# Jaz Martus

Jaz Martus is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 69.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 69
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/124196c5-fa79-4958-97c1-364026ae5f36

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/124196c5-fa79-4958-97c1-364026ae5f36 (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

Martus voted against the majority of Michigan House Democrats 27 times; party unity 90.3%, in the bottom quarter of the Michigan House (average 93.2%).

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

315 classified statements: 315 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 | Martus | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.5% | 213 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 7.9% | 10.4% | 379 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 30.2% | 39.2% | 527 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 2.9% | 347 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.3% | 14.4% | 508 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.0% | 210 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 35% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 11% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.03), from 307 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

752 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 90.3% (93.2%). 27 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #367 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 102 Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB102/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #366 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26 · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB947/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5120 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5120/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 376. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 45 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6292: Health occupations: physicians; Michigan doctors in underserved, rural, and systemic equity settings (MIDOCS) program; establish. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6292/
- HB 6266: Public utilities: other; development of clean technologies accelerator tariff; require. Amends sec. 61 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1061). (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6266/
- HB 6062: Individual income tax: credit; credit for student loan payments made by certain taxpayers who relocated to this state for employment; provide for. Amends 1967… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6062/
- HB 5332: Law enforcement: funds; purchase or use of certain drones by public agencies; prohibit. Amends 2016 PA 436 (MCL 259.301 - 259.331) by adding sec. 6. TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5332/
- HR 206: A resolution to declare November 10–16, 2025, as Michigan Historical Music Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR206/
- HB 4594: Health occupations: dentists; use of the title "dental specialist"; prohibit. Amends sec. 16605 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16605). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4593'25 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4594/
- HB 4446: Labor: other; local government labor regulatory limitation act, 2015 PA 105; repeal. Repeals 2015 PA 105 (MCL 123.1381 - 123.1396). (in committee, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4446/
- HB 4247: Individual income tax: credit; credit for donations to certain charitable organizations that provide accommodation, food, or meals to indigents; provide for.… (in committee, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4247/
- HR 13: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for President Jimmy Carter. (passed one chamber, 2025-01-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR13/
- HB 6257: Vehicles: registration; vehicle registration fees; increase. Amends sec. 801 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801). (in committee, 2024-12-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HB6257/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2114362800122515568
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2114378547267571976
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2112908711161188367
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2111156566439158046
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2109638424042815833
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2109696130309300313
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2108349923326304352
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2107523001331683659
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2107551704170561953
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JasperRMartus/status/2104397192320659732

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/jasper-martus/
- Campaign site: https://www.jaspermartus.com/meet-jasper/
- X: https://x.com/JasperRMartus
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votejaspermartus/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votejaspermartus/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasperryanmartus00/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/124196c5-fa79-4958-97c1-364026ae5f36