# Brian BeGole

Brian BeGole is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 71.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 71
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/172b6e7c-3765-4978-bc03-3d19a92d5164

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/172b6e7c-3765-4978-bc03-3d19a92d5164 (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

64% of the 14 bills BeGole sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Michigan House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 631 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

752 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 1 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 343. 64.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 8 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5652: Civil procedure: other; racing facilities and racetracks; provide immunity from nuisance claims. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec.… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5652/
- HB 5326: Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems; destruction of drones flying in violation of Federal Aviation Administration guidelines; allow. Amends 2016 PA 436… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5326/
- HB 5306: Economic development: commercial redevelopment; commercial rehabilitation exemption certificate; extend sunset. Amends sec. 16 of 2005 PA 210 (MCL 207.856). (in committee, 2025-12-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5306/
- HB 5234: Law enforcement: funds; allowable uses for fee revenue related to salvage vehicle inspection; modify. Amends sec. 217c of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.217c). (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5234/
- HB 5213: Family law: child custody; information on the presumption of equal or approximately equal parenting time; require the friend of the court to provide. Amends… (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5213/
- HB 5045: Housing: other; redemption of premises; modify. Amends secs. 48g & 48i of 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1448g & 125.1448i). (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5045/
- HB 4947: Health: pharmaceuticals; manufacturers of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; require to participate in a national logging system. Amends secs.… (passed one chamber, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4947/
- HB 4887: Occupations: collection practices; licensing of collection agencies; modify. Amends secs. 303a & 411 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.303a & 339.411) & repeals art. 9… (in committee, 2025-09-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4887/
- HB 4734: Human services: county services; designation of a patient surrogate for health care decisions; allow. Amends sec. 66h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.66h). (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4734/
- HR 76: A resolution to commend President Donald J. Trump for his leadership and accomplishments during his first one hundred days in office, recognize the positive… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR76/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mi.gov/repdetail/repBrianBeGole
- Campaign site: https://www.begoleforstaterep.com/
- X: https://x.com/shia_sheriff?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brian.begole/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-begole-72020aa3

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/172b6e7c-3765-4978-bc03-3d19a92d5164