Michigan's 12th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate.

The 12th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts.

[2][3] It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Hertel since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Rosemary Bayer.

[4][5] District 12 encompasses parts of Macomb, St. Clair, and Wayne counties.

[6] District 12, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered much of central Oakland County in the northern suburbs of Detroit, including Pontiac, Southfield Township, Bloomfield Township, Auburn Hills, Keego Harbor, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Addison Township, Oxford Township, and Independence Township.