# Luke Meerman

Luke Meerman is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 89.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 89
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/187a5c10-ccc0-4c94-a4c9-4c208ace4776

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/187a5c10-ccc0-4c94-a4c9-4c208ace4776 (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

Meerman sits at +0.67 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 160 donors and 1,188 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

747 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 97.2% (93.2%). 20 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 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 272. 30.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 49 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6437: Individual income tax: other; beginning farmer tax credit program; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6438'26 (in committee, 2026-10-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6437/
- HB 6423: Children: parental rights; definition of putative father; provide for. Amends secs. 22 & 51, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.22 & 710.51). (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6423/
- HB 6422: Education: school districts; notification to parents of any religious instruction classes scheduled during public school hours; require. Amends 1976 PA 451… (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6422/
- HB 6424: Children: parental rights; timeline for motions to terminate parental rights; modify. Amends sec. 45, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.45). (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6424/
- HB 6296: Children: services; juvenile justice and child welfare training institute and youth and family justice bureau; establish. Amends secs. 13a, 18f, 18q, 19 &… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6296/
- HB 6298: Appropriations: supplemental; funding for the youth and family justice bureau; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6298/
- HR 335: A resolution to declare June 15-21, 2026, as Responsible Fatherhood Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR335/
- HB 6083: Land use: zoning and growth management; non-fire rated windows on accessory dwelling units; prohibit local governments from restricting. Amends 2006 PA 110… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6083/
- HB 6082: Construction: housing; frost protection requirements for accessory dwelling units; provide. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 13h. (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6082/
- HB 6017: Education: all other employees; school psychologist licensure compact; enact. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6017/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/replukemeerman/posts
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeermanForStateRep/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/187a5c10-ccc0-4c94-a4c9-4c208ace4776