# Tonya Phillips

Tonya Phillips is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 7
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/787d9bda-d4dd-47fe-aaf0-348c505211e4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/787d9bda-d4dd-47fe-aaf0-348c505211e4 (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

Phillips sits at −1.14 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.04), from 378 donors and 283 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.5% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

715 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.0% (93.2%). 76 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 nay · 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 395. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 70 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6435: Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for deed fraud; provide for. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2980. (in committee, 2026-10-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6435/
- HB 6064: Corporate income tax: credits; credit for student loan payments made by employer on behalf of a qualified employee who did not receive a diploma or degree… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6064/
- HB 5972: Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5972/
- HR 287: A resolution to declare April 11-17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR287/
- HB 5841: Holidays: other; Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, and Eid Al-Ghadeer; designate as holidays. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5841/
- HB 5760: Torts: defenses; firearm manufacturer immunity from liability to local units of government; abolish. Amends sec. 15 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.435). TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5760/
- HB 5527: Crimes: assaultive; elements of certain offenses; modify. Amends secs. 81d &167 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.81d & 750.167). (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5527/
- HR 239: A resolution to declare February 2026 as Black History Month in the state of Michigan and to honor the history, culture, and contributions of African… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR239/
- HB 5193: Appropriations: omnibus; funding for food assistance program benefits; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2025-11-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5193/
- HB 5071: Appropriations: supplemental; funding for the violence against women grant; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2025-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5071/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.6K (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/tonya-myers-phillips/
- Campaign site: https://www.tonyamyersphillips.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaMyersPhillips/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mstonyaphillips/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9tK8McxUsM_i2y5PbkbKNg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyamyersphillips/recent-activity/all/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/787d9bda-d4dd-47fe-aaf0-348c505211e4