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's 7th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Jeremy Moss Jeremy Allen Moss (born June 23, 1986) is an American politician from Southfield, Michigan currently representing the 7th State Senate District, which includes all of Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Lake Angelus, Lathrup ...

since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat

Dayna Polehanki Dayna Lynn Polehanki is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the Michigan's 5th Senate district, 5th district since 2023. She previously represented the Michigan's 7th Senate district, 7th di ...

Geography

District 7 encompasses parts of

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and Wayne counties.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 7, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered the immediate western suburbs of

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in Wayne County, including

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, Northville, the

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and township of Plymouth,

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, and Wayne. The district was largely located within

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, also extending into the 13th district. It overlapped with the 11th, 16th,

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, 20th, and 21st districts of the

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Geography

2011 Apportionment Plan

List of senators

Recent election results

2018

2014

Federal and statewide results

Historical district boundaries

References