# Pauline Wendzel

Pauline Wendzel is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 39
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f749bf7e-46bc-482d-ac6e-60288f3b722e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f749bf7e-46bc-482d-ac6e-60288f3b722e (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 Wendzel’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 250 donors and 889 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

728 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.5% (93.2%). 9 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 21. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 45 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6248: Natural resources: gas and oil; definitions in the crude oil and petroleum act; update. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 16 (MCL 483.1). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6247'26,… (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6248/
- HB 5926: Liquor: wine; volume cap on direct shipping; increase. Amends sec. 203 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1203). (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5926/
- HB 5710: Energy: electricity; integrated resource planning process; require consideration of all energy sources. Amends secs. 6a, 6l, 6m & 6t of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5710/
- HB 5700: Construction: other; installation of a private residence vertical lift; regulate. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 1967 PA 227 (MCL 408.803 & 408.804) & adds sec. 14b. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5700/
- HB 5105: Crimes: penalties; penalties regarding certain crimes involving marihuana; modify. Amends sec. 7401 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7401). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5107'25 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5105/
- HB 5044: Health occupations: health professionals; policy for the receipt of medically necessary treatment by pupils; require. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 -… (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5044/
- HB 5010: Criminal procedure: defenses; affirmative defense that individual committed a crime because the individual was a victim of human trafficking; establish.… (in committee, 2025-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5010/
- HB 4787: Property tax: exemptions; property tax exemption for certain utility personal property; provide for. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec.… (in committee, 2025-10-21) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4787/
- HB 4779: Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187. (became law, 2026-07-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4779/
- HB 4422: Liquor: authorized distribution agents; authorized distribution agent fees; increase. Amends sec. 205 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1205). (passed one chamber, 2025-10-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4422/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $96.5K (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/reppaulinewendzel/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.winwithwendzel.com/new-page
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepWendzel/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repwendzel/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f749bf7e-46bc-482d-ac6e-60288f3b722e