# Michigan's 54th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 54th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 54th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland County. The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes |
| Edson V. Root Jr. | Republican | 1965–1971 | Bangor | Died in office. |
| Bela E. Kennedy | Republican | 1971–1972 | Bangor | |
| James S. Farnsworth | Republican | 1973–1974 | Holland | |
| Edgar Fredricks | Republican | 1975–1978 | Holland | |
| Paul Hillegonds | Republican | 1979–1992 | Holland | Lived in Augusta until around 1981. |
| Kirk Profit | Democratic | 1993–1998 | Ypsilanti | |
| Ruth Ann Jamnick | Democratic | 1999–2004 | Ypsilanti | |
| Alma Wheeler Smith | Democratic | 2005–2010 | Salem Township | |
| David E. Rutledge | Democratic | 2011–2016 | Ypsilanti | |
| Ronnie Peterson | Democratic | 2017–2022 | Ypsilanti | |
| Donni Steele | Republican | 2023–present | Orion | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ronnie D. Peterson | 28,500 | 78.65 |
| | Republican | Colton A. Campbell | 7,737 | 21.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,237 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Peterson | 30,148 | 74.99% |
| | Republican | Kevin Jardine | 10,053 | 25.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,201 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Rutledge | 18,608 | 75.33 |
| | Republican | Ed Moore | 6,093 | 24.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,701 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Rutledge | 29,949 | 77.45 |
| | Republican | Bill Emmerich | 8,722 | 22.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,671 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Rutledge | 18,146 | 61.16 |
| | Republican | Richard Deitering | 9,708 | 32.72 |
| | Independent | David Palmer | 1,363 | 4.59 |
| | Constitution | Clifford McKinney | 451 | 1.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,668 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alma Wheeler Smith | 33,501 | 71.13 |
| | Republican | Tom Banks | 12,281 | 26.07 |
| | Libertarian | David Raaflaub | 1,319 | 2.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,101 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Allegan County (part) Allegan Allegan Township Casco Township Cheshire Township Clyde Township Ganges Township Holland (part) Laketown Township Lee Township Manlius Township Fennville Saugatuck Township Trowbridge Township Valley Township Watson Township Van Buren County | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Allegan County (part) Excluding Cheshire Township Gunplain Township Lee Township Leighton Township Martin Township Otsego Otsego Township Plainwell Trowbridge Township Valley Township Wayland Township Ottawa County (part) Holland (part) Hudsonville Georgetown Township (part) Jamestown Township Zeeland Township Van Buren County (part) South Haven | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Allegan County Barry County (part) Thornapple Township Yankee Springs Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Washtenaw County (part) Salem Township Superior Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Washtenaw County (part) Augusta Township Salem Township Superior Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Washtenaw County (part) Superior Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan |