Oakland County Board of Commissioners
# Oakland County Board of Commissioners

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 19 commissioners who are elected by district. Oakland County, which abuts the city of Detroit, is Michigan's second-largest county with a population of 1.3 million residents. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways. It is presided over by its chair, currently Dave Woodward.

## Elections

The board's nineteen commissioners are elected from individual constituencies for two-year terms (four-year terms beginning in 2025), with elections for all constituencies held during United States presidential elections.

## Commissioners

### Current

This is a list of the Oakland County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of January 2023.

| District | Commissioner | Residence | In office since | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dave Woodward | Royal Oak | 2005 | Democratic |
| 2 | Penny Luebs | Clawson | 2019 | Democratic |
| 3 | Gary R. McGillivray | Madison Heights | 2009 | Democratic |
| 4 | Brendan Johnson | Rochester Hills | 2023 | Democratic |
| 5 | Michael Spisz | Oxford | 2013 | Republican |
| 6 | Michael Gingell | Lake Orion | 2007 | Republican |
| 7 | Bob Hoffman | Highland Township | 2011 | Republican |
| 8 | Karen Joliat | Waterford | 2021 | Republican |
| 9 | Angela Powell | Pontiac | 2019 | Democratic |
| 10 | Kristen Nelson | Waterford | 2019 | Democratic |
| 11 | Marcia Gershenson | Bloomfield Hills | 2005 | Democratic |
| 12 | Christine Long | Commerce Township | 2003 | Republican |
| 13 | Philip Weipert | South Lyon | 2011 | Republican |
| 14 | Ajay Raman | Novi | 2023 | Democratic |
| 15 | Gwen Markham | Novi | 2019 | Democratic |
| 16 | William Miller | Farmington | 2019 | Democratic |
| 17 | Yolanda Smith Charles | Southfield | 2021 | Democratic |
| 18 | Janet Jackson | Southfield | 2009 | Democratic |
| 19 | Charlie Cavell | Ferndale | 2021 | Democratic |
