# Matt Longjohn

Matt Longjohn is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 40
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cf865d78-f3ea-43f7-b843-a06dbb4bf4be

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf865d78-f3ea-43f7-b843-a06dbb4bf4be (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

Longjohn voted against the majority of Michigan House Democrats 46 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom quarter of the Michigan House (average 93.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.02), from 1,538 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

735 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 89% (93.2%). 46 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 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 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 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 592. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 70 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 352: A resolution to declare September 21-27, 2026, as National Health Center Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR352/
- HB 6289: Health: other; primary care access, improvement, and transformation commission; establish. Creates new act & repeals. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6288'26 (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6289/
- HB 6290: Health: other; office of primary care transformation; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6289'26 (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6290/
- HR 344: A resolution to declare August 23-29, 2026, as Primary Care Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR344/
- HB 5583: Land use: zoning and growth management; setback requirement greater than 25 feet; prohibit. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 205c. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5583/
- HB 5346: Health: immunizations; Michigan care improvement registry; ensure that users have access to certain data. Amends secs. 9201 & 9207 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL… (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5346/
- HB 5354: Health: pharmaceuticals; authority of certain physicians issuing standing orders; provide for. Amends secs. 9204 & 17744e of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9204 &… (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5354/
- HB 5271: Military affairs: other; Michigan azimuth bridge program for transitioning military service members' mental health; establish. Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501… (in committee, 2025-11-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5271/
- HB 5205: Insurance: health insurers; coverage for examinations and medications related to breast cancer; provide for. Amends sec. 3406d of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406d). (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5205/
- HB 5021: Crimes: prostitution; references to prostitute and prostitution; modify in the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act. Amends sec. 7c of 1996 IL (MCL… (in committee, 2025-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5021/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $63.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/matt-longjohn/
- Campaign site: https://mattlongjohn.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattlongjohnformichigan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattlongjohnformichigan/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-longjohn-a9b76a147/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf865d78-f3ea-43f7-b843-a06dbb4bf4be