# Carrie Rheingans

Carrie Rheingans is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 47.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 47
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2f75473d-b2e6-49fd-914e-1e552ebc38a6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f75473d-b2e6-49fd-914e-1e552ebc38a6 (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

2.6% of the 39 bills Rheingans sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Michigan House.

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

2,153 classified statements: 2,153 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 | Rheingans | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.5% | 209 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.9% | 10.4% | 188 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 39.5% | 39.2% | 392 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 2.9% | 503 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.8% | 14.4% | 493 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.0% | 99 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 44% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.6% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 7.6% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.02), from 606 donors and 592 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

732 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 97.6% (93.2%). 82 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 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 847. 2.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 106 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6432: Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; reporting requirements for health care coverage; provide for. Amends 2011 PA 152 (MCL 15.561 -… (in committee, 2026-10-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6432/
- HB 6407: Health occupations: health professionals; implicit bias training; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16207. (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6407/
- HB 6405: Health occupations: physician's assistants; delegation of acts, tasks, or functions to licensed or unlicensed individual; modify. Amends sec. 16215 of 1978 PA… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6405/
- HB 6406: Health facilities: hospitals; use of restraint or seclusion; modify for hospitals. Amends secs. 20201 & 21734 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20201 & 333.21734). (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6406/
- HB 6404: Health occupations: health professionals; titles to be used by physician's assistants; modify to allow for physician associate. Amends secs. 17011, 17060,… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6404/
- HB 6318: Elections: voters; denying the right to vote on the basis of sex; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 492c. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6318/
- HB 6319: Mental health: code; definition of mental health professional; expand to include physician assistants, certified nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6319/
- HB 6291: Higher education: financial aid; medical education debt stabilization for students program; establish. Amends sec. 4 of 1975 PA 222 (MCL 390.1154) & adds sec.… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6291/
- HB 6212: Insurance: health benefits; application of amount paid by the insured or other certain parties when calculating the insured’s co-pay for a prescription drug;… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6212/
- HB 6213: Elections: other; agreement among the states to elect the President by national popular vote; enter into. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6213/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $52.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2114316000560570469
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2114460076496822629
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2113561494176641446
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2113592497100181867
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2113221846342512848
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2112731071724884414
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2112852777789456431
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2112879186616393792
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2112694174902280505
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRheingans/status/2112167290959491195

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/carrie-rheingans/
- Campaign site: https://www.carrierheingans.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepRheingans
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rheingans4Rep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crheinga/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f75473d-b2e6-49fd-914e-1e552ebc38a6