# Rick Outman

Rick Outman is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9c525554-fb85-45f3-87fa-cf6a3208ce32

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c525554-fb85-45f3-87fa-cf6a3208ce32 (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

100% of Outman’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 131 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 71. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan Senate 38.2%; rank 22 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 139: A resolution to urge the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to take a balanced approach to protecting Michigan’s pollinator populations… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SR139/
- SB 1163: Children: protection; reporting death of a newborn after surrender to a newborn safety device; expand. Amends sec. 2843 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2843). TIE… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1163/
- SB 1023: State agencies (existing): boards and commissions; authority granted to the state boundary commission; enhance. Amends sec. 11a of 1968 PA 191 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1023/
- SB 1024: Villages: annexation; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 6 & 6a, ch XIV of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 74.6 & 74.6a) & adds sec. 6b to ch.… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1024/
- SB 1025: Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 5 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.2 et seq.); adds sec. 2b & repeals sec.… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1025/
- SB 969: Health facilities: other; definition of covered facility; include hospitals that provide swing bed services. Amends secs. 20173a & 20173b of 1978 PA 368 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB969/
- SB 939: Housing: manufactured, modular, or mobile homes; authority to administer the resident ownership revolving fund created in the mobile home commission act;… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB939/
- SB 828: Traffic control: parking; determination of disability for purpose of obtaining a disability placard by nurse practitioners; allow. Amends secs. 19a, 675, 803d… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB828/
- SB 590: Torts: liability; immunity for individuals rendering emergency services who apply bleeding control; provide for. Amends 1963 PA 17 (MCL 691.1501 - 691.1507)… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB590/
- SB 290: Health: licensing; sanctions for performing gender reassignment procedures or treatment to minors; provide for. Amends secs. 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL… (in committee, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB290/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorrickoutman.com/
- X: https://x.com/rickoutman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenRickOutman/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickoutman/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c525554-fb85-45f3-87fa-cf6a3208ce32