Detroit East Side Elected Representatives (2025)
Detroit’s East Side is home to thousands of residents impacted by major policy decisions around housing, health, infrastructure, and the environment. Using Woodward Avenue as the dividing line, this list includes every city, county, state, and federal official representing Detroit’s East Side.
City of Detroit
Mayor
Mike Duggan — Mayor of Detroit
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave, Suite 1126, Detroit MI 48226
Phone: (313) 224-3400
Email: mayor@detroitmi.gov
Detroit City Council
Scott Benson — District 3 (Northeast Detroit neighborhoods)
Phone: (313) 224-1221
Email: bensons@detroitmi.gov
Latisha Johnson — District 4 (East riverfront, Jefferson-Chalmers, Grosse Pointe border)
Phone: (313) 224-4844
Email: johnsonla@detroitmi.gov
Mary Sheffield — District 5, Council President (Central East Side & Midtown edge)
Phone: (313) 224-3443
Email: mary.sheffield@detroitmi.gov
Mary Waters — Council Member At-Large (citywide)
Office: 2 Woodward Ave Suite 1340, Detroit MI 48226
Phone: (313) 224-2450
Email: watersm@detroitmi.gov
Coleman A. Young II — Council Member At-Large (citywide)
Office: 2 Woodward Ave Suite 1340, Detroit MI 48226
Phone: (313) 224-4530
Email: youngc@detroitmi.gov
More info: detroitmi.gov/government/city-council
Wayne County Commission
Tim Killeen — District 1 (Northeast Detroit & Grosse Pointe)
Phone: (313) 224-0920
Email: tkilleen@waynecountymi.gov
Jonathan C. Kinloch — District 2 (Central East Side & Midtown)
Phone: (313) 224-0916
Email: jkinloch@waynecountymi.gov
Martha G. Scott — District 3 (North-east overlap including part of the East Side)
Phone: (313) 224-0878
Email: WCCD3@waynecountymi.gov
Full list: waynecounty.com/elected/commission
Michigan State Government
Governor
Gretchen Whitmer — Governor of Michigan
P.O. Box 30013, Lansing MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-7858
Email: governorsoffice@michigan.gov
Lieutenant Governor
Garlin Gilchrist II — Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
P.O. Box 30013, Lansing MI 48909
Michigan House of Representatives
Tonya Myers Phillips (District 7 – D-Detroit)
Represents NE Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park
Phone: (517) 373-2276
Email: TonyaMyersPhillips@house.mi.gov
Joe Tate (District 9 – D-Detroit) — Speaker of the House
Represents Lower East Side, Jefferson-Chalmers, the Villages, and Downtown
Phone: (517) 373-0857
Email: JoeTate@house.mi.gov
Veronica Paiz (District 10 – D-Harper Woods)
Represents NE Detroit, Harper Woods, and Grosse Pointe
Phone: (517) 373-0857
Email: VeronicaPaiz@house.mi.gov
Donavan McKinney (District 11 – D-Detroit)
Represents North-central Detroit and East Warren corridor
Phone: (517) 373-0849
Email: DonavanMcKinney@house.mi.gov
More info: housedems.com
Michigan Senate
Erika Geiss (District 1 – D-Taylor)
Represents SE Detroit riverfront and Downriver corridor
Phone: (517) 373-7800
Email: SenEGeiss@senate.michigan.gov
Stephanie Chang (District 3 – D-Detroit)
Represents Central and Lower East Side, including Downtown
Phone: (517) 373-7346
Email: SenSChang@senate.michigan.gov
Veronica Klinefelt (District 11 – D-Eastpointe)
Represents NE Detroit and Macomb border communities
Phone: (517) 373-7670
Email: SenVKlinefelt@senate.michigan.gov
More info: senatedems.com
U.S. House of Representatives
Rashida Tlaib (MI-12 – D-Detroit)
Represents western and southern Detroit, including portions east of Woodward and Downriver
Office: 7700 2nd Ave Ste 305, Detroit MI 48202
Phone: (313) 463-6220
Shri Thanedar (MI-13 – D-Detroit)
Represents central and East Side Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park
Office: 400 Monroe St Ste 420, Detroit MI 48226
Phone: (313) 880-2400
U.S. Senate (Statewide)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
477 Michigan Ave Ste 1837, Detroit MI 48226
Phone: (313) 226-6020
Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
719 Griswold St Ste 700, Detroit MI 48226
Phone: (313) 961-4330