The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 U.S. census. Its composition, powers and duties are established in Article IV of the Michigan Constitution.
Members are elected in even-numbered years and take office at noon (EST) on January 1 following the November general election. Concurrently with the Michigan Senate, the House first convenes on the second Wednesday in January, according to the state constitution. Each member is limited to serving at most six terms of two years, but may not serve more than twelve years combined across the Michigan House and Michigan Senate. The House meets in the north wing of the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. The Republican Party currently has a majority in the chamber.
After the 2010 census, the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature drew new district maps for the state House. Republicans retained a majority of seats in subsequent elections under those maps through 2020, including in some cycles in which Democratic candidates received a larger share of the statewide popular vote. In 2018, voters approved Proposal 2, a ballot initiative that transferred redistricting authority from the legislature to an independent citizens commission. The commission adopted new maps after the 2020 census. Under the new maps, Democrats won a majority of House seats in 2022—the first Democratic majority since 2008. In 2024, Republicans regained a 58–52 majority by defeating four Democratic incumbents.
Qualifications According to the constitution of Michigan, to be eligible for the office of State Representative a person must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and a registered and qualified elector of the district he or she wishes to represent by the filing deadline.
Title Members of the Michigan House of Representatives are commonly referred to as representatives. Because this mirrors the terminology used to describe members of Congress, constituents and news media, abiding by the Associated Press guidelines for journalists, often refer to members as state representatives to avoid confusion with their federal counterparts. As elected officials, members of the Michigan House of Representatives also receive the courtesy title of the Honorable (abbreviated to Hon. or Hon'ble) for life.
Composition Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total RepublicanDemocratic Vacant End of the previous legislature56 1Republican Matt Maddock (District 44) expelled from GOP caucus in Apr 202253 110 02023–2025 54 56 110 0Begin 2025 Session 58521100January 9, 2025 1 51 Latest voting share
Leadership
Majority party
Speaker of the House: Matt Hall of Richland Township (R-42) Speaker pro tempore: Rachelle Smit of Shelbyville (R-43) Majority Floor Leader: Bryan Posthumus of Cannon Township (R-90)
Minority party
Minority Leader: Ranjeev Puri of Canton (D-24) Minority Floor Leader: John Fitzgerald of Wyoming (D-83)
Members
District State Representative Party County(ies) Term 1 Tyrone Carter Dem Wayne 4th 2 Tullio Liberati Dem Wayne 3rd 3 Alabas Farhat Dem Wayne 2nd 4 Karen Whitsett Dem Wayne 4th 5 Regina Weiss Dem Oakland, Wayne 3rd 6 Natalie Price Dem Oakland, Wayne 2nd 7 Tonya Myers Phillips Dem Oakland, Wayne 1st 8 Helena Scott Dem Oakland, Wayne 3rd 9 Joe Tate Dem Wayne 4th 10 Veronica Paiz Dem Macomb, Wayne 2nd 11 Donavan McKinney Dem Macomb, Wayne 2nd 12 Kimberly Edwards Dem Macomb, Wayne 3rd 13 Mai Xiong↑ Dem Macomb, Wayne 2nd (1st full) 14 Mike McFall Dem Macomb, Wayne 2nd 15 Erin Byrnes Dem Wayne 2nd 16 Stephanie Young Dem Wayne 3rd 17 Laurie Pohutsky Dem Wayne 4th 18 Jason Hoskins Dem Oakland 2nd 19 Samantha Steckloff Dem Oakland 3rd 20 Noah Arbit Dem Oakland 2nd 21 Kelly Breen Dem Oakland 3rd 22 Matt Koleszar Dem Wayne 4th 23 Jason Morgan Dem Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne 2nd 24 Ranjeev Puri Dem Wayne 3rd 25 Peter Herzberg↑ Dem Wayne 2nd (1st full) 26 Dylan Wegela Dem Wayne 2nd 27 Rylee Linting Rep Wayne 1st 28 Jamie Thompson Rep Monroe, Wayne 2nd 29 James DeSana Rep Monroe, Wayne 2nd 30 William Bruck Rep