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Jennifer Wortz

Republican · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 35

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Jennifer Wortz was elected to represent the 35th District in the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2024.

Where Jennifer Wortz stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Anti-Corruption (4 records), Government Efficiency (14 records),

Opposes

Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (5 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (6 support · 17 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (3 support · 4 oppose), Data Privacy (1 support · 1 oppose),

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
  • Introduced House Bill 4703 to require health-insurer coverage for group prenatal-care services.

    June 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4704 to require Medicaid coverage for group prenatal-care services.

    June 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 6 support · 17 oppose
  • Was assigned a 0% current and lifetime environmental score by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, based on eight votes it classified as anti-environment.

    July 18, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: michiganlcv.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4350, which lets people put out small amounts of feed for wild birds near home despite deer feeding bans. The House agreed to the Senate version 76-32 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5707, a bill to let landowners dig a pond under 1 acre for home use without a state permit. The House passed it 63-44. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5502, a bill to exempt wetlands created by accident from state regulation. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5069, a bill to ban food containing certain dyes and additives from 2029. The House passed it 56-51. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5536, a bill to narrow state wetland protection to wetlands connected to federally protected waters. The House passed it 57-51. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted yes on House Bills 5536 and 5501, measures that the Michigan League of Conservation Voters scored as restricting state environmental enforcement and repealing state-level wetlands protections.

    June 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5711, a bill to repeal Michigan's clean energy standards, including 100% clean energy by 2040. The House passed it 57-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5710, the utility-rules half of a plan to repeal Michigan's clean energy standards. The House passed it 58-47. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted yes on House Bills 5710 and 5711, which repealed provisions of Michigan’s 2023 clean-energy and jobs laws.

    May 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5674 to modify clean-drinking-water requirements in schools and child-care centers.

    March 5, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5594 to impose a temporary moratorium on specified approvals and operation of new data centers.

    February 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4445, a bill to let hunters bait deer anywhere in Michigan during open deer seasons. The House passed it 66-38. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4486, a bill to bar local governments from banning natural gas or propane. The House passed it 61-42. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    December 17, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4160, a bill to bar state rules stricter than federal standards without a finding of clear need. The House passed it 59-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 24, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4369, a bill to bar schools from serving food with certain dyes and additives from July 2028. The House passed it 58-47. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    July 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4283, a bill to let a utility running pre-2024 gas engines in the Upper Peninsula skip clean energy filings. The House passed it 83-26. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 7, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4028, a bill to repeal the 2023 law letting the state override local zoning for large wind and solar projects. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4027, the zoning half of a plan to repeal the 2023 state siting law for large wind and solar projects. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Served as program manager for a Branch County Conservation District cleanup of Fisher Creek involving 45 career-center students, teachers, district staff, and NRCS staff; the report documented debris removal and reduced suspended sediment.

    September 19, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: hrwc.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Served as program manager for a Branch County Conservation District cleanup of the Sauk River involving a Girl Scout troop and district staff; the two-event program removed 12 large bags of trash and other debris in total.

    June 24, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: hrwc.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Was a plaintiff when a federal magistrate dismissed the federal civil-rights claims in the Moms for Liberty quarantine-order case for lack of standing and mootness and remanded the remaining state claims.

    June 1, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: wtvbam.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Filed a civil-rights lawsuit with Moms for Liberty Branch and Hillsdale County and Stacy Wohlheter challenging September 2021 COVID-19 quarantine orders issued by the local health agency and applied by Reading Community Schools.

    November 10, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: dockets.justia.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 4492, a bill to let employers require tipped workers to share tips. The House passed it 57-52. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    January 14, 2026Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 4 support
  • Introduced House Bill 5968 to shift election-administration duties to the deputy secretary of state when the secretary is a candidate for office.

    May 13, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced a bill (House Bill 4819) proposing that Michigan's secretary of state lose the office as soon as that officeholder files to run for, or is appointed to, another public office. The secretary of state oversees Michigan's elections.

    August 26, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4052, a bill to bar legislators and their staff from signing nondisclosure agreements about official work. The House passed it 80-28. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 25, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted yes on House Bills 4062, 4063, and 4064, a package amending Michigan lobbyist and lobbying-activity law.

    February 20, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 14 support
  • Voted for House Bill 5937, a bill to cut the state's time to say whether a permit application is complete from 30 days to 7. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 25, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5938, a bill to require wetland permit hearings within 30 days of a complete application. The House passed it 62-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 25, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5936, a bill to make the state refund the full fee when it misses an environmental permit deadline. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 25, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5082, a bill to make the state assess whether land is a wetland within 60 days, for free. The House passed it 57-50. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 6038, a bill to limit when the state can ask for changes to a wetland permit application. The House passed it 61-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 17, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5933, a bill to change how the state handles building and trade permit applications. The House passed it 79-26. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5935, a bill to make the state cite the rule behind any building permit denial. The House passed it 81-24. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5934, a bill to refund building permit fees when the state misses its decision deadline. The House passed it 75-30. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5504, a bill to create a State Digital Service Office to review big state software projects. The House passed it 57-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 20, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5505, a bill to create a digital oversight office in the Legislature. The House passed it 57-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 20, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5761 to eliminate specified compost registration and tonnage fees.

