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. 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 Francis A. Crowley Democratic 1965–1966 Clarkston Loren D. Anderson Republican 1967–1972 Pontiac Melvin L. Larsen Republican 1973–1978 Oxford Alice Tomboulian Democratic 1979–1980 Oakland Township Mat J. Dunaskiss Republican 1981–1990 Lake Orion Tom F. Middleton Republican 1991–1992 Ortonville Dale L. Shugars Republican 1993–1994 Portage Charles R. Perricone Republican 1995–2000 Kalamazoo Tom George Republican 2001–2002 Kalamazoo Jack Hoogendyk Republican 2003–2008 Texas Township Lived in Portage until around 2007. Larry DeShazor Republican 2009–2010 Portage Margaret O'Brien Republican 2011–2014 Portage Brandt Iden Republican 2015–2020 Kalamazoo Lived in Oshtemo from around 2017 to 2018.Christine Morse Democratic2021–2022Texas TownshipDenise Mentzer Democratic2023–presentMount Clemens
Recent elections
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Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Oakland County (part) Independence Township Springfield Township Sylvan Lake Waterford Township White Lake Township 1964 Apportionment Plan Oakland County (part) Addison Township Oakland Township Orion Township Oxford Township Pontiac (part) Pontiac Township 1972 Apportionment Plan Oakland County (part) Addison Township Brandon Township Independence Township Oakland Township Orion Township Oxford Township Springfield Township 1982 Apportionment Plan Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo Township (part) Oshtemo Township Portage (part) Richland Township Texas Township 1992 Apportionment Plan Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Kalamazoo Township (part) Oshtemo Township Parchment Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Texas Township 2001 Apportionment Plan Kalamazoo County (part) Oshtemo Township Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township 2011 Apportionment Plan
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