# Tom Kunse

Tom Kunse is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 100.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 100
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/462dc80a-8642-40d7-9c22-f6234da5451e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/462dc80a-8642-40d7-9c22-f6234da5451e (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

Kunse has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 91 donors and 598 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

752 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 7 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, 10 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 434. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 41 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6257: State management: other; independent verification and validation services; require for certain information technology projects. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6257/
- HR 349: A resolution to declare August 2026 as Girls and Women in Sports Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR349/
- HB 6175: Education: other; alternative academic performance rating and report card system; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h. (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6175/
- HB 6176: Construction: code; building classification of virtual educational and counseling services; modify. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6176/
- HB 6105: Natural resources: inland lakes; payments for lake level assessments; modify. Amends sec. 2150 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.2150). (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6105/
- HB 6036: Public utilities: other; right of first refusal; extend to counties. Amends sec. 6q of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6q). (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6036/
- HB 6037: Transportation: funds; allocation of federal funding; modify. Amends sec. 10o of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.660o). (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6037/
- HB 5985: Health occupations: pharmacists; Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy; expand to include pharmacists. Amends secs. 2701 & 2705 of 1978 PA… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5985/
- HB 5763: Agriculture: fertilizer; registration and tonnage fees for composting; eliminate. Amends sec. 8501a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8501a). TIE BAR WITH: HB… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5763/
- HB 5695: Drains: drain commissioners; oversight of certain projects; provide for. Amends secs. 73 & 125 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.73 & 280.125). (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5695/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepTomKunse/about
- Campaign site: https://votekunse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kunse100th/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/462dc80a-8642-40d7-9c22-f6234da5451e