Michigan's 22nd Senate district


Michigan's 22nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 22nd district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by Republican Lana Theis since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Joe Hune.

Geography

District 22 encompasses all of Livingston County, as well as part of Genesee, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 22, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Livingston County and most of western Washtenaw County in exurban Detroit, including the communities of Brighton, Howell, Fowlerville, Whitmore Lake, Chelsea, Dexter, Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township, Hamburg Township, Hartland Township, Oceola Township, Tyrone Township, Marion Township, and Scio Township.
The district was largely located within Michigan's 8th congressional district, also extended into the 7th and 12th districts. It overlapped with the 42nd, 47th, and 52nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes

1964 Apportionment Plan
  • Berrien County
  • Cass County
  • *Excluding
  • **Porter Township
  • Van Buren County
  • *Antwerp Township
  • *Bangor Township
  • *Decatur Township
  • *Hamilton Township
  • *Hartford
  • *Hartford Township
  • *Keeler Township
  • *Lawrence Township
  • *Porter Township
  • *Paw Paw Township
    		• 1972 Apportionment Plan
  • Berrien County
  • Van Buren County
    		• 1982 Apportionment Plan
  • Allegan County
  • Ottawa County
  • *Georgetown Township
  • *Holland
  • *Holland Township
  • *Hudsonville
  • *Jamestown Township
  • *Zeeland
  • *Zeeland Township
  • Van Buren County
    		• 1992 Apportionment Plan
  • Ingham County
  • *Bunker Hill Township
  • *Leslie
  • *Leslie Township
  • *Mason
  • *Stockbridge Township
  • *Vevay Township
  • Livingston County
  • Shiawassee County
    		• 2001 Apportionment Plan
  • Livingston County
  • Washtenaw County
  • *Ann Arbor
  • *Bridgewater Township
  • *Chelsea
  • *Dexter Township
  • *Freedom Township
  • *Lima Township
  • *Lodi Township
  • *Lyndon Township
  • *Manchester Township
  • *Northfield Township
  • *Saline Township
  • *Scio Township
  • *Sharon Township
  • *Sylvan Township
  • *Webster Township
    		• 2011 Apportionment Plan