# Joe Aragona

Joe Aragona is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 60.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 60
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f66dcbe7-c834-4c23-83ca-38eb5d1a1ba9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f66dcbe7-c834-4c23-83ca-38eb5d1a1ba9 (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 Aragona’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 212 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% 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%). 1 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 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 289. 45.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 26 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6394: Consumer protection: solicitations; telephone solicitation transparency and oversight; provide for. Amends 1971 PA 227 (MCL 445.111 - 445.117) by adding sec.… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6394/
- HB 6380: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in 1964 PA 183; revise. Amends sec. 8 of 1964 PA 183 (MCL 830.418). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6347'26 (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6380/
- HB 6370: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in uniform electronic transactions act; revise. Amends secs. 3, 16 & 18a of 2000 PA 305 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6370/
- HB 6357: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in Michigan tobacco settlement finance authority act; revise. Amends sec. 3 of 2005 PA 226 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6357/
- HR 368: A resolution to declare October 2026 as Italian-American Appreciation Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR368/
- HR 367: A resolution to declare October 2-4, 2026, as Buy Nearby Weekend in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR367/
- HB 6268: Civil procedure: venue; determination of venue; modify. Amends sec. 1621 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1621). (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6268/
- HB 6133: Human services: medical services; regulations regarding managed care plans; provide for. Amends secs. 105d, 109, 111i & 111j of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105d et… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6133/
- HB 6119: Labor: fair employment practices; certain noncompete agreements for physicians; prohibit. Amends sec. 4a of 1984 PA 274 (MCL 445.774a). (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6119/
- HJR W: Elections: candidates; eligibility of an independent citizens redistricting commissioner to run for office; modify. Amends sec. 6, art. IV of the state… (in committee, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HJRW/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $132.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepJosephAragona/about
- Campaign site: https://josepharagonaforhouse.com/home
- X: https://x.com/Sterling_Joe87
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeAragonaforMichigan/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-aragona-mba-b5530411/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f66dcbe7-c834-4c23-83ca-38eb5d1a1ba9