# Jason Woolford

Jason Woolford is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 50.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 50
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4831928f-e1e5-4905-928b-633128aefa77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4831928f-e1e5-4905-928b-633128aefa77 (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

40% of Woolford’s statements claim credit, 3.2 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

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

553 classified statements: 553 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Woolford | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.9% | 469 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 12.7% | 9.3% | 209 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 64.4% | 31.9% | 35 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 362 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 40.1% | 12.7% | 18 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.4% | 434 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 305 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% 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%). 4 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 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 362. 29.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 54 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6067: Property tax: classification; classification of property as agricultural real property when agritourism activities are offered on the property; provide for in… (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6067/
- HB 6013: Human services: food assistance; monitoring and tracking out-of-state use of the Michigan bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6013/
- HB 6012: Education: graduation requirements; civics examination; require. Amends sec. 1166 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1166). (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6012/
- HB 5885: Property tax: exemptions; when to deny a disabled veteran’s exemption; clarify. Amends secs. 7b & 7c of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b & 211.7c) (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5885/
- HB 5813: Human services: medical services; reporting of error rate regarding Medicaid; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 106c. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5813/
- HB 5673: Water supply: quality and standards; clean drinking water requirements in child care centers; modify. Amends secs. 3i & 3j of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.113i &… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5673/
- HB 5650: State management: funds; certain litigation involving the attorney general; require reporting to the legislature of. Creates new act. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5650/
- HB 5649: Corporate income tax: credits; employer credit for certain apprenticeship and career and technical education programs: provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5649/
- HB 5648: Education: graduation requirements; credit for working certain trades; provide for. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a) & adds sec. 1279i. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5648/
- HB 5449: Employment security: administration; former unemployment insurance agency officials; prohibit from contracting with certain vendors for a period of time.… (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5449/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2114831937684844910
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2113842922814943408
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2113744776897888755
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2113376356742594575
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2113012456767316246
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2112650069963059617
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2111849795380035961
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2111487409305391575
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2111562899760017723
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWoolford/status/2111094817635868818

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepJasonWoolford/posts
- Campaign site: https://jasonwoolford.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepWoolford
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electjasonwoolford/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woolfordstaterep/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPg6OS5JJ1Y0t24mU2Ijpxg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-woolford-949224b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4831928f-e1e5-4905-928b-633128aefa77