# Jason Hoskins

Jason Hoskins is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d6da4c9b-26ef-4fa9-a1c6-a79d843abe09

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6da4c9b-26ef-4fa9-a1c6-a79d843abe09 (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

9.5% of the 21 bills Hoskins sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Michigan House.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Hoskins | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.4% | 65 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.03), from 301 donors and 593 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)

737 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 92.3% (93.2%). 23 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 424. 9.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 96 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6368: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in 1976 PA 289; revise. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 289 (MCL 390.1355). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6347'26 (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6368/
- HB 6354: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in state housing development authority act of 1966; revise. Amends sec. 25 of 1966 PA 346 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6354/
- HB 6353: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 18; revise. Amends sec. 17 of 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 18 (MCL 125.667). TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6353/
- HB 6322: Human services: adult foster care; enhanced standards on adult foster care facilities; provide for. Amends 1979 PA 218 (MCL 400.701 - 400.737) by adding sec.… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6322/
- HB 6171: Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in the large carnivore act; update. Amends sec. 2 of 2000 PA 274 (MCL 287.1102). TIE BAR WITH: HB… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6171/
- HB 6150: Trade: business regulation; use of an individual's name, likeness, voice, or image for purposes of trade; prohibit under certain circumstances. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6150/
- HB 6151: Vehicles: automobiles; noise limitations; modify. Amends secs. 707d, 732 & 907 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.707d et seq.) TIE BAR WITH: HB 6152'26 (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6151/
- HB 6113: State agencies (existing): generally; certain demographic data of individuals; require state agencies and local units of government to collect. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6113/
- HB 6102: Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE… (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6102/
- HB 6065: Individual income tax: credit; make it in Michigan tax credit program; create. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding sec. 279. TIE BAR WITH: HB… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6065/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $147.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JasonMHoskins/status/2039087384059388412
- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasonMHoskins/status/2039087387523899394
- 2025-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasonMHoskins/status/1935838141761339825
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JasonMHoskins/status/1934068610160275675

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/jason-hoskins/
- X: https://x.com/JasonMHoskins
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmhoskins/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6da4c9b-26ef-4fa9-a1c6-a79d843abe09