# Matt Hall

Matt Hall is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 42.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 42
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dc7344e8-b8bf-4f0d-924d-4f4b5ea40554

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dc7344e8-b8bf-4f0d-924d-4f4b5ea40554 (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

47% of Hall’s statements claim credit, 3.7 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

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

430 classified statements: 430 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 | Hall | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.5% | 2.9% | 215 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 30.0% | 9.3% | 40 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 71.9% | 31.9% | 18 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.0% | 1.8% | 33 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 46.7% | 12.7% | 5 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.4% | 186 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 31% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 20% (State House Republicans 15%); Transportation and Public Works 19% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.02), from 313 donors and 1,189 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

752 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 7. 95.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 1 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 351: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Cynthia Denby, former Representative of the Forty-Seventh District. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR351/
- HR 350: A resolution to create a select committee on the rules and procedures of the Board of State Canvassers and the Bureau of Elections. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR350/
- HR 337: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Fred Durhal Jr., former member of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR337/
- HR 336: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Michael A. Lahti, former member of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR336/
- HB 6116: Health facilities: hospitals; hospital cost review board act; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6117'26, HB 6118'26 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6116/
- HR 286: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for James McBryde, former member of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR286/
- HR 278: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Terry London, former member of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR278/
- HR 263: A resolution to commemorate the 250th anniversary (Semiquincentennial) of the founding of the United States of America. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR263/
- HR 230: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Martin Griffin, former member of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR230/
- HR 214: A resolution to urge the United States Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR214/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $384.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2092715440288170482
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2092345352091476010
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2087993253777871090
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2084877115762041165
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2080745645301002370
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2080408865955283037
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2079746574050042034
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2079946500411379811
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2079666094818886108
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMattHall/status/2079671758274036034

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/repmatthall/about
- Campaign site: https://www.electmatthall.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepMattHall
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepHall/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dc7344e8-b8bf-4f0d-924d-4f4b5ea40554