# Angela Rigas

Angela Rigas is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 79.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 79
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/527d59db-a346-4a91-8f98-e1b57947b58c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/527d59db-a346-4a91-8f98-e1b57947b58c (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

Rigas sits at +0.80 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Republicans.

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

6 classified statements: 6 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 | Rigas | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 16.7% | 31.9% | 624 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.80 (standard error 0.02), from 345 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% 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%). 10 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 378. 63.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 9 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 347: A resolution to declare August 2026 as National Filicide Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR347/
- HB 5966: Transportation: motor fuel tax; gas tax holiday; provide for. Amends secs. 8 & 152 of 2000 PA 403 (MCL 207.1008 & 207.1152). (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5966/
- HB 5902: Occupations: licensing fees; licensing fees for a hairdresser license; establish. Amends sec. 25 of 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2225). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5206'25 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5902/
- HB 5480: Education: other; transfer of enrollment due to certain bullying issues; provide for. Amends sec. 1401 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1401) & adds sec. 1310f. (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5480/
- HB 5314: Public employees and officers: state; ability of the attorney general to bring an action in certain courts; modify. Repeals sec. 2 of 1919 PA 232 (MCL 14.102). (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5314/
- HB 5312: Education: school choice; enrollment of nonresident pupils; modify. Amends sec. 1401 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1401). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5310'25, HB 5311'25 (in committee, 2025-12-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5312/
- HB 5254: Consumer credit: interest rates; maximum interest rate allowed for medical debt; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.903). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5255'25 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5254/
- HR 209: A resolution to declare November 2025 as National Alzheimer's Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR209/
- HB 5220: Children: protection; continuing education for mandated reporters in child abuse and neglect detection; require Amends sec. 3b of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.623b). (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5220/
- HB 5207: Occupations: barbers; barber instructor licensing requirements; modify. Amends secs. 1109 & 1206 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1109 & 339.1206). (passed one chamber, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5207/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.6K (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.

- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRigas/status/2085233179917496505
- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRigas/status/1917459717426712678
- 2025-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRigas/status/1915251500458135791
- 2025-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRigas/status/1915253271448428928
- 2025-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRigas/status/1915259115779113403
- 2025-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRigas/status/1915517118243643546

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepAngelaRigas/about
- Campaign site: https://angela4mi.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepRigas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepRigas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-rigas-044280259/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/527d59db-a346-4a91-8f98-e1b57947b58c