# Jim DeSana

Jim DeSana is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 29
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af4a0996-bcf0-4e8f-9165-4290343e905f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af4a0996-bcf0-4e8f-9165-4290343e905f (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

DeSana sits at +0.96 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.96 (standard error 0.02), from 268 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

719 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 88% (93.2%). 162 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 167. 5.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 101 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6395: Environmental protection: radioactive waste; nuclear and radioactive waste tipping fee; increase. Amends sec. 11109 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11109). TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6395/
- HB 6396: Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain nuclear and radioactive waste tipping fees; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6396/
- HB 6285: Weapons: firearms; regulations regarding silencers, shotguns, and short-barreled rifles; eliminate. Amends secs. 222, 224 & 231 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.222 et… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6285/
- HB 6224: Marihuana: taxation; comprehensive road funding tax act; repeal. Repeals 2025 PA 23 (MCL 205.901 - 205.913). (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6224/
- HB 6115: Transportation: funds; road funding allocation for a local unit of government hosting an international airport; modify. Amends secs. 12 & 13 of 1951 PA 51… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6115/
- HB 6070: Labor: other; registry of employers who relocate a call center to a foreign country; require the department of labor and economic opportunity to create.… (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6070/
- HB 5654: Weapons: firearms; 1927 PA 372; update references. Amends secs. 2, 2a, 5b, 5o, 12 & 15 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5653'26 (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5654/
- HB 5397: Use tax: exemptions; data center exemption; eliminate. Amends sec. 21 of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.111) & repeals sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc). (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5397/
- HB 5378: Property tax: exemptions; property tax exemption from the state education tax if the property's owner has no children attending public schools in this state;… (in committee, 2025-12-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5378/
- HR 208: A resolution to declare November 7, 2025, as Victims of Communism Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR208/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepJamesDeSana/about
- X: https://x.com/DesanaJim
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/winwithjim2022/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmydesana/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-desana-1423163b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af4a0996-bcf0-4e8f-9165-4290343e905f