Lenawee, Monroe 2nd 31 Reggie Miller Dem Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne 2nd 32 Jimmie Wilson Jr. Dem Washtenaw 2nd 33 Morgan Foreman Dem Washtenaw 1st 34 Nancy Jenkins-Arno Rep Lenawee 4th 35 Jennifer Wortz Rep Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee 1st 36 Steve Carra Rep Cass, St. Joseph 3rd 37 Brad Paquette Rep Berrien, Cass 4th 38 Joey Andrews Dem Allegan, Berrien, Van Buren 2nd 39 Pauline Wendzel Rep Allegan, Berrien, Van Buren 4th 40 Matthew Longjohn Dem Kalamazoo 1st 41 Julie Rogers Dem Kalamazoo 3rd 42 Matt Hall Rep Allegan, Kalamazoo 4th 43 Rachelle Smit Rep Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ottawa 2nd 44 Steve Frisbie Rep Calhoun 1st 45 Sarah Lightner Rep Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Jackson 4th 46 Kathy Schmaltz Rep Jackson, Washtenaw 2nd 47 Carrie Rheingans Dem Jackson, Washtenaw 2nd 48 Jennifer Conlin Dem Jackson, Livingston, Washtenaw 2nd 49 Ann Bollin Rep Livingston, Oakland 4th 50 Jason Woolford Rep Livingston 1st 51 Matt Maddock Rep Oakland 4th 52 Mike Harris↑ Rep Oakland 3rd (2nd full) 53 Brenda Carter Dem Oakland 4th 54 Donni Steele Rep Oakland 2nd 55 Mark Tisdel Rep Oakland 3rd 56 Sharon MacDonell Dem Oakland 2nd 57 Thomas Kuhn Rep Macomb, Oakland 2nd 58 Ron Robinson Rep Macomb 1st 59 Doug Wozniak Rep Macomb 4th 60 Joseph Aragona Rep Macomb 2nd 61 Denise Mentzer Dem Macomb 2nd 62 Alicia St. Germaine Rep Macomb 2nd 63 Jay DeBoyer Rep Macomb, St. Clair 2nd 64 Joseph Pavlov Rep Sanilac, St. Clair 1st 65 Jaime Greene Rep Lapeer, Macomb, St. Clair 2nd 66 Josh Schriver Rep Macomb, Oakland 2nd 67 Phil Green Rep Genesee, Lapeer, Tuscola 4th 68 David Martin Rep Genesee, Oakland 3rd 69 Jasper Martus Dem Genesee 2nd 70 Cynthia Neeley↑ Dem Genesee 4th (3rd full) 71 Brian BeGole Rep Gensee, Saginaw, Shiawassee 2nd 72 Mike Mueller Rep Genesee, Livingston, Oakland 4th 73 Julie Brixie Dem Ingham 4th 74 Kara Hope Dem Ingham 4th 75 Penelope Tsernoglou Dem Clinton, Ingham, Shiawassee 2nd 76 Angela Witwer Dem Eaton 4th 77 Emily Dievendorf Dem Clinton, Eaton, Ingham 2nd 78 Gina Johnsen Rep Barry, Eaton, Ionia, Kent 2nd 79 Angela Rigas Rep Allegan, Barry, Kent 2nd 80 Phil Skaggs Dem Kent 2nd 81 Stephen Wooden Dem Kent 1st 82 Kristian Grant Dem Kent 2nd 83 John Fitzgerald Dem Kent 2nd 84 Carol Glanville↑ Dem Kent 3rd (2nd full) 85 Bradley Slagh Rep Ottawa 4th 86 Nancy DeBoer Rep Allegan, Ottawa 2nd 87 Will Snyder Dem Muskegon 2nd 88 Greg VanWoerkom Rep Muskegon, Ottawa 4th 89 Luke Meerman Rep Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa 4th 90 Bryan Posthumus Rep Kent 3rd 91 Pat Outman Rep Ionia, Kent, Montcalm 3rd 92 Jerry Neyer Rep Gratiot, Isabella 2nd 93 Tim Kelly Rep Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm, Saginaw 4th 94 Amos O'Neal Dem Saginaw 3rd 95 Bill G. Schuette Rep Gladwin, Midland2nd 96 Timothy Beson Rep Bay 3rd 97 Matthew Bierlein Rep Bay, Genesee, Saginaw, Tuscola 2nd 98 Gregory Alexander Rep Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, Tuscola 2nd 99 Mike Hoadley Rep Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw 2nd 100 Tom Kunse Rep Clare, Lake, Mecosta, Osceola 2nd 101 Joseph Fox Rep Lake, Mason, Newaygo, Oceana, Wexford 2nd 102 Curt VanderWall Rep Manistee, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana 4th 103 Betsy Coffia Dem Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelenau 2nd 104 John Roth Rep Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Wexford 3rd 105 Ken Borton Rep Antrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Oscoda, Otsego, Roscommon 3rd 106 Cam Cavitt Rep Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Montmorency, Oscoda, Presque Isle 2nd 107 Parker Fairbairn Rep Charlevoix, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac 1st 108 David Prestin Rep Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee, Schoolcraft2nd 109 Karl Bohnak Rep Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Marquette1st 110 Gregory Markkanen Rep Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon 4th ↑: First elected in a special election.
