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Voted for Senate Bill 973. It would create a Michigan-run health insurance exchange, governed by a 12-member board, where people and small employers could compare and buy health plans through a website and phone line by January 1, 2028. The Senate passed it 20-16. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 977. It would require the state insurance department to apply for a federal waiver to set up a reinsurance program, which helps pay the largest medical claims so individual market premiums can be lower, and to run the program if the waiver is approved. The Senate passed it 20-16. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Introduced Senate Bill 1034 as primary sponsor, eliminating patient cost-sharing for prescription inhalers and removing insurance limits that block asthma patients from obtaining backup inhalers.

June 10, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced Senate Bill 1033 as primary sponsor, creating zero out-of-pocket coverage for insulin and diabetes-management hardware including continuous glucose monitors, glucometers, lancets, and test strips.

June 10, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senatedems.com · researched July 23, 2026

Voted for House Bill 4187. It cuts the yearly income tax money set aside for the Renew Michigan Fund from 69 million dollars to 52 million for one year and 56 million for the two years after that, then puts it back to 69 million. That fund pays for cleaning up polluted sites, waste management and recycling. The act also shifts the shares between those three uses. The Senate passed it 26-10 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 807. It would create a state-run retirement savings program for workers whose employers offer no retirement plan. Workers would be enrolled automatically through payroll unless they opt out, could change or stop contributions at any time, and the state would not guarantee returns. Employers could offer their own plan instead. The Senate passed it 20-18. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 17, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 49. It would raise Michigan's workplace safety fines to match the federal fines for the same violations. Today a serious violation can cost up to $7,000 and a willful or repeated one up to $70,000. The state labor department would have to start updating the fines within 10 working days after a federal change. It would also formally put the labor department in charge of the safety law, and keep reports from its safety advice program for employers out of public records requests. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 23, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for House Bill 4064. It bars a sitting Michigan state lawmaker from taking pay to lobby government officials, in Michigan or in any other state. State law already limited lobbying by some former lawmakers. This act reaches lawmakers who are still in office. The Senate passed it 28-8 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 723. It widens Michigan's transformational brownfield program, which lets the developer of a large project keep some of the state taxes raised on that site. It drops the 2027 end date for approving new plans, allows another 80 million dollars a year of tax capture on top of the 80 million already allowed, and lifts the lifetime cap from 1.6 billion dollars to 3.2 billion. In return it adds guardrails: a public webpage showing each project's analyses, audits and investment milestones, an independent review of each plan's fiscal benefit to the state, a 300 million dollar cap per new plan that the treasurer can enforce by taking back payments, and required penalties for developers who fall short of promised investment. The Senate agreed to the House version 24-12 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 373. It would bar leases that charge an extra fee on every allowed way of paying rent. If a lease allows more than one payment method, at least one would have to be free for the tenant. The Senate passed it 24-12 and the House passed it 99-5. The bill has passed the Legislature and is awaiting the governor's decision.

July 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 966. It tells the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to set up and run a housing opportunity tax credit program. The credit is for low-income housing projects. Applications open with the 2027 award cycle. They are taken at the same time as applications for the federal low-income housing credit. The Senate agreed to the House version 22-14 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for House Bill 5806. It creates a state housing opportunity tax credit that the owner of a low-income housing project can claim against the income tax, for tax years starting in 2027. The credit sits alongside the federal low-income housing credit. Total credits are capped at 42 million dollars for the first award cycle. The Senate passed it 21-15 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for House Bill 5807. It lets an out-of-state insurer that qualifies use the new housing opportunity tax credit against the extra tax Michigan charges insurers from states that tax Michigan insurers. It is one of three bills that together create the credit for low-income housing projects. The Senate passed it 21-15 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted with the Michigan Senate to pass Senate Bill 278, expanding eligibility for the Michigan Housing and Community Development Program to increase affordable-housing options.

