# Helena Scott

Helena Scott is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 8
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6751fa70-04e4-45e1-b3c5-6e0a5a397f8f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6751fa70-04e4-45e1-b3c5-6e0a5a397f8f (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

Scott sits at −1.07 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Democrats.

## What Scott 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 Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scott | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 50.0% | 10.4% | 3 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 50% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.07 (standard error 0.03), from 206 donors and 838 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.5% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

667 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 97.3% (93.2%). 43 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-26 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #354 Yeas 59 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · 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. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5648/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #356 Yeas 83 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 6243 Property: land sales; prohibition of purchase of residential property by certain businesses; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 7 of 2026 PA 32 (MCL 125.853 &… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6243/
- 2026-08-26 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #359 Yeas 77 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5359 Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain motor fuel retail dealers; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding secs. 279… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5359/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #355 Yeas 84 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5452 Criminal procedure: sentencing; sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction; modify. Amends sec. 1k, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5452/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #358 Yeas 82 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5356 Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5356/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #345 Yeas 99 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 373 Housing: landlord and tenants; limitations on fees charged to tenants; provide for. Amends sec. 3 of 1978 PA 454 (MCL 554.633). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB373/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #346 Yeas 100 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 1052 Human services: medical services; definition of kickbacks or bribes; modify. Amends sec. 4 of 1977 PA 72 (MCL 400.604). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1052/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #348 Yeas 98 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 569 Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposit into the general fund. Amends secs. 5431, 5841, 13104 & 16315 of 1978… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB569/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #347 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 527 Courts: funding; allocation of certain fees and distributions from the juror compensation reimbursement fund; modify. Amends secs. 151d & 321 of 1961… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB527/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #349 Yeas 97 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 1013 Insurance: no-fault; price optimization use in determining insurance rates; prohibit. Adds sec. 2027a of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2027a). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1013/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 383. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 73 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6306: Consumer protection: other; applicability and enforcement of consumer protection act; expand. Amends title & secs. 2, 5 & 10 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.902 et… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6306/
- HB 6139: Construction: permits; acoustic engineering report for data center; require to receive building permit. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6139/
- HB 6051: Civil procedure: other; civil actions for criminal sexual conduct; provide exception to notice requirements for actions filed in the court of claims. Amends… (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6051/
- HB 5861: Taxation: other; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1953 PA 189 (MCL 211.181). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26, HB 5856'26 (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5861/
- HB 5868: Natural resources: other; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 51105 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.51105). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26 (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5868/
- HB 5852: Economic development: other; helping opportunity prosper everywhere zone act; create. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5852/
- HB 5869: Energy: alternative sources; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 9 of 2023 PA 108 (MCL 211.1159). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26, HB 5856'26 (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5869/
- HB 5867: Economic development: tax increment financing; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends secs. 201, 301, 402, 523, 602, 702 & 802 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4201… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5867/
- HB 5743: Weapons: firearms; waiting period for firearm purchases; provide for. Amends sec. 223 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.223). (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5743/
- HB 5371: Tobacco: other; reference to 1915 PA 31 in the age of majority act of 1971; revise. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1971 PA 79 (MCL 722.52 & 722.53). TIE BAR WITH: HB… (in committee, 2025-12-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5371/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2025-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/hscott4dist7/status/1970561151697134048
- 2025-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/hscott4dist7/status/1965163835880358236

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/helena-scott/
- X: https://x.com/hscott4dist7
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterephelenascott
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hscott4dist7/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hhelenascott/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6751fa70-04e4-45e1-b3c5-6e0a5a397f8f