It has been represented by Democrat Sylvia Santana since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Adam Hollier.

[2][3] District 2 encompasses part of Wayne County.

[4] District 2, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in northern Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the nearby communities of Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse Pointe Park.

[5] It shared a water border with Canada along Lake St. Clair.

[6] Following incumbent Bert Johnson's resignation, a special election and a regular election were held concurrently in 2018; in the special election, Adam Hollier won the primary against a similar slate of candidates and won the general election uncontested.