# Kimberly Edwards

Kimberly Edwards is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 12
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e1d87954-4ee4-4668-9075-c6240dbe8c9b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e1d87954-4ee4-4668-9075-c6240dbe8c9b (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

Edwards sits at −1.11 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.11 (standard error 0.04), from 143 donors and 532 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.4% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

591 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 97.6% (93.2%). 61 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 185. 9.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 96 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 363: A resolution to declare September 21–27, 2026, as Condemnation of Authoritarianism Week in the state of Michigan. (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR363/
- HB 6295: Health: other; grant program for promoting health professions in primary care to students in this state; establish. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 -… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6295/
- HB 5946: Health occupations: massage therapists; continuing education requirements for massage therapists; modify. Amends secs. 16148 & 17965 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5946/
- HB 5858: Economic development: plant rehabilitation; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 11 of 1974 PA 198 (MCL 207.561). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26, HB… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5858/
- HB 5825: Health: death; death with dignity act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5826'26, HB 5828'26 (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5825/
- HB 5754: Weapons: firearms; age requirement for purchase of a firearm; increase. Amends sec. 2 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5753'26 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5754/
- HB 5685: Crimes: penalties; threats or assault against employee of family independence agency; expand. Amends sec. 81c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.81c). (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5685/
- HB 5511: Criminal procedure: sentencing; delayed entry of judgment of conviction when sentencing is delayed; allow with exceptions. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 -… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5511/
- HB 5475: State: identification cards; program to provide state identification cards to parolees; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291). TIE BAR… (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5475/
- HB 5410: Crimes: domestic violence; common household pets in certain shelter programs; provide for. Amends secs. 1 & 7 of 1978 PA 389 (MCL 400.1501 & 400.1507). (in committee, 2025-12-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5410/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/kimberly-edwards/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JointeamEdwards/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyedwa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e1d87954-4ee4-4668-9075-c6240dbe8c9b