# Tim Kelly

Tim Kelly is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 93.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 93
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/679924dd-c6da-467c-9a9c-1f5a22aa1787

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/679924dd-c6da-467c-9a9c-1f5a22aa1787 (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

15% of Kelly’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.2 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

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

774 classified statements: 774 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 | Kelly | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 15.0% | 2.9% | 22 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.4% | 9.3% | 294 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 25.1% | 31.9% | 484 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 1.8% | 534 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.2% | 12.7% | 703 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 1.4% | 130 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 49% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 6.2% (State House Republicans 10%); Immigration 6.2% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 173 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% 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%). 45 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 nay · 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 374. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 24 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6258: State management: purchasing; commercial-off-the-shelf software products; prohibit the acquisition of under certain circumstances. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6258/
- HR 345: A resolution to declare September 11-17, 2026, as Patriot Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR345/
- HB 6096: Education: teachers and administrators; extension of certification for certain career and technical education teachers; provide for. Amends sec. 1233b of 1976… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6096/
- HB 5646: Education: other; certain requirements for the approval of teacher preparation programs; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1531l. (became law, 2026-07-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5646/
- HB 5628: Appropriations: school aid; fiscal year 2026-2027 appropriations for K-12 school aid; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 &… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5628/
- HB 5603: Appropriations: department of education; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5603/
- HB 5504: State agencies (existing): technology, management, and budget; state digital service office; create. Creates new act. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5504/
- HR 233: A resolution to declare January 25-31, 2026, as School Choice Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR233/
- HB 5242: Higher education: other; use of diversity, equity, and inclusion in accreditation decisions; prohibit. Creates new act. (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5242/
- HB 5131: Individual income tax: deductions; capital gains from sale or exchange of investment coins and bullion; provide for. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL… (in committee, 2025-10-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5131/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $52.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2114848509451190626
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2114414243688612294
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2113968467200065547
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2114092150484828209
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2113449884124656005
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2113452819806064969
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2113453154326962214
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2113454184536351147
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2113614192158884058
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothykelly/status/2113634779258097684

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepTimKelly/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.timkellyforstaterep.com/
- X: https://x.com/timothykelly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimKellyMichigan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timkellymichigan/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/679924dd-c6da-467c-9a9c-1f5a22aa1787