# Joe Pavlov

Joe Pavlov is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 64.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 64
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/65bb5257-9a90-4b14-a7bd-aee9efd0ab55

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65bb5257-9a90-4b14-a7bd-aee9efd0ab55 (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 Pavlov’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.04), from 147 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% 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%). 2 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 294. 29.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 54 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 346: A resolution to declare September 12, 2026, as Recovery Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR346/
- HB 6254: Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain employers that provide positional asphyxiation training; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 -… (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6254/
- HB 5905: Construction: permits; permit requirements for replacement installation of certain appliances; revise. Amends sec. 10 of 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1510). (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5905/
- HB 5918: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain crimes; update. Amends (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5907'26, HB 5908'26, HB… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5918/
- HB 5917: Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes; require. Amends (See bill) & repeals sec. 145g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.145g). (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5917/
- HB 5906: Occupations: construction; permit requirements for replacement installation of certain appliances; revise. Amends sec. 731 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5731).… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5906/
- HB 5829: Traffic control: traffic regulation; population requirements for operation of golf carts on public roadways; modify. Amends sec. 657a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5829/
- HB 5775: Individual income tax: exemptions; exemption for post-graduation scholarship grants; provide for. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30). (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5775/
- HB 5553: Natural resources: gas and oil; condemnation of property for carbon dioxide pipelines; prohibit. Amends sec. 2 of 1929 PA 16 (MCL 483.2). (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5553/
- HB 5129: Sales tax: exemptions; exemptions for the sale of investment coins and bullion; modify. Amends sec. 4s of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54s). TIE BAR WITH: HB… (in committee, 2025-10-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5129/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $39.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepJosephGPavlov/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.joepavlov.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/State-Representative-Joe-Pavlov/61558269311323/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65bb5257-9a90-4b14-a7bd-aee9efd0ab55