State Representative District 6
State House District 6; Michigan
My vote power
High
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 71 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 92,111 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 92,111) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.7, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Charlie Gandy-Thompson is a Democratic candidate for Michigan House District 6 and a self-employed engineering leadership consultant. She is chief operating officer and owner of TEAM X GEN5 and holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and a master's degree in engineering management.
Records: Anti-Corruption 2 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Data Privacy 1 for,
Democratic · declared
David Lauer is a Democratic candidate for Michigan House District 6. He serves as director of donor relations for Youth Impact Program and owns Lauer Paints, with professional experience in nonprofit leadership, community organizing, political action, and finance.
Democratic · declared
Melanie Macey is a lawyer who works on voting rights and a former Royal Oak city commissioner and library board trustee. She puts affordable housing, public schools and voting rights first.
Records: Election Integrity 1 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for
Republican · declared
Mike Steger co-founded Promethean Action and writes its political and economic commentary. He ran a political intelligence and outreach firm from 2011 to 2021, and puts manufacturing jobs and higher wages first.
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com