# Tyrone Carter

Tyrone Carter is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 1.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 1
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/38d2f8c4-f40c-44b7-a2dd-57a4d5375572

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38d2f8c4-f40c-44b7-a2dd-57a4d5375572 (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

14% of the 22 bills Carter sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Michigan House.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Carter | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 186 donors and 1,155 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

685 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 90.4% (93.2%). 34 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 323. 13.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 86 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6228: Economic development: tax increment financing; tax increment financing act; amend to exempt museum authorities. Amends secs. 201, 301, 402, 523, 603, 703 &… (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6228/
- HB 6226: History and arts: other; history museum authorities act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6227'26, HB 6228'26 (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6226/
- HB 6159: Environmental protection: recycling and waste utilization; recycling of single-use and rechargeable batteries; provide for. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 -… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6159/
- HB 5997: Individual income tax: property tax credit; homestead property tax credit; increase, and modify income threshold. Amends secs. 520 & 522 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5997/
- HB 6004: Cities: financing; act regarding prohibited taxes by cities and villages; repeal. Repeals 1964 PA 243 (MCL 141.91). (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6004/
- HB 5855: Local government: financing; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 5 of 1990 PA 100 (MCL 141.1155). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26 (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5855/
- HB 5325: Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems; destruction of drones flying in violation of critical infrastructure guidelines; allow. Amends 2016 PA 436 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5325/
- HB 5273: Veterans: trust fund; veterans trust fund act; modify, and remove period of war service requirement. Amends sec. 2 of 1946 (1st Ex Sess) PA 9 (MCL 35.602) &… (in committee, 2025-11-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5273/
- HB 5182: Worker's compensation: benefits; time period an injured worker may seek treatment from the injured worker's own physician or provider; modify, and provide… (in committee, 2025-11-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5182/
- HB 5099: Taxation: convention tourism assessments; distribution of money in the convention facility development fund; modify. Amends secs. 10 & 20 of 1985 PA 106 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5099/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateRepTCarter/status/1878901931911135410

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/tyrone-carter/
- Campaign site: https://www.electtyronecarter.com/meet-tyrone
- X: https://x.com/StateRepTCarter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tyrone.carter.7509/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michigan-state-rep-tyrone-carter-56945020/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38d2f8c4-f40c-44b7-a2dd-57a4d5375572