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's 14th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Sue Shink since 2023, succeeding

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Ruth Johnson.

Geography

District 14 encompasses all of Jackson County, as well as part of

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2011 Apportionment Plan

District 14, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was split between southern Genesee County outside of

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and northwestern

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in the exurbs of

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. Communities in the district included Waterford Township, Highland Township, Springfield Township, Brandon Township, Holly Township (including the village of Holly), Fenton, Mundy Township, the

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and township of Davison, and the

and township of Grand Blanc. The district overlapped with Michigan's

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, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 43rd, 44th, 46th, 48th, 50th, and 51st districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Geography

2011 Apportionment Plan

Recent election results

2018

2014

Federal and statewide results in District 14

Historical district boundaries

References