# Mark Tisdel

Mark Tisdel is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 55.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 55
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a5bb89cb-ac42-47c0-bcc8-96bf18e4d865

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5bb89cb-ac42-47c0-bcc8-96bf18e4d865 (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

The policy areas Tisdel talks about and legislates on agree at 0.39 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

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

327 classified statements: 327 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 | Tisdel | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.1% | 9.3% | 548 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 17.1% | 31.9% | 613 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 1.8% | 319 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.7% | 12.7% | 599 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 23% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 21% (State House Republicans 15%); Energy 14% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Environmental Protection 14% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Science, Technology, Communications 11% (State House Republicans 2.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 439 donors and 899 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

752 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.5% (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 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 184. 34.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 42 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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). (passed one chamber, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6261/
- HB 6203: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; deposit of certain fees under the mortgage loan originators licensing act; revise place of deposit.… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6203/
- HB 6200: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; consolidation of certain licensing statutes related to residential mortgages; make conforming changes in… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6200/
- HB 6201: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; distribution of certain fund proceeds; revise. Amend secs. 8 & 32 of 1987 PA 173 (MCL 445.1658 &… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6201/
- HB 6187: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; consolidation of certain licensing statutes related to residential mortgages; make conforming changes in… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6187/
- HB 6202: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; deposit of certain fees under the secondary mortgage loan act; revise place of deposit. Amends sec. 6a… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6202/
- HB 6177: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; residential mortgage licensing and supervision act; establish. Creates new act & repeals (See bill). (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6177/
- HB 6204: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; appeals under the revised judicature act of 1961; modify. Amends sec. 2529 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6204/
- HB 6077: Consumer protection: other; virtual currency kiosks; prohibit the operation of. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6077/
- HB 6059: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity under the skilled trades regulation act for certain individuals who hold an… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6059/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $108.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2114731023418159496
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2114005904211480682
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2113348860672454851
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2113038707246748055
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2107459024811880603
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2107463251999285469
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2106709257882333218
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2106715915383636107
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2105484691017027632
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mark_tisdel/status/2105638709945131146

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mi.gov/repdetail/repmarktisdel
- Campaign site: https://marktisdel.com/
- X: https://x.com/mark_tisdel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtisdel55
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-tisdel-64335636/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5bb89cb-ac42-47c0-bcc8-96bf18e4d865