Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

's 9th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Paul Wojno Paul J. Wojno (born March 30, 1956) is a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 9th district since 2019. Early life Wojno was born to parents Florence and Henry Wojno on March 30, 1956 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. ...

since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Steve Bieda.

Geography

District 9 encompasses parts of Macomb and Oakland counties.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 9, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered the inner suburbs of

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in southern Macomb County, including

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, Roseville, Eastpointe, Fraser,

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, and part of Clinton Township. The district was located entirely within

Michigan's 9th congressional district Michigan's 9th congressional district is a United States congressional district located in parts of Oakland County and Macomb County in the southeast areas of the State of Michigan. It includes the communities of Ferndale, Royal Oak, Hazel P ...

, and overlapped with the

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, 22nd, 25th, 28th, and 31st districts of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

Geography

2011 Apportionment Plan

Recent election results

2018

2014

Federal and statewide results in District 9

Historical district boundaries

References