# Greg VanWoerkom

Greg VanWoerkom is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 88.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 88
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/960d6487-b202-46fa-8905-e001b6954d5a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/960d6487-b202-46fa-8905-e001b6954d5a (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

VanWoerkom reported $93.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | VanWoerkom | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 31.9% | 486 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 100% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.02), from 415 donors and 1,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

748 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.2%). 19 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 20. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 30 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6043: Children: child care; Tri-Share child care program and fund and CareShare arrangement; establish. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding secs.… (became law, 2026-07-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6043/
- HB 5607: Appropriations: department of health and human services; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5607/
- HB 5305: Economic development: commercial redevelopment; commercial redevelopment certificate; extend sunset. Amends sec. 18 of 1978 PA 255 (MCL 207.668). (in committee, 2025-12-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5305/
- HR 203: A resolution to declare November 2025 as Diabetes Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR203/
- HB 5103: Natural resources: shorelands; temporary erosion control structures; authorize without permit during high water levels. Amends secs. 32312, 32312a & 32510 of… (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5103/
- HB 4999: Appropriations: supplemental; funding for certain nonprofit organizations; provide for. Amends 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2001 - 125.2094) by adding sec. 90nn to… (in committee, 2025-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4999/
- HB 4968: Insurance: other; reporting requirements; provide for. Amends secs. 7, 11 & 17 of 2018 PA 175 (MCL 550.1757 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4951'25,… (became law, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4968/
- HB 4801: Property tax: other; reduction in property tax for in-home child care providers; provide for. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7yy. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4801/
- HB 4562: Appropriations: department of health and human services; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4562/
- HR 77: A resolution urging Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to resume construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project to prevent the spread of Asian carp into the… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR77/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $93.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/gregvanwoerkom/status/2041355694138409430
- 2026-02-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/gregvanwoerkom/status/2018447059016151113
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/gregvanwoerkom/status/1976873959561085125
- 2025-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/gregvanwoerkom/status/1908905119145467942

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/repgregvanwoerkom/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.votevanwoerkom.com/
- X: https://x.com/gregvanwoerkom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepVanWoerkom/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-vanwoerkom-916b8b5/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/960d6487-b202-46fa-8905-e001b6954d5a