# Curt VanderWall

Curt VanderWall is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 102.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 102
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b0804883-3f8c-4341-bbc1-26a0346b37c4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0804883-3f8c-4341-bbc1-26a0346b37c4 (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

VanderWall has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 209 donors and 1,158 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

752 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.0% (93.2%). 8 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 189. 30.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 50 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6431: Natural resources: floodplains; predisaster flood resilience grant program; establish. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding secs. 33709,… (in committee, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6431/
- HB 6428: Transportation: other; size, weight, and load requirements; modify. Amends sec. 722 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.722). (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6428/
- HB 6106: Education: school districts; student mental health apprenticeship retention and training (SMART) internship grant program; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 2022 PA… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6106/
- HB 6078: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for violations of the virtual currency kiosk prevention act; provide for. Amends sec. 14h, ch… (in committee, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6078/
- HB 6022: Mental health: other; authority for prescreening individuals for mental health services; modify. Amends (See bill). (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6022/
- HR 292: A resolution to urge the Governor to take all appropriate actions to support and expedite the Brandon Road Interbasin Project in coordination with the… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR292/
- HB 5770: Health facilities: other; facility fees; prohibit under certain circumstances. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5770/
- HB 5733: Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the motor vehicle code; modify to include those exempt from… (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5733/
- HB 5651: Traffic control: speed restrictions; enforcement of speed restrictions in school zones; modify. Amends sec. 627a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.627a). (in committee, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5651/
- HB 5478: Insurance: health insurers; timeframe to retrieve payment; limit. Amends sec. 2006 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2006). (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5478/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepCurtisVanderWall/about
- Campaign site: http://www.curtvanderwall.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepcurtvanderwall/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0804883-3f8c-4341-bbc1-26a0346b37c4