Alabas Farhat
Democratic · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 3
Alabas Farhat is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 3 (most of Dearborn and part of northwest Detroit) since 2023. He holds a bachelor's in public health from UM-Dearborn and a master's in public administration from the University of Michigan and serves on the House Appropriations Committee.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 3
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 3 · August 4, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $154,005
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- OWNER$11,850
- CEO$10,400
- ATTORNEY$9,950
- NOT EMPLOYED$5,885
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- PRESIDENT$4,150
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$27,250
- $1,000-$4,999$89,150
- $500-$999$20,520
- $250-$499$10,900
- $100-$249$5,550
Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle · mi-boe.entellitrak.com
Track record
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Primary-sponsored House Bill 4276 of 2023, regulating the Medicaid managed care contract with the state's pharmacy benefit manager, signed as Public Act 279 of 2023.
December 7, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Voted no on House Bill 4506, which failed 55-43, defeating the measure to let prosecutors seek life-without-parole sentences for 19- and 20-year-old defendants; House Speaker Matt Hall then had him removed as minority vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
July 24, 2025Against
Source: michiganadvance.com · researched July 23, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 1 record
Voted yes on House Bill 6074, prohibiting the purchase of residential property by certain businesses.
June 25, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Primary-sponsored House Bill 4295 of 2023, prohibiting marriage without publicity for persons under 18, signed as Public Act 122 of 2023.
September 18, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
Primary-sponsored House Bill 5460 of 2024, governing payments under motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts, signed as Public Act 94 of 2024.
July 23, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 2 records
Served as a chief Democratic negotiator on the $1.8 billion Michigan road funding package enacted in October 2025, and worked with the House speaker and Detroit's mayor to establish a Public Safety and Violence Prevention Trust Fund dedicating $75 million to locally administered violence prevention.
December 26, 2025For
Source: arabamericannews.com · researched July 23, 2026
Primary-sponsored House Bill 6088 of 2024, modifying public transportation authority millages, signed as Public Act 236 of 2024.
January 17, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026
General
· 4 records
Received the endorsement of the Arab American Political Action Committee for reelection in Michigan House District 3.
July 3, 2026
Source: arabamericannews.com · researched July 23, 2026
Primary-sponsored House Bill 4090 of 2025, authorizing transfer of the state-owned Detroit Detention Center property to the city of Detroit, signed as Public Act 6 of 2025.
June 27, 2025
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026
Was voted the most effective Democratic legislator in the Michigan House in a MIRS news poll, after a first term in which several of his bills were signed into law.
May 29, 2025
Source: housedems.com · researched July 23, 2026
Primary-sponsored House Bill 5653 of 2024, creating the Michigan innovation fund program through the Michigan Strategic Fund, signed as Public Act 190 of 2024.
January 13, 2025
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 3 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 3; Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.