# Jamie Thompson

Jamie Thompson is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 28
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ea1e2bf8-dd08-4785-a7f7-48e7c9e8a53c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea1e2bf8-dd08-4785-a7f7-48e7c9e8a53c (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

59% of the 32 bills Thompson sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Michigan House.

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

714 classified statements: 714 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 | Thompson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.5% | 2.9% | 177 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.8% | 9.3% | 312 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 24.5% | 31.9% | 493 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 304 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 9.2% | 12.7% | 413 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 396 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 8.1% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 279 donors and 561 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

704 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.0% (93.2%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #354 Yeas 59 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5648 Education: graduation requirements; credit for working certain trades; provide for. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a) & adds sec. 1279i. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5648/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #356 Yeas 83 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 6243 Property: land sales; prohibition of purchase of residential property by certain businesses; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 7 of 2026 PA 32 (MCL 125.853 &… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6243/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #359 Yeas 77 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5359 Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain motor fuel retail dealers; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding secs. 279… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5359/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #355 Yeas 84 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5452 Criminal procedure: sentencing; sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction; modify. Amends sec. 1k, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5452/
- 2026-08-26 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #358 Yeas 82 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 · HB 5356 Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5356/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #345 Yeas 99 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 373 Housing: landlord and tenants; limitations on fees charged to tenants; provide for. Amends sec. 3 of 1978 PA 454 (MCL 554.633). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB373/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #346 Yeas 100 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 1052 Human services: medical services; definition of kickbacks or bribes; modify. Amends sec. 4 of 1977 PA 72 (MCL 400.604). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1052/
- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #348 Yeas 98 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 569 Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposit into the general fund. Amends secs. 5431, 5841, 13104 & 16315 of 1978… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB569/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #347 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 527 Courts: funding; allocation of certain fees and distributions from the juror compensation reimbursement fund; modify. Amends secs. 151d & 321 of 1961… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB527/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #349 Yeas 97 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 · SB 1013 Insurance: no-fault; price optimization use in determining insurance rates; prohibit. Adds sec. 2027a of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2027a). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1013/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 252. 59.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 11 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6155: Health occupations: nurses; intravenous therapy procedures; allow licensed practical nurses to perform under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6155/
- HB 6205: Civil procedure: garnishment; certain benefits and tax credits; exempt from garnishment, and provide state limit on wages that are subject to garnishment.… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6205/
- HB 6156: Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain advanced practice registered nurses who serve as a preceptor; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 -… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6156/
- HR 306: A resolution to declare May 10-16, 2026, as Skilled Nursing Care Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR306/
- HB 5879: Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a).… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5879/
- HB 5812: Human services: food assistance; authorization for waiver of work requirements for SNAP benefits; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5812/
- HB 5735: Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the overdose fatality review act; modify to include those… (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5735/
- HB 5578: Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand. Amends secs. 7 & 8 of 1970 PA 91 (722.27 & 722.28). (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5578/
- HR 245: A resolution to declare February 2026 as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month and February 10, 2026, as National Teen Dating Violence… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR245/
- HB 5446: Health occupations: health professionals; licensure of naturopathic doctors; provide for. Amends secs. 16265, 17708 & 18001 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16265 et… (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5446/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $125.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2113831268144050610
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2111978384398151957
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2111656670820454442
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2109799295310282954
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2109800650376896598
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2109801337177158020
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2109624720761192462
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2109717038746746922
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2107062758105891249
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjthompson/status/2105705609890865547

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepJamieThompson/about
- Campaign site: https://www.friendsofjamiethompson.com/
- X: https://x.com/repjthompson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepThompson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea1e2bf8-dd08-4785-a7f7-48e7c9e8a53c