# Regina Weiss

Regina Weiss is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 5
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ae5a3a48-9948-4c6c-95c2-c2d0915fd866

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ae5a3a48-9948-4c6c-95c2-c2d0915fd866 (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

Weiss sits at −1.12 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

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

76 classified statements: 76 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 | Weiss | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 35.5% | 10.4% | 19 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 53.9% | 39.2% | 166 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 291 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.8% | 14.4% | 389 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.6% | 1.0% | 81 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 61% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 34% (State House Democrats 11%); Families 9.8% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 9.8% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 9.8% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.02), from 549 donors and 860 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 97.3% (93.2%). 77 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 596. 15.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 82 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6397: Education: meals; plant-based school meals; require to be provided upon request. Amends sec. 30d of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1630d). (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6397/
- HB 6308: State: symbol; euchre; designate as the official state game. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6308/
- HCR 9: A concurrent resolution to amend the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives. (in committee, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HCR9/
- HJR AA: Legislature: other; legislature to present passed bills to the governor within 14 days or by noon on December 31 in even-numbered year; require. Amends sec.… (in committee, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HJRAA/
- HJR Y: Legislature: other; certain transparency requirements and penalties for failure to present school aid appropriation bills by July 1; provide for. Amends secs.… (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HJRY/
- HB 6145: Education: school districts; capital outlay funds; allow school districts and intermediate school districts to use. Amends sec. 242 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1242) (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6145/
- HB 6144: Education: financing; interest-free loans to school districts and intermediate schools districts from the state's surplus funds; allow under certain… (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6144/
- HB 6075: School aid: foundation allowance; foundation allowance amounts; base on the state and local government inflation index and tie to inflation. Amends sec. 367b… (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6075/
- HB 6000: Property tax: other; online property tax information; require to be available to the public. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 42b. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6000/
- HB 6001: Property tax: other; online property tax calculator; require the department to provide. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 42c. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6001/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2102962072849989697
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2103165618069676410
- 2026-07-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2075771323490435221
- 2026-07-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2075683370663616721
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2065478547162968345
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2065478550560317603
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2064887962597220667
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2064892810055102536
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2064378478292582720
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ReginaforRep/status/2055834396477833300

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/regina-weiss/
- X: https://x.com/ReginaforRep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepreginaweiss
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reginaforrep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-weiss-543a0789/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ae5a3a48-9948-4c6c-95c2-c2d0915fd866