# Samantha Steckloff

Samantha Steckloff is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 19
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5a99ab1c-62e3-4424-9bb1-310ffcecc3e3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a99ab1c-62e3-4424-9bb1-310ffcecc3e3 (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

Steckloff voted against the majority of Michigan House Democrats 49 times; party unity 80%, in the bottom tenth of the Michigan House (average 93.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 701 donors and 871 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

706 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 80% (93.2%). 49 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 319. 43.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 29 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6227: Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; brownfield redevelopment financing act; amend to exempt museum authorities. Amends sec. 2 of 1996 PA… (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6227/
- HB 6107: Human services: medical services; definition of kickbacks or bribes; modify. Amends sec. 4 of 1977 PA 72 (MCL 400.604). (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6107/
- HB 5904: Insurance: health insurers; coverage for the treatment of infertility; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406cc. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5904/
- HB 5766: Vehicles: registration; electric vehicle registration fee; provide for. Amends secs. 227 & 801 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.227 & 257.801). TIE BAR WITH: HB… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5766/
- HB 5661: Housing: other; MSHDA administration and operation of the MI home program act and programs and funds under that act; allow for. Amends sec. 22 of 1966 PA 346… (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5661/
- HB 5324: Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems; adoption of an official no drone zone sign for use in this state; provide for. Amends 2016 PA 436 (MCL 259.301 -… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5324/
- HB 5199: Insurance: health insurers; age eligibility for coverage for annual breast cancer mammography examination; lower. Amends sec. 3406d of 1956 PA 218 (MCL… (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5199/
- HB 5200: Insurance: health benefits; pap smears; require to be covered in certain cases. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406nn. (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5200/
- HR 201: A resolution to declare October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR201/
- HB 5148: Vehicles: wreckers; guidelines for towing rates and practices; provide for. Amends secs. 676d & 907 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676d & 257.907). TIE BAR WITH:… (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5148/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $82.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/samantha-steckloff/
- Campaign site: https://www.samanthasteckloff.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samsteckloffhd37/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sstecklo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-steckloff-78a51158/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a99ab1c-62e3-4424-9bb1-310ffcecc3e3