# Phil Skaggs

Phil Skaggs is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 80.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 80
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a61c6338-85df-446c-854a-17991386d252

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a61c6338-85df-446c-854a-17991386d252 (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

8.9% of Skaggs’s statements use an extreme label, 9.3 times the State House Democrat average of 1.0%.

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

1,776 classified statements: 1,776 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Skaggs | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 13.6% | 2.5% | 28 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.4% | 10.4% | 182 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 36.5% | 39.2% | 432 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 435 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.2% | 14.4% | 532 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 8.9% | 1.0% | 11 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 9.9% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 370 donors and 587 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

729 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 94.7% (93.2%). 69 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 340. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 90 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6166: Traffic control: driver license; special operator's license requirements for certain electric mobility devices; provide for. Amends secs. 32b, 33, 312a, 657,… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6166/
- HB 6220: Public employees and officers: ethics; public officer financial disclosure requirements; modify. Amends secs. 3, 6 & 7 of 2023 PA 281 (MCL 15.703 et seq.). (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6220/
- HB 6219: Individual income tax: credit; tax incentive for contributions made to certain ballot and candidate committees; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 -… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6219/
- HB 6167: Animals: pet shops; inspection and licensure of certain pet facilities; require. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9b, 9c, & 10 of 1969 PA… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6167/
- HB 6165: Trade: labeling; manufacturer labeling requirements for certain electric scooters and electric skateboards; provide for. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 -… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6165/
- HB 6168: Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in dog law of 1919; update. Amends sec. 14a of 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.274a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6168/
- HB 6147: Transportation: motor fuel tax; gas tax holiday; provide for. Amends secs. 8 & 152 of 2000 PA 403 (MCL 207.1008 & 207.1152). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6146'26 (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6147/
- HB 6146: State finance: budgets; distribution of the countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund; make subject to section 8 of the motor fuel tax act.… (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6146/
- HB 6123: State management: funds; withholding of payments to the federal government; provide for. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 143. TIE… (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6123/
- HB 6061: Individual income tax: credit; credit for student loan payments made by certain taxpayers who remained in or returned to this state for employment; provide… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6061/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $84.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 86% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114737961686143405
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114158163855385063
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114158507305971988
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114159438072553575
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114160965751111858
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114348988799545789
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114413657794793897
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114416473384919499
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2114418619610284502
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/philipskaggs/status/2113808728499916806

## Links

- Official site: https://www.philskaggs.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.facebook.com/philskaggs/
- X: https://x.com/philipskaggs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philskaggs/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philskaggsmi/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a61c6338-85df-446c-854a-17991386d252