Officials
Speaker of the House
The 77th and current Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House and the leader of the majority party. The current Speaker is Matt Hall, a Republican from Battle Creek.
The Speaker calls the House to order at the hour to which the House last adjourned, preserves order and decorum in the chamber, recognizes Members to speak, and puts all questions. The Speaker is the chief administrator of the House and is technically the employer of all legislative staff. There is also a Speaker pro tempore and two associate Speakers pro tempore who preside in the absence of the Speaker. The full duties of the Speaker are described in Chapter II of the Rules of the House.
Clerk of the House
The Clerk of the House of Representatives is elected by Members of the House at the beginning of each two-year term. The 35th and current clerk is Scott Starr.House Resolution 3: A resolution to provide for the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Third Legislature Starr served as assistant clerk from 2023 to 2024. The assistant clerk is Richard J. Brown, who served as clerk from 2007 to 2010 and 2023 to 2024.
Under the rules of the House, the clerk is the parliamentarian of the House, presides in the absence of the Speaker or any Speaker pro tempore, takes roll at the beginning of each session day and announces whether or not a quorum is present, prepares the official calendar and journal of the House, is responsible for the care and preservation of all bills introduced in the House, and for bills sent from the Senate until they are returned to the Senate.Rules of the Michigan House of Representatives2011-2012 Michigan Manual: Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives (p. 302)
Sergeant at Arms The sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives is the chief police officer of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The current chief sergeant at arms is Jon Priebe.
The chief sergeant and the assistant sergeants are empowered as law enforcement officers by statute.Legislative Sergeant at Arms Police Powers Act, 185 PA 2001, MCL 4.381-4.382 The sergeants at arms have authority to serve subpoenas and warrants issued by the House or any duly authorized officer or committee, see that all visitors are seated and at no time are standing on the floor or balconies of the House, ensure that reasonable decorum is maintained in the lobby immediately in front of the entrance to the chamber to ensure access for Members and to ensure equal treatment for all citizens.
Committees Article IV of the Michigan Constitution authorizes each house of the Legislature to "establish the committees necessary for the conduct of its business."Michigan Constitution: Article IV, § 17 Committees; record of votes, public inspection, notice of hearings. The House does much of its work in committees, including the review of bills, executive oversight, and the budget and appropriations process. Members of committees and their chairmen are appointed by the Speaker.Journal of the House of Representatives: 97th Legislature—Regular Session of 2013, No. 5 (pg. 77-78) Bills are referred to a committee by the Speaker, and the chairman of a committee sets its agenda, including whether or not a bill will be reported to the full House. The Committee on Appropriations divides its work among subcommittees ordinarily structured by state department or major budget area.
There are also four statutory standing committees: Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; House Fiscal Agency Governing Committee; Legislative Council; Michigan Capitol Committee. Currently, it would appear, the House committees meet on a 'year by year' basis. A full list may be accessed here.
Unlike the Senate, the House does not utilize the committee of the whole.
House Fiscal Agency