# Denise Mentzer

Denise Mentzer is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 61.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 61
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e4be084-8c26-421f-ab31-81893f7ac525

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e4be084-8c26-421f-ab31-81893f7ac525 (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

Mentzer voted against the majority of Michigan House Democrats 78 times; party unity 73%, in the bottom 5% of the Michigan House (average 93.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.27 (standard error 0.02), from 7,737 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

735 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 73% (93.2%). 78 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #365 Yeas 95 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6033 Civil procedure: costs and fees; fees for service of process; revise. Amends sec. 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6033/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5121 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5121/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #370 Yeas 100 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 413 Health occupations: psychologists; licensure requirements for limited licensed psychologists; modify and modify membership of Michigan board of… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB413/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call #372 Yeas 101 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 4135 Property: conveyance of state property; conveyance of certain state-owned property in Jackson County; provide for. Creates land transfer act. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4135/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #368 Yeas 101 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 478 Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Livingston County; provide for. Creates land transfer act. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB478/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #371 Yeas 99 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 433 State agencies (existing): health and human services; educational materials regarding health dangers for youth using high-potency THC and cannabis… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB433/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #369 Yeas 102 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 198 Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; requirements for automobile dealer data collection; provide for. Creates new act. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB198/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 478. 10.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 93 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6383: Vehicles: registration plates; fee for registration plates; waive for veterans. Amends sec. 803f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803f). (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6383/
- HB 6307: Consumer protection: other; procedures relating to investigative demands; establish. Amends sec. 15 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.915) & adds sec. 8a. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6307/
- HB 6234: Retirement: state employees; membership in the retirement system of certain law enforcement officers first hired after certain date; provide for, and allow… (in committee, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6234/
- HB 6161: Townships: charter; conflict of interest procedure for township officials; require. Amends sec. 7 of 1947 PA 359 (MCL 42.7). (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6161/
- HB 6174: Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in 1969 PA 224; update. Amends sec. 1 of 1969 PA 224 (MCL 287.381). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6174/
- HB 6104: Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for energy products and services during a market disruption; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6104/
- HB 6042: Appropriations: supplemental; funding for the Macomb County interceptor; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6042/
- HR 317: A resolution to declare May 15, 2026, as Arts for Mental Health Awareness Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR317/
- HB 5925: Corporate income tax: deductions; federal deduction for certain outsourcing expenses; add back. Amends sec. 623 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.623). (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5925/
- HB 5896: Environmental protection: other; requirements for people that use sewage sludge or sewage sludge derivatives in land application to test for PFAS; provide… (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5896/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $135.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 60% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/denise-mentzer/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dmentzer.macomb/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-mentzer-4b30268b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e4be084-8c26-421f-ab31-81893f7ac525