# David Martin

David Martin is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 68
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/95434509-a8fd-4e25-9f04-a952416d6da3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/95434509-a8fd-4e25-9f04-a952416d6da3 (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

47% of the 19 bills Martin sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Michigan House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 261 donors and 897 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

749 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 2 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 314. 47.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 22 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6429: Environmental protection: solid waste; definition of coal combustion residuals; provide for. Amends, adds & repeals (See bill). (in committee, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6429/
- HB 6225: Individual income tax: rate; rollback of rate to 3.9% and elimination of rollback trigger; provide for. Amends sec. 51 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.51). (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6225/
- HB 6160: Environmental protection: recycling and waste utilization; recycling of single-use and rechargeable batteries; provide for. Amends heading of pt. 171 & secs.… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6160/
- HB 6128: State agencies (existing): generally; use of open fields doctrine by law enforcement officers and state agencies; prohibit. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6128/
- HB 6085: Land use: zoning and growth management; accessory dwelling units; allow to connect to the sewer connection servicing the primary dwelling unit. Amends 2006 PA… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6085/
- HR 279: A resolution to declare April 19, 2026, as Patriots’ Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR279/
- HB 5713: Holidays: other; "Patriots' Day"; designate as April 19 of each year. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5713/
- HB 5565: Financial institutions: other; deferred presentment service transactions act; provide for exemption for certain earned wage access services. Amends sec. 11 of… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5565/
- HB 5564: Civil procedure: other; regulation and licensing of earned wage access service providers; provide for. Amends sec. 4012 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.4012). TIE… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5564/
- HB 5545: Financial institutions: other; consumer financial services act; revise internal references related to money transmission services. Amends sec. 2 of 1988 PA… (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5545/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/repdavidmartin/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.martin4michigan.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepmartin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwmartinsecurity/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/95434509-a8fd-4e25-9f04-a952416d6da3