Parker Fairbairn

Republican · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 107

Parker Fairbairn is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 107 (Charlevoix, Emmet, and parts of Cheboygan, Chippewa, and Mackinac counties) since 2025. He is seeking re-election.

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 107 · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised: $138,067

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

OWNER$10,614
RETIRED$5,300
INFORMATION REQUESTED$4,900
PRESIDENT$3,925

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SELF EMPLOYED$1,846

Direct contributions by size

$1,000-$4,999$62,226
$500-$999$39,320
$250-$499$25,248
$100-$249$10,474
$1-$99$799

Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle · mi-boe.entellitrak.com

Track record

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Environment and Public Health

· 6 records

Voted against Senate Bill 293, which passed the House 84-24 and revised animal-cruelty care, seizure, bond, forfeiture, and owner-penalty procedures.
July 3, 2026Against
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 294, companion legislation imposing restitution and animal-ownership penalties in certain animal-cruelty and forfeiture cases.
July 3, 2026Against
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 19, 2026
Urged the Natural Resources Commission to restore deer baiting in the Lower Peninsula and supported House legislation eliminating the ban.
April 9, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Co-sponsored House Bills 4007 and 4283 to keep 13 Upper Peninsula natural-gas RICE generators operating through their expected service lives and to classify their electricity as renewable under state law.
March 25, 2025Against
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced a resolution urging Congress to return management authority for gray wolves to the states, arguing that Michigan wildlife officials should make locally informed population decisions.
March 5, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Supported maintaining the voluntary Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program and defending Michigan's Right to Farm Act.
July 8, 2024For
Source: michfb.com · researched July 19, 2026

Anti-Corruption

· 4 records

Won implementation of his Natural Resources Commission transparency proposal when the commission agreed to livestream meetings; his related House-passed bill also required advance notice and online archives.
February 5, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for the final fiscal-year budget deal, which reduced overall state spending by $1.1 billion, reduced general-fund spending by $800 million, retained funding for roads, public safety, and education, and adopted permanent disclosure rules for special projects.
October 3, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Joint Resolution M to suspend state lawmakers' pay when a state budget is not signed by the statutory July 1 deadline.
August 21, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Resolution 14, which required disclosure, public-benefit justification, conflict-of-interest certification, and advance public posting for legislatively directed spending requests.
January 30, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026

Government Efficiency

· 10 records

Introduced House Bill 6108 to allow two career and technical education credits to satisfy Michigan's two-credit high-school foreign-language graduation requirement.
June 18, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 5797, signed as Public Act 15 of 2026, allowing qualifying school districts to forgive up to four additional instructional days missed because of extreme March weather.
May 26, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Won implementation of his Natural Resources Commission transparency proposal when the commission agreed to livestream meetings; his related House-passed bill also required advance notice and online archives.
February 5, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Opposed an MDHHS proposal that would let large urban counties compete with sparsely populated counties for federal Rural Health Transformation funds and called for the money to prioritize rural workforce, facilities, and technology.
January 23, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for the final fiscal-year budget deal, which reduced overall state spending by $1.1 billion, reduced general-fund spending by $800 million, retained funding for roads, public safety, and education, and adopted permanent disclosure rules for special projects.
October 3, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Joint Resolution M to suspend state lawmakers' pay when a state budget is not signed by the statutory July 1 deadline.
August 21, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Co-sponsored and voted for a bipartisan roads package that would dedicate $3.1 billion annually to road repair, including $2.5 billion for local roads, without increasing taxes.
March 19, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Bills 4161 and 4162 to maintain funding for schools, public safety, courts, veterans' homes, prisons, and local governments if broader budget negotiations failed.
March 7, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced a resolution urging Congress to return management authority for gray wolves to the states, arguing that Michigan wildlife officials should make locally informed population decisions.
March 5, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Resolution 14, which required disclosure, public-benefit justification, conflict-of-interest certification, and advance public posting for legislatively directed spending requests.
January 30, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026

Healthcare Affordability

· 2 records

Opposed an MDHHS proposal that would let large urban counties compete with sparsely populated counties for federal Rural Health Transformation funds and called for the money to prioritize rural workforce, facilities, and technology.
January 23, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced House Bill 4227 to require each intermediate school district to employ an emergency and safety manager and at least one mental-health coordinator for its local districts.
March 12, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 1 record

Voted for the final fiscal-year budget deal, which reduced overall state spending by $1.1 billion, reduced general-fund spending by $800 million, retained funding for roads, public safety, and education, and adopted permanent disclosure rules for special projects.
October 3, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 11 records

