# Tom Kuhn

Tom Kuhn is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 57.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 57
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/58e6e432-e6a2-44f4-8dda-cc3d8e01ca7e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58e6e432-e6a2-44f4-8dda-cc3d8e01ca7e (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

100% of Kuhn’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Kuhn | 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 | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 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: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State House Republicans 12%); 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 +0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 147 donors and 571 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

703 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 98.0% (93.2%). 16 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, 13 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 146. 48.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 21 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6336: Counties: boards and commissions; requirement for competitive bidding by county road commissions on certain purchases; modify. Amends sec. 10, ch. IV of 1909… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6336/
- HB 6275: Criminal procedure: evidence; applicability of rules of evidence at preliminary examination; modify. Amends sec. 11b, ch. VI of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 766.11b). (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6275/
- 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). (passed one chamber, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6263/
- HB 6081: Criminal procedure: preliminary examination; certain rules and procedures for conducting a preliminary examination; revise. Amends sec. 11b, ch. VI of 1927 PA… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6081/
- HB 5915: Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the sex offender registration act; require. Amends sec. 9 of 1994 PA 295 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5915/
- HB 5916: Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the revised judicature act; require. Amends sec. 2950 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950). (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5916/
- HB 5901: Property: condemnation; bad faith agency offers; provide remedies for, and change burden of proof on public use. Amends secs. 5 & 24 of 1980 PA 87 (MCL 213.55… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5901/
- HB 5876: Taxation: administration; settlement process; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 21 of 1941 PA 122 (MCL 205.21).… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5876/
- HB 5712: Public employees and officers: state; legal authority of an attorney general opinion; clarify. Amends sec. 32 of 1846 RS 12 (MCL 14.32). (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5712/
- HB 5601: Appropriations: general government; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5601/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $71.1K (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.

- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteTomKuhn/status/1941108676112384475
- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VoteTomKuhn/status/1892989079265915326

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepTomKuhn/about
- X: https://x.com/VoteTomKuhn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteTomKuhn/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58e6e432-e6a2-44f4-8dda-cc3d8e01ca7e