# Matt Maddock

Matt Maddock is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 51.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 51
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/241c969f-c72f-4acb-9a37-529e6ec0d955

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/241c969f-c72f-4acb-9a37-529e6ec0d955 (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

Maddock sits at +0.97 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

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

6,331 classified statements: 6,331 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Maddock | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.4% | 2.9% | 116 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 12.6% | 9.3% | 210 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 27.1% | 31.9% | 452 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.2% | 1.8% | 547 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.5% | 12.7% | 649 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 22.7% | 1.4% | 1 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 9.9% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.97 (standard error 0.02), from 407 donors and 1,176 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

741 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.5% (93.2%). 82 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 222. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 55 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6333: State management: other; advertisements paid for by a governmental entity; require certain statements be included in. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6333/
- HB 6334: Education: teachers and administrators; educational requirements for superintendents and principals; modify. Amends sec. 1536 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1536). (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6334/
- HB 6332: Aeronautics: airports; use of certain data to calculate or charge landing fees for small aircraft; prohibit. Amends 1945 PA 327 (MCL 259.1 - 259.208) by… (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6332/
- 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). (passed one chamber, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6302/
- HB 6301: Courts: other; failure to appear reporting requirements; mandate, and require court to publish certain public information related to warrants. Amends 1927 PA… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6301/
- HB 6109: Elections: filing fees; filing fees in lieu of nominating petitions; authorize. Amends (See bill). (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6109/
- HB 5978: Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends sec. 310e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310e). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5977'26 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5978/
- HB 5979: Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to… (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5979/
- HB 5977: Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends 2006 PA 384 (MCL 256.621 - 256.705) by adding sec. 40. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5978'26 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5977/
- HB 5814: Human services: medical services; retroactive coverage for medical assistance under the medical assistance program; modify. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 -… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5814/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,100 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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 · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114527472989479292
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114861141881155895
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114391769379217484
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114484136815784185
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114490707360559435
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114491530975297948
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114497343043129382
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114499819133898945
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2114501715089084662
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewmaddock/status/2113956137045520555

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/repmattmaddock/about
- X: https://x.com/matthewmaddock
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepMaddock/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/241c969f-c72f-4acb-9a37-529e6ec0d955