# Dan Lauwers

Dan Lauwers is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/30afc35e-fa35-448c-b303-e0f6cc456c77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30afc35e-fa35-448c-b303-e0f6cc456c77 (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

Lauwers missed 16% of 523 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Michigan Senate (average 95.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.02), from 139 donors and 1,081 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

523 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Michigan Senate 95.5%). Party unity 90.5% (92.6%). 22 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-14 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 263 YEAS 31 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5356 Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5356/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 260 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · 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/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 247 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5485 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends secs. 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5485/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 253 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4598 Crimes: organized; gift card fraud; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4598/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED ROLL CALL # 258 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · SB 791 Highways: memorial; portion of I-475; designate as the "St. John Street Community Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB791/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 248 YEAS 32 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4703 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406ss. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4703/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 256 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5514 Children: other; prohibition of use of certain restraint while transporting youths to certain youth residential treatment programs; provide for.… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5514/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4302 Vehicles: emergency vehicles; exception to commercial driver license for authorized emergency vehicles of Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System;… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4302/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 259 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · SB 433 State agencies (existing): health and human services; educational materials regarding health dangers for youth using high-potency THC and cannabis… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB433/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4301 Vehicles: emergency vehicles; definition of authorized emergency vehicle; expand. Amends secs. 2 & 698 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.2 & 257.698). TIE BAR… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4301/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 89. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan Senate 38.2%; rank 5 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 689: Land use: farmland and open space; relinquishment of farmland from development rights agreements; expand legal arrangements triggering. Amends sec. 36111 of… (became law, 2025-12-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB689/
- SB 608: Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Repeals secs. 101, 103, 105, 201, 211, 213, 215, 217, 301, 303, 305, 307,… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB608/
- SR 73: A resolution to recognize October 9, 2025, as Auto Heritage Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SR73/
- SB 507: Vehicles: registration plates; next of kin special registration plate; create. Amends sec. 803e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803e). (passed one chamber, 2025-12-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB507/
- SB 467: Transportation: school vehicles; requirements for pupil transportation; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 1990 PA 187 (MCL 257.1810) & adds sec. 10b. (in committee, 2025-06-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB467/
- SB 427: Civil rights: open meetings; remedies for violations of the open meetings act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.271). (in committee, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB427/
- SB 187: Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Tuscola County; provide for. Creates land transfer act. (in committee, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB187/
- SB 131: Occupations: cosmetologists; branch facilities for a school of cosmetology; provide for. Amends 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.101 - 339.2677) by adding sec. 1205b. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB131/
- SB 983: Businesses: limited liability companies; definition of business organization; modify. Amends sec. 705a of 1993 PA 23 (MCL 450.4705a). (became law, 2024-12-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/SB983/
- SB 937: State: symbol; Isabella tiger moth; designate as the official state insect. Creates new act. (in committee, 2024-06-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2023-2024/SB937/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatordanlauwers.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.danlauwers.com/
- X: https://x.com/DanLauwers
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/replauwers/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-lauwers-617a262b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30afc35e-fa35-448c-b303-e0f6cc456c77