# Joe Tate

Joe Tate is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 9
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/19b8cf37-0b98-4194-9d2c-db6da3fae35c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19b8cf37-0b98-4194-9d2c-db6da3fae35c (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

17% of Tate’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

166 classified statements: 166 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 | Tate | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.3% | 10.4% | 241 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.8% | 39.2% | 238 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.9% | 14.4% | 286 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 12% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Families 8.6% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 517 donors and 1,181 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

734 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 80% (93.2%). 55 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 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 nay · 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 147. 15.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 84 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6366: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in higher education facilities authority act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1969 PA 295 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6366/
- HB 6382: Counties: employees and officers; appointment of vacant county office; modify. Amends secs. 205 & 209 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.205 & 168.209). TIE BAR WITH:… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6382/
- HB 6367: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in higher education loan authority act; revise. Amends sec. 9 of 1975 PA 222 (MCL 390.1159).… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6367/
- HB 6381: Counties: employees and officers; appointment of vacant county office; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1923 PA 199 (MCL 201.35). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6382'26 (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6381/
- HB 6206: Higher education: other; name, image, and likeness contract regulations; provide for. Amends 2020 PA 366 (MCL 390.1731 - 390.1741) by adding sec. 6a. (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6206/
- HR 298: A resolution to commemorate April 29, 2026, as the 85th anniversary of the International Peace Memorial in Detroit, Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR298/
- HB 5887: Insurance: no-fault; election to opt out of PIP coverage; modify length of election. Amends sec. 3109a of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3109a) & adds sec. 3015. TIE… (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5887/
- HB 5860: Economic development: enterprise zones; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 21c of 1985 PA 224 (MCL 125.2121c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26, HB… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5860/
- HB 5280: Individual income tax: deductions; retirement and pension benefits and student loan forgiveness deductions for certain commissioned officers; provide for.… (in committee, 2025-11-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5280/
- HCR 3: A concurrent resolution to urge Congress to amend 38 U.S.C. § 5304 and 10 U.S.C. § 12316 to permit members of the United States reserves and National Guard to… (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HCR3/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,710 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 17% 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.

- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2084742348961894507
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2071960297464533229
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2069515305030676623
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2064029461859721377
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2056838764501016945
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2052119373314420797
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2049609826938826852
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2041977374296641773
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2031774380074660255
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/speakerjoetate/status/2029310006533706081

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/joe-tate/
- Campaign site: https://www.tateformichigan.com/
- X: https://x.com/speakerjoetate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tateformichigan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatejose/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joetate1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19b8cf37-0b98-4194-9d2c-db6da3fae35c