland Park Previously served in the former Wayne County, 15th district. Ted Mrozowski 1969–1972 Hamtramck William M. Brodhead 1973–1974 Detroit Redistricted from the 17th district. Jack Legel 1975–1980 Detroit Burton Leland 1981–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 13th district. Curtis Hertel Sr. 1993–1998 Detroit Redistricted from the 12th district; term limited. LaMar Lemmons III 1999–2002 Detroit Kenneth R. Daniels 2003–2004 Detroit Redistricted from the 5th district; term limited. LaMar Lemmons Jr. 2005–2010 Detroit Term limited. Lisa Howze 2011–2012 Detroit Alberta Tinsley Talabi 2013–2016 Detroit Redistricted from the 3rd district; term limited. Bettie Cook Scott 2017–2018 Detroit Previously served in the 3rd district; term limited. Joseph Tate 2019–2022 Detroit Redistricted to the 10th district. Tullio Liberati 2023–present Allen Park Redistricted from the 13th district.
Historical district boundaries Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Wayne County (part) Hamtramck Highland Park 1964 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part; Upper East Side) 1992 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part; Upper East Side) 2001 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Detroit (part; Lower East Side) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park 2011 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Allen Park (part) Ecorse Lincoln Park Southgate (part) 2021 Apportionment Plan Wayne County (part) Allen Park Lincoln Park Melvindale Southgate (part) Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024
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