Michigan's 29th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 29th State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 29th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	James DeSana; R–Carleton
Demographics	73.7% White; 13.4% Black; 6.1% Hispanic; 1.1% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.3% Other; 5.4% Multiracial
Population (2024)	91,725
Notes

Michigan's 29th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 29th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Monroe and Wayne 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

James DeSana
R–Carleton

Demographics73.7% White
13.4% Black
6.1% Hispanic
1.1% Asian
0.1% Native American
0.3% Other
5.4% Multiracial

Population(2024)91,725

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Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
Alfred A. Sheridan	Democratic	1965–1982	Taylor	Died in office on January 17, 1982.^[4]
Rick C. Sitz	Democratic	1982–1988	Taylor	^[5]
Gregory E. Pitoniak	Democratic	1989–1992	Taylor	^[6]
Dennis Olshove	Democratic	1993–1998	Warren	^[7]
Jennifer Faunce	Republican	1999–2002	Warren	^[8]
Clarence E. Phillips	Democratic	2003–2006	Pontiac	Resigned after being elected mayor of Pontiac.^[9]
Hayes Jones	Democratic	2006	Pontiac	^[10]
Tim W. Melton	Democratic	2007–2011	Auburn Hills	Resigned to become a national education lobbyist.^[11]
Tim Greimel	Democratic	2012–2018	Auburn Hills	^[12]
Brenda Carter	Democratic	2019–2022	Pontiac	^[13]
James DeSana	Republican	2023–present	Carleton	^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James DeSana	25,669	55.0
	Democratic	Kyle Wright	20,975	45.0
Total votes			46,664	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James DeSana	18,042	51.5
	Democratic	Alex Garza	17,002	48.5
Total votes			35,044	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Carter	27,099	72.9
	Republican	S. Dave Sullivan	10,079	27.1
Total votes			37,178	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Carter	19,964	74.1
	Republican	Timothy D. Carrier	6,974	25.9
Total votes			26,938	100
	Democratic hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Greimel	23,097	71.3
	Republican	Garren Griffith	8,253	25.5
	Green	Artelia Marie Leak	1,068	3.3
Total votes			32,418	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Greimel	15,042	73.7
	Republican	David Lonier	5,380	26.3
Total votes			20,422	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Greimel	25,577	77.4
	Republican	Brian Stebick	7,467	22.6
Total votes			33,044	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim W. Melton	14,199	60.3
	Republican	Bret Allen	9,344	39.7
Total votes			23,543	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim W. Melton	25,695	83.5
	Republican	Scott Sampeer	5,075	16.5
Total votes			30,770	100
	Democratic hold

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Taylor Township Rockwood Trenton (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Flat Rock Gibraltar Rockwood Taylor (part) Trenton (part) Woodhaven	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
Wayne County (part) Taylor	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Macomb County (part) Sterling Heights (part) Warren (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Oakland County (part) Auburn Hills Pontiac	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
Oakland County (part) Auburn Hills Keego Harbor Orchard Lake Village Pontiac Sylvan Lake	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[29]