Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

MI Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Michigan Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

1. K-12 “School Aid” Budget

Good Vote: No

SB0845 K-12 "School Aid" Budget (passed 35 to 2 on 7/1/2022). Provides $19.6 billion to public school districts, as part of the state's education omnibus appropriation bill for FY 2022-23.

2. Mandatory Term Limits and Public Financial Disclosure

Good Vote: No

HJRR Mandatory Term Limits and Public Financial Disclosure (passed 76 to 28 on 5/10/2022). Would amend the Michigan Constitution to reduce current term limits for state legislators to a combined total of 12 years and require state elected officials to file an annual public financial disclosure report.

3. Voter Identification

Good Vote: Yes
SB0303 Voter Identification (passed 20 to 15 on 10/6/2021). Would require that a voter without his or her identification for election purposes vote with a provisional ballot to be processed after the election.

4. Rights of Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Holders

Good Vote: Yes

SB0011 Rights of Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Holders (passed 20 to 15 on 3/4/2021). Would amend the state’s handgun licensing law to provide that an executive emergency order does not affect the issuance or renewal of a concealed pistol license (CPL).

5. Federal COVID-19 Funds for Social Services

Good Vote: No
HB4047 Federal COVID-19 Funds for Social Services (passed 34 to 1 on 3/2/2021). Appropriated $1.3 billion in federal COVID-19 funding for FY 2020-21, including $600 million to support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

6. Limiting Emergency Public Health Orders

Good Vote: Yes

SB0001 Limiting Emergency Public Health Orders (passed 20 to 15 on 3/2/2021). Would limit the effectiveness of an emergency public health order to control an epidemic to 28 days unless an extension is approved by the Legislature.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Thomas Albert R SD-018 NA ......
Betty Jean Alexander D SD-005 20% .+----
James Ananich D SD-027 0% -.----
Sarah Anthony D SD-021 NA ......
Tom Barrett R SD-024 100% ++++++
Rosemary Bayer D SD-012 0% ------
Joseph Bellino R SD-016 NA ......
John Bizon R SD-019 67% -+++-+
Winnie Brinks D SD-029 0% ------
Marshall Bullock D SD-004 0% --.---
Jon Bumstead R SD-034 60% -.++-+
Darrin Camilleri D SD-004 NA ......
Mary Cavanagh D SD-006 NA ......
Stephanie Chang D SD-001 0% -.----
John Cherry D SD-027 NA ......
Kevin Daley R SD-031 50% --++-+
John Damoose R SD-037 NA ......
Erika Geiss D SD-006 0% -.----
Roger Hauck R SD-034 NA ......
Curtis Hertel D SD-023 0% ------
Kevin Hertel D SD-012 NA ......
Michele Hoitenga R SD-036 NA ......
Adam Hollier D SD-002 0% ------
Kenneth Horn R SD-032 50% --++-+
Mark Huizenga R SD-030 NA --....
Jeff Irwin D SD-018 0% ------
Ruth Johnson R SD-014 67% -+++-+
Kimberly LaSata R SD-021 60% -.++-+
Dan Lauwers R SD-025 50% --++-+
Michael MacDonald R SD-010 50% --++-+
Ed McBroom R SD-038 50% --++-+
Sean McCann D SD-020 0% ------
Mallory McMorrow D SD-013 0% ---...
Jeremy Moss D SD-011 0% ------
Aric Nesbitt R SD-026 50% --++-+
Ricky Outman R SD-033 50% --++-+
Dayna Polehanki D SD-007 0% ------
James Runestad R SD-015 83% ++++-+
Sylvia Santana D SD-003 0% -.----
Wayne Schmidt R SD-037 50% --++-+
Michael Shirkey R SD-016 50% --++-+
Jim Stamas R SD-036 50% --++-+
Lana Theis R SD-022 50% --++-+
Roger Victory R SD-030 50% --++-+
Paul Wojno D SD-009 0% ------

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 1.3%
Republican 57.6%