Kathy Schmaltz
Republican · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 46
Kathy Schmaltz is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 46 (Jackson and part of Washtenaw County) since 2023. A former television news anchor, she is seeking re-election.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 46
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 46 · August 4, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $97,928
- Loans
- $400
Loans are borrowed money the campaign reported receiving — often from the candidate themselves — and are not counted in Raised.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- N/A$8,294
- PRESIDENT$4,321
- CEO$1,656
- OWNER$1,350
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- BOARD OF GOVERNORS$1,225
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$19,500
- $1,000-$4,999$27,210
- $500-$999$28,512
- $250-$499$17,446
- $100-$249$4,385
Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle · mi-boe.entellitrak.com
Track record
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 3 records
Voted yes on 2024 House Bill 5839, modifying safe harbor protections for minors who are victims of sex and labor trafficking; the bill passed the House 60-49 with only four Republicans, including her, in support.
December 11, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted yes to concur in the Senate substitute for 2023 House Bill 4928, allowing school bus stop-arm cameras and providing civil sanctions for drivers who pass a stopped school bus; the measure was adopted 65-39 and became 2024 Public Act 161.
December 3, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored 2023 House Bill 4045 as prime sponsor, creating the Volunteer Employee Criminal History System Act that authorizes state and national criminal history record checks for employees and volunteers with access to children, elderly individuals, and individuals with disabilities; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 23 of 2023.
April 26, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 2 records
Sponsored 2025 House Bill 4750 as prime sponsor, requiring the state to preserve a substantial share of federal benefits collected on behalf of children in foster care rather than using them to reimburse the cost of care, and adding financial literacy education and benefit notification; the governor signed the measure into law.
July 23, 2026For
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted yes on 2024 House Bill 6075, modifying the Michigan energy assistance program that helps low-income households pay utility bills; the bill passed the House 58-51 with only two Republicans, including her, in support.
December 10, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Voted no on 2025 House Bill 4584, which limits school millage elections to the November election date; the bill passed the House 56-50 and she was one of only two Republicans voting against.
March 11, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted no on 2025 House Bill 5032, which prohibits the use of school aid funds for special elections; the bill passed the House 57-49 and she was the only Republican to vote against it.
March 11, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
General
· 3 records
Received the CTV-PAC endorsement from Citizens for Traditional Values in House District 46 for the August 4, 2026 Michigan primary election.
July 15, 2026
Source: ctvmichigan.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted to approve the bipartisan state budget for the next fiscal year and secured more than $3.8 million in the House budget for local projects in her district, including $210,000 for a mobile mental health unit for Jackson-Hillsdale Community Mental Health and $2 million to renovate the memory care wing at the St. Louis Center in Chelsea.
July 3, 2026
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
Was appointed chair of the Michigan House Families and Veterans Committee for the 2025-26 legislative term, a committee handling policy affecting children, seniors, veterans, military members, and state-run veterans' homes.
January 30, 2025
Source: gophouse.org · researched July 24, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 46 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 46; Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.