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.

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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 2023

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 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Collective Bargaining

Good Vote: No

SB34 Collective Bargaining (Passed 56 to 52 on 3/21/2023). Abolishes "right-to-work" provisions for private employees, eliminating their ability to refrain from labor organization and collective bargaining.

2. Abortion

Good Vote: No

HB4032 Abortion (Passed 58 to 50 on 3/2/2023). Repeals criminal sentencing guidelines for administering an abortion.

3. Gun Safety Overreach

Good Vote: No

SB79 Gun Safety Overreach (Passed 61 to 47 on 3/22/2023). Proposes amendments to the handgun licensure act, mandating specific safety measures for individuals who leave firearms unattended in places they control or on others' premises where a minor may be present.

4. Texting and Driving

Good Vote: No

HB4250 Texting and Driving (Passed 71 to 35 on 5/11/2023). Prohibits the use or handling of a mobile electronic device while driving on public roadways.

5. Juneteenth

Good Vote: No

SB50 Juneteenth (Passed 105 to 4 on 6/14/2023). Designates Juneteenth a public holiday on June 19th.

6. Drop Boxes

Good Vote: No

HB4697 Drop Boxes (Passed 56 to 53 on 6/14/2023). Requires each city or township to have at least one absent voter ballot drop box that registered electors in that city or township may use to return voted absent voter ballots and completed absent voter ballot applications.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Abraham Aiyash	D	HD-004	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gregory Alexander	R	HD-098	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Joey Andrews	D	HD-038	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Aragona	R	HD-060	60%	+	.	+	-	-	+
Noah Arbit	D	HD-020	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Beeler	R	HD-083	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Brian BeGole	R	HD-071	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Timothy Beson	R	HD-096	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Robert Bezotte	R	HD-047	75%	+	+	+	-	.	.
Matthew Bierlein	R	HD-097	80%	+	+	+	.	-	+
Ann Bollin	R	HD-042	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Ken Borton	R	HD-105	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Felicia Brabec	D	HD-055	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelly Breen	D	HD-038	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julie Brixie	D	HD-069	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
William Bruck	R	HD-030	NA	.	.	.	.	-	+
Erin Byrnes	D	HD-015	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Carra	R	HD-036	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tyrone Carter	D	HD-006	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brenda Carter	D	HD-029	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cam Cavitt	R	HD-106	75%	.	+	.	+	-	+
Jaime Churches	D	HD-027	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Betsy Coffia	D	HD-103	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Coleman	D	HD-016	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jennifer Conlin	D	HD-048	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nancy DeBoer	R	HD-086	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Jay DeBoyer	R	HD-063	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
James DeSana	R	HD-029	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Emily Dievendorf	D	HD-077	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kimberly Edwards	D	HD-012	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alabas Farhat	D	HD-003	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Filler	R	HD-093	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Andrew Fink	R	HD-058	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
John Fitzgerald	D	HD-083	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Fox	R	HD-101	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Neil Friske	R	HD-107	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Carol Glanville	D	HD-074	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristian Grant	D	HD-082	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Green	R	HD-084	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Jaime Greene	R	HD-065	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Jim Haadsma	D	HD-062	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matthew Hall	R	HD-063	67%	+	+	-	+	-	+
Mike Harris	R	HD-043	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Peter Herzberg	D	HD-025	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jenn Hill	D	HD-109	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Hoadley	R	HD-099	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Rachel Hood	D	HD-076	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kara Hope	D	HD-067	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Hoskins	D	HD-018	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gina Johnsen	R	HD-078	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Matt Koleszar	D	HD-020	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Kuhn	R	HD-057	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Tom Kunse	R	HD-100	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Tullio Liberati	D	HD-013	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sarah Lightner	R	HD-065	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Sharon MacDonell	D	HD-056	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matthew Maddock	R	HD-044	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gregory Markkanen	R	HD-110	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
David Martin	R	HD-048	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Jasper Martus	D	HD-069	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike McFall	D	HD-008	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Donavan McKinney	D	HD-014	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Luke Meerman	R	HD-088	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Denise Mentzer	D	HD-061	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	D	HD-031	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Morgan	D	HD-023	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christine Morse	D	HD-061	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Mueller	R	HD-051	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Cynthia Neeley	D	HD-034	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Neyer	R	HD-092	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Amos O'Neal	D	HD-095	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pat Outman	R	HD-070	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Veronica Paiz	D	HD-011	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brad Paquette	R	HD-078	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Laurie Pohutsky	D	HD-019	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryan Posthumus	R	HD-073	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Dave Prestin	R	HD-108	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Natalie Price	D	HD-005	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ranjeev Puri	D	HD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carrie Rheingans	D	HD-047	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Angela Rigas	R	HD-079	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Julie Rogers	D	HD-060	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Roth	R	HD-104	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Kathy Schmaltz	R	HD-046	67%	+	+	-	+	-	+
Josh Schriver	R	HD-066	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Schuette	R	HD-095	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Helena Scott	D	HD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate Shannon	D	HD-025	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Skaggs	D	HD-080	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley Slagh	R	HD-090	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Rachelle Smit	R	HD-043	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Will Snyder	D	HD-087	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alicia St. Germaine	R	HD-062	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Samantha Steckloff	D	HD-037	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Donni Steele	R	HD-054	40%	+	-	-	.	-	+
Lori Stone	D	HD-028	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Tate	D	HD-002	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamie Thompson	R	HD-028	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Mark Tisdel	R	HD-045	50%	+	+	-	-	-	+
Penelope Tsernoglou	D	HD-075	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Curtis VanderWall	R	HD-102	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Greg VanWoerkom	R	HD-091	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Dylan Wegela	D	HD-026	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Regina Weiss	D	HD-027	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pauline Wendzel	R	HD-079	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Karen Whitsett	D	HD-009	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jimmie Wilson	D	HD-032	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Angela Witwer	D	HD-071	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Douglas Wozniak	R	HD-036	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Mai Xiong	D	HD-013	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Stephanie Young	D	HD-008	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dale Zorn	R	HD-034	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	0%
Republican	77.2%

Freedom Index

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