Rich Vance
Republican · MI
Rich Vance is a Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 101, an open seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Where Rich Vance stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Healthcare Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted with a unanimous board to sign a new contract keeping the Grant Middle School health clinic open. The deal required the district to remove a student-painted mural with LGBTQ+ imagery from the clinic lobby.
September 11, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: fox17online.com · researched August 2, 2026
Voted with three other Grant school board members in June 2023 to end the district's contract with the health clinic inside Grant Middle School. Residents responded by filing recall petitions against all four of them.
August 14, 2023Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: fox17online.com · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for Grant Public Schools' 2025-26 spending plan and its property tax levy. He also moved and voted for a two-year contract with the district's support staff union.
June 23, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted with a unanimous board to sign a new contract keeping the Grant Middle School health clinic open. The deal required the district to remove a student-painted mural with LGBTQ+ imagery from the clinic lobby.
September 11, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: fox17online.com · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Voted to approve a revised sex education advisory board for Grant Public Schools. The same night, fellow board members chose him as the district's first voting delegate to the Michigan Association of School Boards.
September 8, 2025
Source: files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com · researched August 2, 2026
Past race Rich Vance ran in:
- State Representative District 101 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 101; Michigan
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.