    March 19, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5716 to set a deadline for issuing a certificate of acceptability for a premanufactured unit.

    March 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced a bill requiring a township to hire an accredited election administrator when its clerk and deputy clerks cannot run an election. The House passed it 104-2 in May 2026 (House Bill 5717).

    March 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted yes on House Joint Resolution M to require enactment of specified state budget bills by a deadline and suspend legislators’ and the governor’s compensation if the deadline is missed.

    August 21, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 5 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 4339, a bill to void county rules that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4342, a bill to withhold revenue sharing from local governments that limit immigration cooperation. The House passed it 57-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4338, a bill to void city and township rules that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4341, a bill to bar people who are not citizens or qualified immigrants from state housing programs. The House passed it 63-43. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4340, a bill to bar people who are not citizens or qualified immigrants from most public assistance. The House passed it 63-43. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 723, which widens the transformational brownfield program, allowing another $80 million a year of tax capture. The House passed it 82-26 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 9 support
  • Secured legislative approval of funding requests for $60,000 in Hudson Senior Center renovations and $45,000 for a Sherwood Township firefighting water well.

    July 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: replund.gophouse.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5574, a bill to make it a crime to ignore a first responder's warning and come within 25 feet to interfere. The House passed it 74-30. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5920, proposing to widen the reach of Michigan's legislative corrections ombudsman, the office that investigates complaints about state prisons. It called for letting prisoners' family members, corrections employees, and prisoner advocates file complaints, for a standard complaint form in every prison law library, and for the ombudsman to open its own investigations into prisoner health, safety, and security problems.

    April 29, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5036, a bill to make fertility fraud a felony carrying up to 5 years in prison. The House passed it 60-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5037, a bill to set a 15-year time limit for charging the new fertility fraud crime. The House passed it 61-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4596 to revise dismissal procedures for charges against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial.

    June 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4315, a bill to make the State Police build and hand out school safety training each year. The House passed it 82-24. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4222, a bill to make every school have a crisis team and review emergency plans every three years. The House passed it 80-26. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4069, proposing to update the child-abandonment crime so it matches expanded newborn safe-surrender options (tie-barred to House Bill 4067).

    February 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Introduced House Bill 5530 to limit local minimum residential-lot-size requirements.

    February 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support · 4 oppose
  • Secured legislative approval of funding requests for $60,000 in Hudson Senior Center renovations and $45,000 for a Sherwood Township firefighting water well.

    July 9, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: replund.gophouse.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5145, a bill to bar accepting an applicant's own statement as proof of identity or income for public assistance. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 23, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5812, a bill to bar the state from waiving food assistance work requirements without legislative approval. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 6013, a bill to suspend Bridge cards used outside Michigan for more than 90 days in a row. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4515, a bill to put the recipient's photo and signature on the Bridge card for food and cash aid. The House passed it 60-38. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 17, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4746, which makes the state give every food or cash aid recipient a chip-enabled Bridge Card within a year. The House passed it 77-28 and it became law.

    September 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4704 to require Medicaid coverage for group prenatal-care services.

    June 26, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 7 support
  • Voted against the final school budget, citing use of the School Aid Fund for higher education and calling for more funding to follow Michigan students and support teachers and school facilities.

    July 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: replund.gophouse.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5081, a bill to make every school district employ a dyslexia teacher by 2027. The House passed it 66-40. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5819, a bill to move up the required start of standards-based reading materials to July 2026. The House passed it 56-50. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5820, a bill to move up the deadline for teacher training courses to add dyslexia instruction. The House passed it 56-50. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5520, a bill to bring back holding third graders back for reading from the 2027-2028 school year. The House passed it 57-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4159, a bill to base early grade reading standards on the science of reading. The House passed it 65-40. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4330 to let students enroll in an individual core subject at a public school without taking all remaining core subjects.

    April 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 oppose
  • Received an A rating from MCRGO-PAC based on its 2026 candidate firearms-policy survey.

    July 13, 2026Opposes Gun Control

    Source: mcrgo.org · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
  • Introduced House Bill 5202 to create additional abortion-reporting requirements.

    November 4, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 8 support
  • Voted for House Bill 5845, a bill to keep electronic poll book data for 22 months after an election. The House passed it 62-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 17, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5968 to shift election-administration duties to the deputy secretary of state when the secretary is a candidate for office.

    May 13, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill requiring election officials to keep the flash drives used in electronic poll books with other election records. The House passed it 62-45 and sent it to the Senate (House Bill 5845).

    April 22, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4720, a bill to bar voting systems with parts from companies on the federal security threat list. The House passed it 63-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 14, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Introduced a bill requiring a township to hire an accredited election administrator when its clerk and deputy clerks cannot run an election. The House passed it 104-2 in May 2026 (House Bill 5717).

