# Erin Byrnes

Erin Byrnes is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 15
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3d6727ea-1a91-414d-aac4-ba312cbfaabc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d6727ea-1a91-414d-aac4-ba312cbfaabc (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

Byrnes sits at −1.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.08 (standard error 0.03), from 456 donors and 582 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

726 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 95.4% (93.2%). 61 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 505. 23.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 64 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 365: A resolution to declare October 16, 2026, as Mammography Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR365/
- HB 6300: Civil rights: public records; applicability of the freedom of information act to the legislature and governor's office; provide for. Amends secs. 6, 10 & 13… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6300/
- HB 6209: Education: teachers and administrators; employment of certain federal officers; prohibit. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1230j. (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6209/
- HB 6170: Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in wolf-dog cross act; update. Amends sec. 2 of 2000 PA 246 (MCL 287.1002). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6170/
- HB 6094: Public utilities: public service commission; filing of rate cases for recovery of certain costs; prohibit. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6094/
- HR 280: A resolution to declare April 10-May 10, 2026, as Youth Service Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR280/
- HR 285: A resolution calling on the United States Department of Justice to conduct a full investigation of any person, regardless of political affiliation, mentioned… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR285/
- HR 269: A resolution to call on the United States House and Senate committees on Armed Services to investigate the February 28, 2026, strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR269/
- HB 5398: Property tax: exemptions; general property tax act; reflect repeal of data center tax exemptions. Amends sec. 7ff of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7ff). TIE BAR… (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5398/
- HR 225: A resolution to declare December 13, 2025, as National Wreaths Across America Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR225/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $92.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/erin-byrnes/
- Campaign site: https://www.erinbyrnesmi.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erinbyrnesmi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinbyrnesmi/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-byrnes/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d6727ea-1a91-414d-aac4-ba312cbfaabc