Michigan's 101st House of Representatives district

Michigan's 101st State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 101st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Joseph Fox; R–Fremont
Demographics	86.6% White; 1.8% Black; 5.7% Hispanic; 0.5% Asian; 0.3% Native American; 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.6% Other; 4.4% Multiracial
Population (2024)	94,412
Notes

Michigan's 101st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 101st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties, as well as all of Newaygo and Wexford 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]

Population(2024)94,412

Notes^[1]

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Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
J. Bob Traxler	Democratic	1965–1974	Bay City	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.^[4]
Colleen Engler	Republican	1975–1977	Bay City	^[5]^[6]
James A. Barcia	Democratic	1977–1983	Bay City	^[7]
Thomas L. Hickner	Democratic	1983–1993	Bay City	^[8]
William Bobier	Republican	1993–1999	Hesperia	^[9]
David C. Mead	Republican	1999–2003	Frankfort	^[10]
David W. Palsrok	Republican	2003–2009	Manistee	^[11]
Dan Scripps	Democratic	2009–2011	Leland	^[12]
Ray Franz	Republican	2011–2017	Onekama	^[13]
Curt VanderWall	Republican	2017–2019	Ludington	^[14]
Jack O'Malley	Republican	2019–2022	Lake Ann	^[15]
Joseph Fox	Republican	2023–present	Fremont	^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Fox	36,451	70.4
	Democratic	Christopher Crain	15,300	29.6
Total votes			51,751	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Fox	27,566	67.8
	Democratic	Amanda Siggins	13,101	32.2
Total votes			40,667	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack O'Malley	36,577	60.6
	Democratic	Beth McGill-Rizer	23,746	39.4
Total votes			60,323	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack O'Malley	28,249	57.7
	Democratic	Kathy Wiejaczka	20,715	42.3
Total votes			48,964	100
	Republican hold

List of representatives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt VanderWall	27,852	54.0
	Democratic	Dan Scripps	23,719	46.0
Total votes			51,571	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Franz	18,637	50.4
	Democratic	Tom Stobie	18,316	49.6
Total votes			36,953	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Franz	25,198	51.0
	Democratic	Allen O'Shea	24,175	49.0
Total votes			49,373	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Franz	19,386	51.2
	Democratic	Dan Scripps	18,494	48.8
Total votes			37,880	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Scripps	30,979	59.9
	Republican	Ray Franz	20,746	40.1
Total votes			51,725	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Bay County (part) Bangor Township Bay City Fraser Township Kawkawlin Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Bay County (part) Bangor Township Bay City Essexville Frankenlust Township Monitor Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Bay County (part) Auburn Bay City Beaver Township Essexville Frankenlust Township Fraser Township Garfield Township Gibson Township Kawkawlin Township Midland (part) Monitor Township Mount Forest Township Pinconning Pinconning Township Portsmouth Township Williams Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
Benzie County Manistee County Mason County Oceana County	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
Benzie County Leelanau County Manistee County Mason County	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
Benzie County Leelanau County Manistee County Mason County	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[31]