# Brenda Carter

Brenda Carter is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 53.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 53
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0019e62f-6671-4085-b2d3-55d3c4a23717

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0019e62f-6671-4085-b2d3-55d3c4a23717 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

81% of Carter’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## What Carter says (MI 2025–26 session)

9 classified statements: 9 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carter | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 22.2% | 14.4% | 196 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Housing and Community Development 33% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Labor and Employment 33% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 239 donors and 1,098 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

619 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 92.1% (93.2%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #374 Yeas 76 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6302 Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for. Amends sec. 1347 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1347). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6302/
- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #375 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6259 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for criminal sexual conduct; modify. Amends sec. 16y, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6259/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #376 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6260 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; modify. Amends sec. 520b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520b). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6260/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6282 Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6282/
- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #378 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6262 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; modify. Amends sec. 520d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520d). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6262/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #377 Yeas 78 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6261 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; modify. Amends sec. 520c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520c). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6261/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #379 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6263 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree; modify. Amends sec. 520e of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520e). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6263/
- 2026-08-26 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #354 Yeas 59 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5648 Education: graduation requirements; credit for working certain trades; provide for. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a) & adds sec. 1279i. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5648/
- 2026-08-26 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #356 Yeas 83 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 6243 Property: land sales; prohibition of purchase of residential property by certain businesses; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 7 of 2026 PA 32 (MCL 125.853 &… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6243/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #359 Yeas 77 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5359 Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain motor fuel retail dealers; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding secs. 279… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5359/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 369. 30.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 47 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6392: Torts: liability; liability for artificial intelligence misidentification; establish. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2980. (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6392/
- HB 6375: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in insurance code of 1956; revise. Amends sec. 5511 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.5511). TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6375/
- HB 6371: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in 1939 PA 3; revise. Amends sec. 10m of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.10m). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6347'26 (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6371/
- HB 6369: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in 1994 PA 54; revise. Amends sec. 1 of 1994 PA 54 (MCL 445.1081). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6347'26 (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6369/
- HB 6337: Insurance: insurers; use of genetic information in life insurance policies; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 4003. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6337/
- HR 371: A resolution urging the Michigan Board of Education to advise Michigan schools to continue referring to the Great Lakes as Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie,… (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR371/
- HB 6338: Corrections: prisoners; requirement to provide feminine hygiene products to certain prisoners at no cost; provide for. Amends sec. 37 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6338/
- HB 6264: Businesses: other; clean and renewable energy requirements for data centers; provide for. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6264/
- HB 6229: Civil procedure: bankruptcy; bankruptcy exemptions; modify. Amends sec. 5451 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5451). (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6229/
- HR 339: A resolution to declare June 27, 2026, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR339/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $48.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1998511039105683920
- 2025-11-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1989436729686646896
- 2025-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1931293042863964441
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1930684583491596799
- 2025-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1926272313462260019
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1915811202480906278
- 2025-04-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1913967362052677977
- 2025-02-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1887656043792027971
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter/status/1881461060009599117

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/brenda-carter/
- Campaign site: https://www.brendajcarter.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepBrendaCarter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBrendaCarter/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbrendacarter/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-carter-9938204/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0019e62f-6671-4085-b2d3-55d3c4a23717