Karl Bohnak
Republican · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 109
Karl Bohnak is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 109 (Alger, Baraga, Marquette, and part of Dickinson counties) since 2025. A former television meteorologist, he is seeking re-election.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 2 records
Voted yes on 2026 House Bill 5711, eliminating Michigan's clean and renewable energy standards; the bill passed the House 57-48 on a party-line vote.
May 12, 2026Against
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted yes on 2025 House Bill 4486, barring local units of government from banning the use of natural gas or the installation of natural gas infrastructure; the bill passed the House 61-42.
December 17, 2025Against
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 1 record
Sponsored 2026 House Bill 6074 as prime sponsor, prohibiting corporations that already own more than 100 single-family homes from purchasing additional single-family homes in Michigan; he joined Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as she signed it into law.
July 21, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Secured $35,000 in the state budget to expand the United Way of Marquette County's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which provides free tax preparation for seniors, veterans, and working families in Marquette County.
July 14, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Voted no on 2025 House Bill 5364, which requires legislative approval before revisions to Michigan's state academic standards take effect; the bill passed the House 56-50 and he was the only Republican to vote against it.
March 3, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Voted no on 2026 House Joint Resolution U, which proposed changing the nomination process for secretary of state and attorney general and providing for gubernatorial appointment of university governing boards; the resolution failed 52-54 and he was one of six Republicans voting against it.
June 3, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Secured $682,000 in the state budget for the Baraga County Road Commission's flood recovery work rebuilding local roadways damaged by severe flooding in the Upper Peninsula.
July 14, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
General
· 4 records
Received the CTV-PAC endorsement from Citizens for Traditional Values in House District 109 for the August 4, 2026 Michigan primary election.
July 15, 2026
Source: ctvmichigan.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for the bipartisan state budget for the next fiscal year, which the House approved with funding for first responders, infrastructure, and schools and without new taxes.
July 6, 2026
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
Was appointed majority vice-chair of the Michigan House Committee on Economic Competitiveness and named to the Natural Resources and Tourism, Health Policy, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees at the start of his first term.
January 30, 2025
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
Announced that WLUC-TV6, where he had worked as chief meteorologist for more than 30 years, terminated his employment after he declined the COVID-19 vaccination required under a mandate imposed by the station's corporate owner, Gray Television.
September 15, 2021
Source: dailypress.net · researched July 24, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 109 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 109; Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.