# Michigan's 11th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 11th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 11th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Macomb and Wayne 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 |
| Thomas W. White | Democratic | 1965–1968 | Detroit | |
| Nelis J. Saunders | Democratic | 1969–1972 | Detroit | |
| Thaddeus C. Stopczynski | Democratic | 1973–1982 | Detroit | |
| Stanley Stopczynski | Democratic | 1983–1992 | Detroit | |
| Morris Hood Jr. | Democratic | 1993–1998 | Detroit | Died in office. |
| Irma Clark-Coleman | Democratic | 1999–2002 | Detroit | |
| Morris Hood III | Democratic | 2003–2008 | Detroit | |
| David Nathan | Democratic | 2009–2012 | Detroit | |
| David Knezek | Democratic | 2013–2014 | Dearborn Heights | |
| Julie Plawecki | Democratic | 2015–2016 | Dearborn Heights | Died in office. |
| Lauren Plawecki | Democratic | 2016 | Dearborn Heights | |
| Jewell Jones | Democratic | 2017–2022 | Inkster | |
| Veronica Paiz | Democratic | 2023–2025 | Harper Woods | |
| Donavan McKinney | Democratic | 2025–present | | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jewell Jones | 20,702 | 66.88 |
| | Republican | James Townsend | 10,252 | 33.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,954 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jewell Jones | 23,731 | 65.05% |
| | Republican | Robert Pope | 12,749 | 34.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,480 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lauren Plawecki | 24,020 | 65.79% |
| | Republican | Robert Pope | 10,905 | 29.87% |
| | Constitution | Marc Joseph Sosnowski | 1,586 | 4.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,511 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Julie Plawecki | 15,160 | 70.49 |
| | Republican | Jim Rhoades | 6,346 | 29.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,506 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Knezek | 27,626 | 71.75 |
| | Republican | Kathleen Kopczyk | 10,875 | 28.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,501 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Nathan | 16,272 | 97.08 |
| | Republican | Leonard Mier | 489 | 2.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,761 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Nathan | 30,815 | 96.93 |
| | Republican | Leonard Mier | 976 | 3.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,791 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part) Detroit (part) | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Dearborn Heights (part) Garden City Inkster Livonia (part) Westland (part) | 2011 Apportionment Plan |