    March 12, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4602, a bill to let local election boards build their own test ballots from any source. The House passed it 63-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 9, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Introduced a bill (House Bill 4819) proposing that Michigan's secretary of state lose the office as soon as that officeholder files to run for, or is appointed to, another public office. The secretary of state oversees Michigan's elections.

    August 26, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4356, a bill to mail notices to voters who have not voted in 8 years and make them confirm their address. The House passed it 56-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 12, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 4170, a bill to cut the state income tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05% and make future automatic cuts permanent. The House passed it 65-43. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    March 18, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 5974, a bill to give parents the right to see a minor's medical records. The House passed it 61-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026Opposes Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4242, a bill to make health professionals keep patient records physically in the United States or Canada. The House passed it 71-39. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 6, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 support · 8 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 4466, a bill to let the state discipline health professionals who break the proposed minor gender care ban. The House passed it 57-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4467, a bill to bar puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender surgery for minors. The House passed it 57-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4765, a bill to make the state check every voter registrant's citizenship against databases. The House passed it 58-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 14, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4915, a bill to bar requiring implicit bias training for health professional licenses. The House passed it 56-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    December 11, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Introduced a bill proposing that seeking a second doctor's opinion, or following another doctor's treatment plan, does not count as child neglect (House Bill 5163). The exception does not apply when refusing the first plan clearly risks immediate harm.

    October 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4664, a bill to make blocking traffic during a highway protest a crime carrying up to 93 days in jail. The House passed it 61-42. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 16, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4024, the student restroom privacy act, a bill to require school restrooms to be used by sex at birth. The House passed it 58-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 4, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4596 to revise dismissal procedures for charges against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial.

    June 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4066, a bill to make schools label sports teams by sex as listed on the original birth certificate. The House passed it 58-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 22, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4469, a bill to let schools decide who plays school sports by biological sex at birth. The House passed it 59-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 22, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Filed a civil-rights lawsuit with Moms for Liberty Branch and Hillsdale County and Stacy Wohlheter challenging September 2021 COVID-19 quarantine orders issued by the local health agency and applied by Reading Community Schools.

    November 10, 2021Supports Civil Rights

    Source: dockets.justia.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 6 oppose
  • Voted yes on House Bills 5536 and 5501, measures that the Michigan League of Conservation Voters scored as restricting state environmental enforcement and repealing state-level wetlands protections.

    June 4, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5652, a bill to bar neighbors within 5 miles of an existing motor racing track from suing it. The House passed it 64-38. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    March 19, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4582, a bill to restore the rule that property owners owe no duty to warn visitors of open and obvious dangers. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    March 11, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4949, a bill to widen the shield protecting sport shooting ranges from noise lawsuits. The House passed it 56-51. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    March 10, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5298, a bill to make a passenger's own auto insurance pay first for injuries in limousines and charter buses. The House passed it 67-40. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 24, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 5035, a bill to let people harmed by fertility fraud sue for three times their damages. The House passed it 61-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 18, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4933, a bill to repeal state licensing of fee-charging personnel agencies. The House passed it 57-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    December 17, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 3 support
  • Secured legislative approval of funding requests for $60,000 in Hudson Senior Center renovations and $45,000 for a Sherwood Township firefighting water well.

    July 9, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: replund.gophouse.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5765 to establish an electric-vehicle registration fee.

    March 19, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4951, which sets a new 24 percent wholesale tax on marijuana to pay for road work. The House passed it 78-21 and it became law.

    September 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — General

General · 12 records
  • Voted against Senate Bill 293, which lets agencies require a care deposit from the owner of an animal seized in a cruelty case. The House passed it 84-24 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 294, which lets agencies require a care deposit from the owner of an animal seized in a torture case. The House passed it 84-24 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

  • Received the Michigan Chamber’s endorsement for reelection based on its review of incumbent lawmakers’ engagement and leadership on issues affecting job providers.

    June 5, 2026

    Source: michamber.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 5744, a bill to make shooting at an occupied vehicle a felony carrying up to 10 years. The House passed it 79-24. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5900 to modify attorney-fee rules in property-condemnation cases.

    April 28, 2026

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5886 to revise Michigan no-fault automobile-insurance coverage and benefits.

    April 23, 2026

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5521 to prohibit Medicaid organ-transplant coverage when an organ comes from a country known for organ harvesting.

    February 18, 2026

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 5406 to prohibit health-insurer organ-transplant coverage when an organ comes from a country known for organ harvesting.

    December 18, 2025

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4949 to modify the statutory liability exemption for sport-shooting ranges.

    September 16, 2025

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4526 to revise procedures for challenges to utility projects.

    May 22, 2025

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced a bill proposing to allow feeding and baiting deer during the open hunting season. The Michigan House passed it 66-38 in February 2026 and sent it to the Senate (House Bill 4445).

    May 6, 2025

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 4206 to provide a free antlerless-deer permit.

    March 11, 2025

    Source: legislature.mi.gov · researched July 18, 2026

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