Shri Thanedar
Democratic · MI · U.S. Representative, Michigan District 13
Shri Thanedar is the Democratic incumbent U.S. Representative for Michigan District 13. His official House biography says he proudly represents Michigan 13, including much of Wayne County, Detroit, Grosse Pointe, and Downriver, and his campaign site is active for reelection.
Where Shri Thanedar stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (3 records),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Introduced the Health Disparity Zones Act, proposing that federal health officials label low-income areas with poor health outcomes as Health Disparity Zones. In those zones the bill gives employers a tax credit worth 40 percent of eligible wages and raises Medicare payment rates by 10 percent.
June 26, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Led a letter to the acting heads of the FDA and CDC over a surge in cyclosporiasis cases, asking them to keep the public better informed.
July 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 3 support
Shri Thanedar signed a discharge petition to force a House vote on the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act, intended to speed first contracts for newly unionized workers.
June 16, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Introduced a bill to let people cancel federal student loan debt in bankruptcy. Current law allows that only if a borrower proves undue hardship.
June 4, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Shri Thanedar signed a discharge petition to force a House vote on the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act, intended to speed first contracts for newly unionized workers.
June 16, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Told the House he had filed impeachment articles against President Trump. His resolution listed seven charges, including defying court orders and taking foreign payments.
May 13, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: govinfo.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Introduced a bill with Rep. Bennie Thompson setting rules for how Homeland Security documents and justifies its spending on major purchases.
July 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Shri Thanedar introduced the DHS CANDOR Act to require Department of Homeland Security policies and training for public-facing communications and social-media use.
June 9, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 4 support
Campaigned against a planned ICE detention center in Romulus, holding press conferences at the site and petitioning against it. ICE dropped the plan.
June 18, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Shri Thanedar introduced ten amendments to the DHS reconciliation bill to restrict warehouse detention funding, increase detention accountability, and add immigration-enforcement oversight provisions.
June 9, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1689, which orders Homeland Security to grant Haitians temporary protected status for 18 months, shielding them from immigration detention. It passed the House 224-204.
April 16, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.
January 7, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Shri Thanedar introduced the BLANKET Act to authorize grants for state, local, nonprofit, and public housing agencies to provide severe-weather resources for homeless populations.
June 11, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted against passing H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring newborn care for a baby born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 217-204, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted against passing H.R. 28, a bill to bar federally funded schools from letting anyone male at birth play on girls' or women's teams. The House passed it 218-206, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Introduced a bipartisan bill with Representative Kat Cammack setting rules to protect customers' money and assets held by a commodity broker if that broker goes bankrupt (H.R. 9717).
July 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Announced more than $45 million in federal project funding for his district. Grants covered stormwater cleanout in Dearborn Heights, mold removal in Detroit, and 911 upgrades in Taylor.
July 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: thanedar.house.gov
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 1 support
Voted yes on a resolution ordering the President to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities with Iran. It passed the House 215 to 208.
June 3, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted against passing H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, setting Defense Department policy, troop levels and equipment purchases. It passed the House 216-212.
July 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S. 2, the Secure America Act, a bill to provide $70 billion through 2029 for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the House 214-212.
June 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling about $9.4 billion in approved but unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. The House vote was 214-212; the Senate trimmed it, and the smaller package became law July 24, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
May 22, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against censuring Rep. Al Green of Texas. The censure passed the House 224 to 198.
March 6, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
As a Michigan state representative, he wrote a bill raising certification fees on operators of wastewater discharge facilities. Governor Whitmer signed it as Public Act 91.
October 19, 2021
Source: michiganvotes.org
Past race Shri Thanedar ran in:
- Representative in Congress District 13 · August 4, 2026 · Congressional District 13, Michigan · incumbent