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's 29th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 29th district was created by the 1850

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, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by

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Winnie Brinks since 2019, succeeding

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Dave Hildenbrand Dave Hildenbrand (born November 15, 1973) is a former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Republican member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 29th district and serving as Assistant Majority Leader. Prior to that, he was a ...

Geography

District 29 encompasses part of Kent County.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 29, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Grand Rapids, which also covered the surrounding Kent County communities of

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, Lowell, Forest Hills, Cascade Township, Grand Rapids Township, Ada Township, and Caledonia Township. The district was located entirely within

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, and overlapped with the 73rd, 75th, 76th, and 86th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Geography

2011 Apportionment Plan

List of senators

Recent election results

2018

2014

Federal and statewide results in District 29

Historical district boundaries

References