Julie M. Rogers
Democratic · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 41
Julie M. Rogers is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 19, an open Kalamazoo-area seat. A health-care provider, she currently serves in the Michigan House representing District 41.
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator District 19
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator District 19 · August 4, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $200,945
- Loans
- $3,100
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
- RETIRED$28,025
- NOT EMPLOYED$12,580
- ATTORNEY$7,950
- SELF EMPLOYED$6,350
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- PROFESSOR$3,260
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$60,537
- $1,000-$4,999$41,325
- $500-$999$38,100
- $250-$499$29,237
- $100-$249$23,399
Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle · mi-boe.entellitrak.com
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 2 records
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4728, which revised the required HIV screening of human breast milk donors; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as 2024 Public Act 251.
January 21, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted yes on House Roll Call 486, passing 2023 Senate Bill 271 by 56-51; the bill set energy storage targets and raised Michigan's renewable and clean energy standards.
November 3, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 1 record
Voted yes on House Roll Call 20, passing 2023 House Bill 4004 by 56-53; the bill restored the ability of public-sector bargaining agreements to require agency fees from nonunion members, repealing Michigan's public-sector right-to-work law.
March 8, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored 2025 House Bill 4077, which modified the process for medical certification of a death record by medical examiners; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as 2026 Public Act 3.
March 17, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 2 records
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4224, which repealed the workforce engagement requirements attached to the Healthy Michigan Medicaid plan; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as 2024 Public Act 253.
January 21, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored 2024 House Bill 5825, which required health insurers to issue rebates to an insured when the insurer failed to meet its medical loss ratio; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as 2024 Public Act 254.
January 21, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 2 records
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4420, which let law enforcement agencies share crime victim contact information with survivor service programs; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 180 of 2023.
November 7, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4120, which required distribution of a training package to individuals designated as mandatory reporters of child abuse and child neglect; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 46 of 2023.
June 29, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Gun Control
· 1 record
Voted yes on House Roll Call 23, passing 2023 House Bill 4138 by 56-53; the bill extended the license and background check requirement to all firearm purchases in Michigan.
March 8, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4956, which struck the reference to the repealed crime of partial birth abortion from Michigan's criminal expunction statute; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 205 of 2023.
November 22, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4570, which established an online application system for absent voter ballots; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 270 of 2023.
December 1, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Voted yes on House Roll Call 5, passing 2023 House Bill 4001 by 67-41; the bill rolled back limits on the deduction of retirement and pension income and expanded the state earned income tax credit.
January 26, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4619, which barred insurers from denying coverage on the basis of gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation or expression; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 156 of 2023.
October 19, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted yes on House Roll Call 18, passing 2023 Senate Bill 4 by 64-45; the bill added sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as protected categories under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
March 8, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
General
· 7 records
Listed as Endorsed for Michigan Senate District 19 on Equality Michigan Action Network's published 2026 endorsement slate.
June 1, 2026
Source: equalitymiaction.org · researched July 24, 2026
Received the endorsement of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters for Michigan Senate District 19 on its 2026 endorsement slate.
April 14, 2026
Source: michiganlcv.org · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored 2023 House Bill 4555, which designated June 12 of each year as Women Veterans Recognition Day in Michigan; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 42 of 2023.
June 12, 2023
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Named chair of the Michigan House Committee on Health Policy for the 2023-24 legislative term by Speaker Joe Tate, after more than 20 years of practice as a physical therapist.
January 12, 2023
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored 2022 House Bill 5720, which designated a portion of US-131 in Kalamazoo County as the Sergeant Ryan J. Proxmire Memorial Highway; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed it into law as Public Act 164 of 2022.
July 19, 2022
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Resigned as chair of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners during a board meeting, citing leadership succession, and remained in office as the commissioner for Kalamazoo County's fifth district; Vice Chair Tracy Hall succeeded her as chair.
July 7, 2020
Source: wkzo.com · researched July 24, 2026
Elected chair of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners on a 9-1 vote of her fellow commissioners, succeeding Stephanie Moore while serving her fourth consecutive term as a county commissioner.
January 8, 2019
Source: wwmt.com · researched July 24, 2026
Elections
- State Senator District 19 · August 4, 2026 · State Senate District 19; Michigan
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.