# Ranjeev Puri

Ranjeev Puri is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 24
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1a16bef8-b655-46da-a5c5-07a8c5569eed

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a16bef8-b655-46da-a5c5-07a8c5569eed (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

The policy areas Puri talks about and legislates on agree at 0.37 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

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

120 classified statements: 120 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 | Puri | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.7% | 2.5% | 95 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 20.0% | 10.4% | 124 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 53.3% | 39.2% | 176 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.7% | 2.9% | 84 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.7% | 14.4% | 291 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.0% | 87 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 44% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.02), from 768 donors and 866 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

742 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.2%). 31 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 39.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 246: A resolution to declare February 16-20, 2026, as Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Awareness Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR246/
- HR 173: A resolution to condemn political violence in all forms and affirm the commitment of the Michigan House of Representatives to civility, safety, and the… (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR173/
- HR 111: A resolution to declare May 2025 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR111/
- HB 6248: Education: curriculum; 1 unit of instruction in African-American, Indigenous People, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latin American, Hispanic American,… (in committee, 2024-12-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HB6248/
- HB 6184: Civil procedure: other; firearm industry responsibility act; provide for. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 3845. (in committee, 2024-12-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HB6184/
- HB 6081: Individual income tax: deductions; deduction from taxable income for distributions from a baby bond trust account for eligible expenditures; provide for.… (in committee, 2024-11-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HB6081/
- HR 255: A resolution to declare May 2024 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2024-05-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HR255/
- HB 5656: Higher education: other; religious accommodation policy for certain postsecondary educational institutions; provide for. Creates new act. (in committee, 2024-04-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HB5656/
- HB 5517: Appropriations: transportation department; appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (passed both chambers, 2024-06-05) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HB5517/
- HB 5142: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for campaign finance violations; modify. Amends sec. 11e, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL… (passed one chamber, 2023-11-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/HB5142/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 75% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2114528038704566782
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2114207299027775540
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2112625377856098672
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2110876961480564971
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2097879229668929774
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2090114121874166251
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2084808219776676268
- 2026-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2061520887006859581
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2060387148721688691
- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RanjeevPuri/status/2046192597891207188

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/ranjeev-puri/
- Campaign site: https://www.voteranjeev.com/
- X: https://x.com/RanjeevPuri
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ranjeevpurimi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ranjeevpuri/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjeevpuri/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a16bef8-b655-46da-a5c5-07a8c5569eed