Terence M. Frewen
Republican · MI
Terence M. Frewen is a Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 78, an open seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Where Terence M. Frewen stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Moved to hand out the county's share of national opioid settlement money under a disbursement plan from the county administrator.
July 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Moved a resolution limiting the emergency powers the county health department can use in a pandemic. The board adopted it 5-2.
September 26, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Moved a resolution keeping Ionia County's tax money out of a local tax increment financing plan. Such plans divert new tax revenue to a development district. It passed 6-0.
October 28, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Moved to award a $245,405 bid to Central Michigan Building to remodel the county's 911 dispatch center. The price included $20,000 held back for surprises.
July 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against giving public defender staff a raise set at the lowest pay step. The raise failed 2-4. He then sent the pay question to the personnel committee.
February 21, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Moved to award a $245,405 bid to Central Michigan Building to remodel the county's 911 dispatch center. The price included $20,000 held back for surprises.
July 25, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Moved his own version of the pay plan a week later. It raised pay in both the public defender and prosecutor offices to meet a state indigent-defense standard, capped at $95,000 a year. The board approved it 4-2.
February 28, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Moved a resolution joining Ionia County to a partial settlement with generic drug makers in the national prescription opioid lawsuit. It passed 7-0.
August 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was elected chairman of the Ionia County Board of Commissioners on a unanimous roll call at the board's organizing meeting.
January 13, 2026
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to let local bridge grant applications filed before 2026 stay under the old road department rules. The board agreed 5-2.
December 9, 2025
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to adopt Ionia County's 2025 budget after the public hearing. It passed 6-1.
October 22, 2024
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Moved a $1.10-an-hour raise for road department managers to match the union contract, and it passed 4-3. In the same run of votes he opposed lifetime health care for those managers and their spouses, which failed 3-4.
March 21, 2023
Source: ioniacounty.org · researched August 2, 2026
Past race Terence M. Frewen ran in:
- State Representative District 78 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 78; Michigan
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.