Michigan's 3rd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 3rd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Alabas Farhat
D–Dearborn
Demographics82% White
8% Black
3.2% Hispanic
1.9% Asian
0.1% Native American
0.3% Other
4.5% Multiracial
Population (2024)88,484
Notes[1]

Michigan's 3rd House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in Wayne County, Michigan.[2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the reapportionment of state legislative districts from a county-based system to a proportional one following the Supreme Court case Reynolds v. Sims.[3] It is currently represented by Democrat Alabas Farhat of Dearborn.

List of representatives

Representative Party Dates Residence(s) Notes
William A. Ryan Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 3rd District; redistricted to the 14th district.[4]
Casmer P. Ogonowski 1973–1982 Detroit Redistricted from the 19th district; resigned in March 1982 after pleading guilty to extortion charges.[5][6]
Clement Bykowski 1982[a] Detroit [7]
Matthew McNeely 1983–1986 Detroit Redistricted from the 16th district.[8]
Ilona Varga 1987–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 8th district.[9]
Joseph F. Young Sr. 1993 Detroit Redistricted from the 14th district; died April 1993.[10]
Mary Lou Parks 1993[b]–1998 Detroit Term limited.[11]
Artina Tinsley Hardman 1999–2004 Detroit Term limited.[12]
LaMar Lemmons III 2005–2006 Detroit Previously served in the 2nd district; term limited.[13]
Bettie Cook Scott 2007–2010 Detroit [14]
Alberta Tinsley Talabi 2011–2012 Detroit Redistricted to the 2nd district.[15]
John Olumba 2013 Detroit Redistricted from the 5th district; elected as a Democrat but left the party and departed the caucus in February 2013 to form the Independent Urban Democracy Caucus.[16][17]
Independent 2013–2014
Wendell Byrd Democratic 2015–2020 Detroit Term limited.[18]
Shri Thanedar 2021–2022 Detroit [19]
Alabas Farhat 2023–present Dearborn [20]

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan[c]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan[d]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan
Wayne County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan[21]
Wayne County (part) 2021 Apportionment Plan[22]
Wayne County (part) Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024[2]

Recent elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Shri Thanedar 28,575 93.32
Republican Anita Vinson 1,234 4.03
Green Stephen Boyle 813 2.65
Total votes 30,622
Democratic hold
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wendell Byrd 22,179 96.72
Republican Dolores Brodersen 751 3.28
Total votes 22,930
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wendell Byrd 28,766 96.79
Republican John Brodersen 955 3.21
Turnout 29,721
Democratic hold Swing
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wendell Byrd 19,481 97.09
Republican Dolores Brodersen 583 2.91
Democratic Write-in Damian Christian Mitchell 0 0.00
Turnout 20,064
Democratic gain from Independent Swing
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Olumba 33,938 95.86
Republican Dolores I. Brodersen 1,029 2.91
Green Louis M. Novak 436 1.23
Turnout 35,403
Democratic hold Swing
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alberta Tinsley Talabi 13,200 93.99
Republican Daniel J. Lamar 522 3.72
Green Fred Vitale 322 2.29
Turnout 14,044
Democratic hold Swing
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bettie Cook Scott 27,828 97.04
Green Fred Vitale 468 1.63
Libertarian Tim Beck 381 1.33
Turnout 26,677
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 3, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. 1 2 "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 3 - Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024" (PDF). www.michigan.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ "In Re Apportionment of State Legislature (Mich. 1964)". Justia. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - William A. Ryan". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - Casmer P. Ogonowski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ "State Rep. Casmer Ogonowski, D-Detroit, pleaded guilty Wednesday to..." United Press International. February 17, 1982. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Legislator Details - Clement Bykowski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - Matthew McNeely". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - Ilona Varga". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - Joseph F. Young Sr". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - Mary Lou Parks". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - Artina Tinsley Hardman". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Legislator Details - LaMar Lemmons III". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Bettie Cook Scott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Legislator Details - Alberta Tinsley Talabi". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Legislator Details - John Olumba". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  17. ↑ Eggert, David (February 21, 2013). "Lawmaker breaks with Democrats: Olumba to form own caucus". Detroit Legal News. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Legislator Details - Wendell Byrd". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Legislator Details - Shri Thanedar". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Legislator Details - Alabas Farhat". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  21. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 3 - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). www.house.mi.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  22. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 3 - 2021 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). www.michigan.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2026.

Notes

  1. ↑ Elected in a 1982 special election to replace Rep. Casmer P. Ogonowski, who resigned.
  2. ↑ Elected in a 1993 special election to replace Rep. Joseph F. Young Sr., who died.
  3. ↑ Referred to as the Austin-Kleiner plan.
  4. ↑ Referred to as the Hatcher-Kleiner plan.
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