Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
's 24th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the
Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...
. The 24th district was created by the 1850
Michigan Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the governing document of the U.S. state of Michigan. It describes the structure and function of the state's government.
There have been four constitutions approved by the people of Michigan. The fi ...
, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by
Republican Ruth Johnson since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican
Tom Barrett.
Geography
District 24 encompasses parts of
Genesee,
Lapeer,
Macomb and
Oakland counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan
District 24, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, surrounded
Lansing
Lansing () is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. The most populous city in Ingham County, parts of the city extend into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. It is the sixth-most populous city in Michigan with a popul ...
, and covered all of
Clinton,
Eaton, and
Shiawassee Counties and parts of eastern
Ingham County
Ingham County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 284,900. The county seat is Mason. Lansing, the state capital of Michigan, is largely located within the county. Lansing is the onl ...
. Communities in the district included
Charlotte,
Grand Ledge,
Eaton Rapids,
Potterville,
Waverly,
DeWitt,
St. Johns,
Corunna,
Durand,
Owosso,
Williamston,
Delta Township,
Bath Township,
DeWitt Township, and small parts of
East Lansing
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham County, although a small portion extends north into Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton County. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
and Lansing proper.
The district overlapped with Michigan's
4th
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* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
,
7th, and
8th congressional districts, and with the
65th,
67th,
69th,
71st,
85th, and
93rd 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 2020 ...
.
List of senators
Recent election results
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results
Historical district boundaries
References
{{Michigan State Senators
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Clinton County, Michigan
Eaton County, Michigan
Ingham County, Michigan
Shiawassee County, Michigan