June 24, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for Senate Bill 967. It would let developers awarded a new state low-income housing tax credit, given alongside the federal credit, claim it against the state income tax starting in 2027. The state would take back a matching share if the federal credit for the same project is taken back. The Senate passed it 23-13. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for House Bill 6043. It writes the Tri-Share child care program into law. Until now the program ran on budget money alone, starting as a pilot in 2020. Under Tri-Share an employer, the worker and the state each pay about a third of that worker's child care costs, and an employer joins by covering at least a third. The bill also writes the related CareShare arrangement into law. The Senate passed it 23-13 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 903. It sets conditions a school district must meet to keep the extra funding it gets for students who need more help. The district must work on reading and math achievement, teach English directly to English learners for at least a state-set number of minutes a week based on each pupil's level, test them with the WIDA assessment, and run a tiered support system in every grade it operates. No more than 2 percent of that money may go to administration. The Senate agreed to the House version 24-12 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted with the Michigan Senate to pass a resolution naming June 2026 as Gun Violence Awareness Month.

June 4, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: senatedems.com · researched July 23, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 962. It would direct the Secretary of State to partner with one or more public universities to create a Michigan voting and elections database and institute by November 5, 2027. It would keep a free public archive of election, voter registration and ballot access data from every local government, and support research and training on running elections. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 16, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 964. From 2028 it would make a local government tell the Secretary of State when it changes how it runs elections, when a voter asks to view voting equipment, and which groups may appoint election challengers, with each notice posted within five days. It would also let a voter who cannot get into the polling place vote from outside, let a voter choose who helps them in another language, and let people hand out food, warmth or other necessities to voters waiting in line. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 16, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 81. It extends the work of the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission to young people in the juvenile courts who cannot pay for a lawyer. The Commission must set the least a local government has to do to give them a defense. The act also changes who sits on the Commission. The Senate agreed to the House version 23-13 and it became law.

July 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 964. From 2028 it would make a local government tell the Secretary of State when it changes how it runs elections, when a voter asks to view voting equipment, and which groups may appoint election challengers, with each notice posted within five days. It would also let a voter who cannot get into the polling place vote from outside, let a voter choose who helps them in another language, and let people hand out food, warmth or other necessities to voters waiting in line. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 963, the Language Assistance for Elections Act. It would make a local government give help in another language at its elections when enough of its people share that language and have limited English. The Secretary of State would list which places and which languages every two years, and would pay back the extra cost of testing ballot-counting machines. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 961, the State Voting Rights Act. It would bar a local government or state agency from any rule or method of election that leaves a protected class taking part less than other voters or that holds them back from the political process. Someone who wanted to sue would usually first have to write to the local government setting out the problem and a way to fix it, though not when asking a court for quick relief before an upcoming election. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1042. It would bar sellers from raising prices on food, building materials, emergency and medical supplies and other goods and services by more than 20% during or shortly after a declared state of emergency, unless higher costs, an earlier discount or a retail markup no larger than the seller's own cost explains it. The attorney general could seek fines of up to $10,000 per violation for a person and $500,000 for a business. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1043. It would bar sellers of gasoline, propane and home heating oil from raising prices by more than 20% during or shortly after a market disruption such as a storm, shortage or strike, unless higher costs or an earlier discount explains it. The attorney general could seek fines of up to $10,000 per violation for a person and $500,000 for a business. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1041. It would bar hotels and other lodging from raising prices by more than 20% during or shortly after a declared state of emergency in the affected area, unless higher costs, an earlier discount, an earlier contract or normal seasonal pricing explains it. The attorney general could seek fines of up to $10,000 per violation for a person and $500,000 for a business. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 947. It would overhaul Michigan's dam safety law. Owners would have to register every dam with the state environment department in rounds over about 10 years and keep current inspection, monitoring, maintenance and safety plans. It would also bring federally licensed hydropower dams under state review and require engineers on dam projects to have experience with similar work. The Senate passed it 22-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.

July 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to pass the bipartisan fiscal year 2027 Michigan state budget.

July 6, 2026

Source: senatedems.com · researched July 23, 2026

Served 30 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired as a Captain in the Saginaw Fire Department, having been a union member for more than 31 years including the International Association of Fire Fighters.

May 21, 2026

Source: senatedems.com · researched July 23, 2026

Sworn in as Michigan state senator representing the 35th District (Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties).

May 21, 2026

Source: senatedems.com · researched July 23, 2026

Won the May 5, 2026 special election for Michigan Senate District 35, defeating Republican Jason Tunney by roughly 20 points and keeping Democratic control of the chamber.

May 5, 2026

Source: michiganpublic.org · researched July 23, 2026