Proposed $600,000 for Michigan Technological University to study the sharp increase in Mackinac Bridge closures caused by falling ice and recommend safety and reliability improvements.
April 22, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for legislation allowing licensed bow hunters to carry a pistol for personal protection while hunting.
February 5, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Supported final passage of House Bill 4285 authorizing optional hunter-education courses in schools under Department of Natural Resources safety standards and certified instructors.
December 22, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for the final fiscal-year budget deal, which reduced overall state spending by $1.1 billion, reduced general-fund spending by $800 million, retained funding for roads, public safety, and education, and adopted permanent disclosure rules for special projects.
October 3, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Secured $14 million in the state budget for Northern Michigan ice-storm recovery while continuing to advocate for the larger House Bill 4328 relief package.
October 2, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for and co-sponsored House Bill 4285 to let school districts offer optional hunter-safety courses taught by certified instructors, with no firearms or ammunition allowed on school property.
June 4, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for a bipartisan school-safety package requiring updated safety plans, crisis-response training, safety drills, and stronger coordination between schools, law enforcement, and the OK2SAY tip line.
May 14, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Secured House passage of an amended House Bill 4328 providing $100 million in state ice-storm relief for local emergency response, cleanup, energy assistance, and damaged public infrastructure.
May 7, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced House Bill 4328 proposing a $75 million state match intended to unlock $225 million in federal aid for Northern Michigan ice-storm recovery, including emergency supplies, energy assistance, debris removal, and infrastructure repair.
April 16, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced House Bill 4227 to require each intermediate school district to employ an emergency and safety manager and at least one mental-health coordinator for its local districts.
March 12, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Bills 4161 and 4162 to maintain funding for schools, public safety, courts, veterans' homes, prisons, and local governments if broader budget negotiations failed.
March 7, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026

Housing Affordability

· 3 records

Co-sponsored and won House passage of House Bill 5570, allowing local governments to permit qualifying small multi-family buildings with one staircase when enhanced fire-safety standards are met.
June 11, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Called small business the lifeblood of Northern Michigan and said housing, broadband access, and attracting and retaining workers were major barriers he wanted state policy to address.
July 8, 2024For
Source: michfb.com · researched July 19, 2026
Served on the Emmet County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and said that work helped secure the largest assisted-housing project in county history.
July 8, 2024For
Source: michfb.com · researched July 19, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 4 records

Secured $14 million in the state budget for Northern Michigan ice-storm recovery while continuing to advocate for the larger House Bill 4328 relief package.
October 2, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Secured House passage of an amended House Bill 4328 providing $100 million in state ice-storm relief for local emergency response, cleanup, energy assistance, and damaged public infrastructure.
May 7, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced House Bill 4328 proposing a $75 million state match intended to unlock $225 million in federal aid for Northern Michigan ice-storm recovery, including emergency supplies, energy assistance, debris removal, and infrastructure repair.
April 16, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Bills 4161 and 4162 to maintain funding for schools, public safety, courts, veterans' homes, prisons, and local governments if broader budget negotiations failed.
March 7, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026

Public Education Quality

· 9 records

Introduced House Bill 6108 to allow two career and technical education credits to satisfy Michigan's two-credit high-school foreign-language graduation requirement.
June 18, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 5797, signed as Public Act 15 of 2026, allowing qualifying school districts to forgive up to four additional instructional days missed because of extreme March weather.
May 26, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for a House budget plan containing $1 million for electrical and cybersecurity upgrades at Lake Superior State University, $2.5 million for a North Central Michigan College dental-hygiene facility, and $600,000 for Mackinac Bridge research.
April 23, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Supported final passage of House Bill 4285 authorizing optional hunter-education courses in schools under Department of Natural Resources safety standards and certified instructors.
December 22, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for the final fiscal-year budget deal, which reduced overall state spending by $1.1 billion, reduced general-fund spending by $800 million, retained funding for roads, public safety, and education, and adopted permanent disclosure rules for special projects.
October 3, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for and co-sponsored House Bill 4285 to let school districts offer optional hunter-safety courses taught by certified instructors, with no firearms or ammunition allowed on school property.
June 4, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for a bipartisan school-safety package requiring updated safety plans, crisis-response training, safety drills, and stronger coordination between schools, law enforcement, and the OK2SAY tip line.
May 14, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced House Bill 4227 to require each intermediate school district to employ an emergency and safety manager and at least one mental-health coordinator for its local districts.
March 12, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for House Bills 4161 and 4162 to maintain funding for schools, public safety, courts, veterans' homes, prisons, and local governments if broader budget negotiations failed.
March 7, 2025For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 19, 2026

Gun Control