# Ken Borton

Ken Borton is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 105.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 105
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f38453af-388f-48fc-a18e-f709dba5153c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f38453af-388f-48fc-a18e-f709dba5153c (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

50% of the 14 bills Borton sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Michigan House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 403 donors and 900 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 334. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 18 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 370: A resolution to urge the United States Congress to pass legislation requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a regional management framework for… (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR370/
- HB 5613: Appropriations: department of natural resources; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5613/
- HB 5598: Appropriations: department of agriculture and rural development; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5598/
- HB 5498: Public employees and officers: state; designated job positions for state agencies that issue state permits; require. Creates new act. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5498/
- HB 5308: Watercraft: registration; invasive species prevention and remediation watercraft decals; provide for. Amends sec. 80124a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80124a). (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5308/
- HB 4957: State finance: bonds; tobacco settlement funds; modify. Amends sec. 7 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.257). (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4957/
- HB 4910: Health occupations: dentists; continuing education options for dentistry professions; expand. Amends sec. 16653 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16653) & adds sec.… (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4910/
- HB 4573: Appropriations: department of natural resources; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4573/
- HB 4574: Appropriations: department of agriculture and rural development; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4574/
- HR 123: A resolution to declare June 2025 as Great Outdoors Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR123/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $85.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 86% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/repkenborton/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.kenborton.com/
- X: https://x.com/kenborton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/borton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ken.borton/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-borton-1b8126189/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f38453af-388f-48fc-a18e-f709dba5153c