# Alabas Farhat

Alabas Farhat is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/788d408d-cb80-43fd-802a-4778a930894d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/788d408d-cb80-43fd-802a-4778a930894d (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

Farhat voted against the majority of Michigan House Democrats 65 times; party unity 75%, in the bottom tenth of the Michigan House (average 93.2%).

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

30 classified statements: 30 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 | Farhat | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 10.4% | 178 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 30.0% | 39.2% | 531 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 2.9% | 232 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.3% | 14.4% | 612 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.3% | 1.0% | 67 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 44% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Health 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 22% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 424 donors and 564 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

660 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 75% (93.2%). 65 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 130. 24.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 62 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6141: Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements; require for certain data center contracts. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6141/
- HB 6045: Highways: other; abandonment of certain roads; modify. Amends sec. 18 of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 224.18). (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6045/
- HB 5928: Property: land sales; purchase of residential property by certain businesses; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5929'26 (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5928/
- HB 5864: Economic development: commercial redevelopment; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 10 of 2005 PA 210 (MCL 207.850). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26, HB… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5864/
- HR 277: A resolution to declare April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR277/
- HR 253: A resolution to commemorate the observance of the holy month of Ramadan and Lent. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR253/
- HB 5431: School aid: supplemental; supplemental appropriations in the school aid act; provide for. Amends secs. 11, 11s, 33, 201 & 236 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 et… (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5431/
- HB 5342: Consumer protection: unfair trade practices; disclosure of automatic renewal provisions in consumer contracts; require. Amends sec. 3 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL… (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5342/
- HB 5303: Human services: medical services; Medicaid managed care contract with pharmacy benefit manager; modify. Amends sec. 105i of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105i). (in committee, 2025-12-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5303/
- HB 5286: Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; environmental brownfield redevelopment program; modify. Amends secs. 19608a, 19608b, 19609, 19610,… (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5286/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $161.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2074185871788519650
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2064936628141830486
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2057144668849074620
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2056781083539067176
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2037262697901773298
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2032157125581934736
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2031050253130956815
- 2026-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2030360309005742100
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2029419122744754495
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/AlabasFarhat/status/2029337399411524053

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/alabas-farhat/
- Campaign site: https://www.votefarhat.com/
- X: https://x.com/AlabasFarhat
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlabasFarhat/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alabasfarhat/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alabasf/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/788d408d-cb80-43fd-802a-4778a930894d