Michigan's 79th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 79th State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 79th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Angela Rigas; R–Caledonia Township, Kent County
Demographics	83% White; 4% Black; 5% Hispanic; 4% Asian; 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,275
Notes

Michigan's 79th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 79th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Allegan, Barry, and Kent 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]

Representative

Angela Rigas
R–Caledonia Township, Kent County

Demographics83% White
4% Black
5% Hispanic
4% Asian
3% Multiracial

Population(2022)90,275

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Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
Bobby Crim	Democratic	1965–1966	Davison	^[4]
James F. Smith	Republican	1967–1972	Davison	^[5]
F. Robert Edwards	Republican	1973–1976	Flint	^[6]
Joe Conroy	Democratic	1977–1982	Flint	^[7]
John D. Cherry	Democratic	1983–1986	Clio	^[8]
Nate Jonker	Democratic	1987–1992	Clio	^[9]
Robert Brackenridge	Republican	1993–1998	St. Joseph	^[10]
Charles T. LaSata	Republican	1999–2004	St. Joseph	^[11]
John Proos	Republican	2005–2010	St. Joseph	^[12]
Al Pscholka	Republican	2011–2016	Stevensville	^[13]
Kim LaSata	Republican	2017–2018	Bainbridge	^[14]
Pauline Wendzel	Republican	2019–2022	Watervliet	^[15]
Angela Rigas	Republican	2023–present	Caledonia Township	^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angela Rigas	36,511	66.2
	Democratic	Jason Rubin	18,635	33.8
Total votes			55,146	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angela Rigas	29,510	65.8
	Democratic	Kimberly Kennedy-Barrington	15,360	34.2
Total votes			44,870	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pauline Wendzel	25,656	56.6
	Democratic	Chokwe Pitchford	19,658	43.4
Total votes			45,314	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pauline Wendzel	19,411	55.7
	Democratic	Joey B. Andrews	15,451	44.3
Total votes			34,862	100
	Republican hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim LaSata	23,657	58.8
	Democratic	Marletta Seats	15,461	38.4
	Constitution	Carl G. Oehling	1,129	2.8
Total votes			40,247	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Pscholka	14,742	58.6
	Democratic	Eric Lester	9,911	39.4
	Constitution	Carl Oehling	497	2.0
Total votes			25,150	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Pscholka	21,490	52.8
	Democratic	Jim Hahn	18,630	45.7
	Constitution	Carl Oehling	613	1.5
Total votes			40,733	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Pscholka	17,291	66.4
	Democratic	Mary Brown	8,757	33.6
Total votes			26,048	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Proos	25,440	57.3
	Democratic	Jim Hahn	18,964	42.7
Total votes			44,404	100
	Republican hold

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Genesee County (part) Atlas Township Burton Township Clio Davison Davison Township Forest Township Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Genesee County (part) Flint (part) Flint Township (part) Mount Morris Township (part) Vienna Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Genesee County (part) Clayton Township (part) Clio Flushing Flushing Township Forest Township Montrose Township Mount Morris Township Thetford Township Vienna Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Charter Township Benton Harbor Coloma Coloma Charter Township Hagar Township Lincoln Charter Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Charter Township Watervliet Watervliet Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Charter Township Benton Harbor Bridgman Coloma Coloma Charter Township Hagar Township Lake Charter Township Lincoln Charter Township Royalton Township Sodus Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Charter Township Watervliet Watervliet Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
Berrien County (part) Bainbridge Township Benton Charter Township Benton Harbor Bridgman Coloma Coloma Charter Township Hagar Township Lake Charter Township Lincoln Charter Township Royalton Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Charter Township Watervliet Watervliet Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[31]