# Michigan's 63rd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 63rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 63rd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Macomb and St. Clair counties. 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 |
| Robert James Slingerlend | Democratic | 1965–1966 | Lake Orion | |
| Donald E. Bishop | Republican | 1967–1970 | Rochester | |
| James Damman | Republican | 1971–1974 | Troy | |
| Ruth McNamee | Republican | 1975–1982 | Birmingham | |
| Gordon R. Sparks | Republican | 1983–1992 | Troy | |
| Donald H. Gilmer | Republican | 1993–1998 | Augusta | |
| Jerry VanderRoest | Republican | 1999–2002 | Galesburg | |
| Lorence Wenke | Republican | 2003–2008 | Richland | |
| Jase Bolger | Republican | 2009–2014 | Marshall | Served as House Speaker from 2011 to 2014. |
| David Maturen | Republican | 2015–2018 | Vicksburg | Lived in Portage until around 2017. |
| Matt Hall | Republican | 2019–2022 | Battle Creek | |
| Jay DeBoyer | Republican | 2023–present | Clay | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Hall | 22,711 | 56.59 |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Aniano | 15,809 | 39.39 |
| | Libertarian | Ronald Hawkins | 1,059 | 2.64 |
| | Green | John Anthony La Pietra | 557 | 1.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,136 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Maturen | 26,878 | 60.88% |
| | Democratic | Lynn Shiflea | 14,749 | 33.41% |
| | Green | John Anthony La Pietra | 2,523 | 5.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,150 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Maturen | 16,718 | 56.21 |
| | Democratic | Bill Farmer | 13,023 | 43.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,741 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jase Bolger | 22,196 | 50.87 |
| | Democratic | Bill Farmer | 21,440 | 49.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,636 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jase Bolger | 20,931 | 62.78 |
| | Democratic | Dave Morgan | 12,407 | 37.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,338 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jase Bolger | 27,641 | 56.62 |
| | Democratic | Phyllis Smith | 21,179 | 43.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,820 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Oakland County (part) Addison Township Avon Township Oakland Township Orion Township Oxford Township Pontiac (part) Pontiac Township Troy (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Oakland County (part) Avon Township Birmingham Bloomfield Township Rochester Royal Oak (part) Troy (part) | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Oakland County (part) Avon Township Rochester Troy (part) | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Calhoun County (part) Albion Albion Township Athens Township Burlington Township Clarence Township Clarendon Township Convis Township Eckford Township Fredonia Township Homer Township Lee Township Leroy Township Marengo Township Marshall Marshall Township Newton Township Sheridan Township Tekonsha Township Kalamazoo County (part) Brady Township Charleston Township Climax Township Comstock Township Galesburg Pavilion Township Prairie Ronde Township Ross Township Schoolcraft Township Wakeshma Township | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Calhoun County (part) Battle Creek (part) Bedford Township (part) Eckford Township (part) Emmett Township Fredonia Township (part) Marshall (part) Marshall Township Newton Township Pennfield Township Kalamazoo County (part) Brady Township Charleston Township Climax Township Comstock Township Galesburg Pavilion Township Richland Township Ross Township Schoolcraft Township Wakeshma Township | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Calhoun County (part) Athens Township Burlington Township Clarendon Township Eckford Township Emmett Township Fredonia Township Homer Township Leroy Township Marengo Township Marshall Marshall Township Newton Township Tekonsha Township Kalamazoo County (part) Brady Township Charleston Township Climax Township Comstock Township Galesburg Kalamazoo Township (part) Pavilion Township Richland Township Ross Township Wakeshma Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan |