# Steve Frisbie

Steve Frisbie is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 44
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c62d1d8e-1e35-48c2-a869-6801ad396875

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c62d1d8e-1e35-48c2-a869-6801ad396875 (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

Frisbie reported $224.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

119 classified statements: 119 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 | Frisbie | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.7% | 2.9% | 104 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 36.1% | 9.3% | 19 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 47.1% | 31.9% | 171 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 1.8% | 92 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 9.2% | 12.7% | 413 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 224 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 48% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 18% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 11% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.04), from 252 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% 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%). 1 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 253. 39.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 36 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6312: Employment security: administration; digital retention of certain documents; require. Amends 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.1 - 421.75) by adding sec. 32f. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6312/
- HB 6304: Construction: code; definitions under Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act; modify. Amends sec. 2a of 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1502a). TIE… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6304/
- HB 6270: Sales tax: exemptions; exemption for building materials purchased for the construction of a new single-family residence; provide for. Amends 1933 PA 167 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6270/
- HB 6271: Individual income tax: credit; credit for permits associated with building a new single-family residential unit; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 -… (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6271/
- HB 6194: 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/HB6194/
- HB 6193: 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/HB6193/
- HB 6190: 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/HB6190/
- HB 6192: 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/HB6192/
- HB 6191: 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/HB6191/
- HB 6098: Consumer protection: other; use of surveillance pricing in the sale of certain goods and services; prohibit. Amends sec. 3 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.903) & adds… (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6098/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $224.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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/commishfriz/status/2114855148594012255
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2113246282139549935
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2109837066422854027
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2108332382587675079
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2108338120559096134
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2100283258999042381
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2099262422041170410
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2098162335655575826
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2094631179844514104
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/commishfriz/status/2087524622996529477

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepSteveFrisbie/posts
- Campaign site: https://votefrisbie.com/
- X: https://x.com/commishfriz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votefrisbie/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevefrisbie_forstaterep/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c62d1d8e-1e35-48c2-a869-6801ad396875