Michigan's 47th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 47th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Jackson and Washtenaw counties. 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.
List of representatives Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Cyril H. Root Republican 1965–1968 Kalamazoo Wayne B. Sackett Republican 1969–1972 Portage Jack Welborn Republican 1973–1974 Kalamazoo Resigned, elected Michigan Senate. Robert A. Welborn Republican 1974–1982 Kalamazoo Paul Wartner Republican 1983–1990 Portage Dale L. Shugars Republican 1991–1992 Portage Sandra J. Hill Republican 1993–1996 Montrose Rose Bogardus Democratic 1997–2002 Davison Joe Hune Republican 2003–2008 Hamburg Township Lived in Fowlerville until around 2007. Cindy Denby Republican 2009–2014 Handy Township Lived in Fowlerville until around 2011. Henry Vaupel Republican 2015–2020 Fowlerville Bob Bezotte Republican 2021–2022 Howell Carrie Rheingans Democratic 2023–present Ann Arbor
Recent elections
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Charleston Township (part) Cooper Township Kalamazoo (part) Kalamazoo Township Parchment Portage Oshtemo Township Richland Township Ross Township 1964 Apportionment Plan Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo (part) Parchment Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Oshtemo Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township 1972 Apportionment Plan Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo Township (part) Parchment Portage Prairie Ronde Township Oshtemo Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township 1982 Apportionment Plan Genesee County (part) Atlas Township Clio Davison Davison Township Flushing Flushing Township Forest Township Montrose Montrose Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township 1992 Apportionment Plan Livingston County (part) Cohoctah Township Conway Township Deerfield Township Hamburg Township Handy Township Hartland Township Howell Howell Township Iosco Township Marion Township (part) Putnam Township Tyrone Township Unadilla Township 2001 Apportionment Plan Livingston County (part) Cohoctah Township Conway Township Deerfield Township Fenton (part) Handy Township Hartland Township Howell Howell Township Iosco Township Marion Township Tyrone Township Unadilla Township 2011 Apportionment Plan
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