# Kelly Breen

Kelly Breen is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 21
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6f366c7a-8dab-4d39-90b0-3a25760d2234

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6f366c7a-8dab-4d39-90b0-3a25760d2234 (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

Breen sits at −1.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.01), from 25,666 donors and 893 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

742 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 84% (93.2%). 45 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 656. 23.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 66 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6305: Consumer protection: unfair trade practices; applicability of consumer protection act; revise. Amends sec. 4 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.904) & adds sec. 2a. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6305/
- HR 341: A resolution to declare July 2026 as Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR341/
- HB 5226: Insurance: insurers; coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec.… (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5226/
- HB 5187: Worker's compensation: benefits; an employer's or carrier's ability to recoup an overpayment of benefits; provide conditions for. Amends sec. 833 of 1969 PA… (in committee, 2025-11-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5187/
- HB 5004: Employment security: claimants; employee involuntarily leaving employment for a medical reason; strike required conditions. Amends sec. 29 of 1936 (Ex Sess)… (in committee, 2025-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5004/
- HB 5009: Criminal procedure: expunction; criminal convictions that may be set aside on grounds of being a victim of human trafficking; expand. Amends sec. 1 of 1965 PA… (in committee, 2025-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5009/
- HB 4943: State management: funds; expenditure of public funds for certain unconstitutional purposes; prohibit. Creates new act. (in committee, 2025-09-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4943/
- HR 150: A resolution to declare July 2025 as Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR150/
- HB 4632: Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements to be appointed as guardian or conservator; modify. Amends secs. 5104, 5106, 5310, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA… (in committee, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4632/
- HB 4485: Retirement: county employees; employment of retirant in a county sheriff's office; allow without forfeiting retirement allowance. Amends sec. 12a of 1851 PA… (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4485/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/kelly-breen/
- Campaign site: https://kellybreen.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votekellybreen/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellybreenmi/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-breen-06a2818/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6f366c7a-8dab-4d39-90b0-3a25760d2234