# Sylvia Santana

Sylvia Santana is a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8e302b97-4868-4575-a56f-3881e91ae0f8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e302b97-4868-4575-a56f-3881e91ae0f8 (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

Santana missed 15% of 523 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Michigan Senate (average 95.5%).

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Santana | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 232 donors and 1,119 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

523 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Michigan Senate 95.5%). Party unity 99.4% (92.6%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-14 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 263 YEAS 31 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5356 Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5356/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 260 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · 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/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 247 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5485 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends secs. 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5485/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 253 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4598 Crimes: organized; gift card fraud; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4598/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED ROLL CALL # 258 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · SB 791 Highways: memorial; portion of I-475; designate as the "St. John Street Community Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB791/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 248 YEAS 32 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4703 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406ss. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4703/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 256 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5514 Children: other; prohibition of use of certain restraint while transporting youths to certain youth residential treatment programs; provide for.… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5514/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4302 Vehicles: emergency vehicles; exception to commercial driver license for authorized emergency vehicles of Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System;… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4302/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 259 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · 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/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4301 Vehicles: emergency vehicles; definition of authorized emergency vehicle; expand. Amends secs. 2 & 698 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.2 & 257.698). TIE BAR… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4301/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 171. 46.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan Senate 38.2%; rank 13 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1139: History and arts: other; history museum authorities act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1140'26, SB 1141'26 (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1139/
- SB 1140: Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; brownfield redevelopment financing act; amend to exempt museum authorities. Amends sec. 2 of 1996 PA… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1140/
- SB 1141: Economic development: tax increment financing; definition of tax increment revenues; exclude taxes levied under history museum authorities act. Amends secs.… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1141/
- SB 1068: Occupations: mortuary science; crematory ownership and regulation; modify. Amends sec. 2 of 1968 PA 251 (MCL 456.522). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1061'26, SB 1063'26 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1068/
- SB 1065: Occupations: mortuary science; references to article 18 of the occupational code in 1953 PA 181; revise. Amends sec. 5 of 1953 PA 181 (MCL 52.205). TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1065/
- SB 1066: Occupations: mortuary science; references to article 18 of the occupational code in the prepaid funeral and cemetery sales act; revise. Amends secs. 4, 6, 11,… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1066/
- SB 1067: Occupations: mortuary science; references to article 18 of the occupational code in the public health code; revise. Amends secs. 2843 & 10205 of 1978 PA 368… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1067/
- SB 988: Property tax: tax tribunal; number of days to appeal a claim for poverty exemption; modify. Amends sec. 53c of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.53c). (passed one chamber, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB988/
- SB 974: Insurance: health insurers; updated references to reflect the enactment of the Michigan health insurance exchange act; provide for. Amends secs. 1261, 1262,… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB974/
- SB 882: Corrections: parole; parole board interview of prisoner serving sentence for first degree murder or sentence of imprisonment for life without parole; modify.… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB882/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% 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.

- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSantana/status/2089796699556303227
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSantana/status/2058997538187817194
- 2025-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSantana/status/1882907836977648029
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSantana/status/1880819625153516004
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSantana/status/1874569653537870054

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedems.com/santana/
- Campaign site: https://votesantana.com
- X: https://x.com/SenatorSantana
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenSylviaSantana/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-santana-88968973/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e302b97-4868-4575-a56f-3881e91ae0f8