# Stephanie Young

Stephanie Young is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 16
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ea254169-e403-4e29-ab06-8f40fb869ac2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea254169-e403-4e29-ab06-8f40fb869ac2 (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

100% of Young’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

318 classified statements: 318 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 | Young | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.5% | 355 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 7.5% | 10.4% | 391 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.1% | 39.2% | 244 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 2.9% | 350 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 12.3% | 14.4% | 376 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Families 11% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.02), from 283 donors and 891 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

745 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.2%). 44 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 553. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 88 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6320: Human services: adult foster care; enhanced standards on adult foster care facilities; provide for. Amends sec. 13 of 1979 PA 218 (MCL 400.713) & adds sec.… (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6320/
- HR 342: A resolution urging the United States House of Representatives to reject Amendment 041 to House Bill 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act, or any amendment to any… (in committee, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR342/
- HB 5970: Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26,… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5970/
- HB 5853: Individual income tax: city; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 8, ch. 1 & secs. 35, 54 & 55, ch. 2 of 1964 PA 284 (MCL 141.508, 141.635, 141.654,… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5853/
- HB 5774: Health: children; referral of certain children to the early on program; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding pt. 58B. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5774/
- HB 5746: Crimes: penalties; penalties for discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle; increase fines if a minor is in the vehicle. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 -… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5746/
- HB 5591: Health facilities: other; licensure of freestanding hyperbaric oxygen therapy facilities; provide for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5591/
- HB 5420: Health facilities: hospitals; certain drug screens conducted in hospitals; require to include a test for substances determined by rule and to provide certain… (in committee, 2025-12-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5420/
- HB 5382: Insurance: other; special purpose financial captive plan of operation; modify. Amends sec. 4731 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.4731). (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5382/
- HB 5372: Tobacco: other; minors that purchase, possess, or use tobacco products, vapor products, or alternative nicotine products; sunset criminal penalties and civil… (in committee, 2025-12-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5372/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2113666670178750561
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2113242166466084906
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2113361644579418563
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2112631964683604452
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2112283963146244175
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2111109201413976089
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2110784671890198594
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2110454041113161809
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2110465331667890347
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateRepSteph/status/2110016173052166397

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/stephanie-young/
- X: https://x.com/StateRepSteph
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repstephanieyoung
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staterepyoung/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-a-young-56b68570/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea254169-e403-4e29-ab06-8f40fb869ac2