# Joey Andrews

Joey Andrews is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 38
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fd51ab83-f1b7-4044-b794-871ba167b504

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd51ab83-f1b7-4044-b794-871ba167b504 (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

Andrews sits at −1.43 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Democrats.

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

299 classified statements: 299 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 | Andrews | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.5% | 350 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.4% | 10.4% | 218 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 68.2% | 39.2% | 50 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.7% | 2.9% | 81 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 23.8% | 14.4% | 163 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 289 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 22% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Energy 14% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Transportation and Public Works 9.3% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.43 (standard error 0.01), from 6,717 donors and 584 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.7% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

718 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 76% (93.2%). 64 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 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 369. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 88 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6417: Labor: other; community and worker economic transition activities; provide to workers who have employment tied to an industry affected by the adoption or… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6417/
- HB 6135: Public utilities: rates; large load commercial rates for data centers; establish. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii. TIE BAR WITH:… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6135/
- HR 333: A resolution to declare June 17, 2026, as Solar Energy Awareness Day in the state of Michigan. (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR333/
- HB 6026: Housing: other; short-term rental registry and database; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6027'26 (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6026/
- HR 297: A resolution to urge the Michigan congressional delegation to support the passage of H.R. 7459, a bill to create a Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR297/
- HB 5702: Crimes: vehicle offenses; injuring or causing death to individual in a work zone; expand. Amends secs. 79d & 601b of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.79d & 257.601b).… (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5702/
- HB 5584: Land use: zoning and growth management; duplexes; permit in single-family residential zones. Amends sec. 102 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3102) & adds sec. 517. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5584/
- HB 5483: Crimes: assaultive; harassing, interfering with, or injuring a letter carrier; prohibit, and provide penalties. Amends sec. 81d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.81d). (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5483/
- HB 5443: Marihuana: licenses; new licenses for marihuana retailers; prohibit the cannabis regulatory agency from issuing unless certain conditions are met. Amends… (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5443/
- HB 5444: Medical marihuana: licenses; new licenses for provisioning centers; prohibit the cannabis regulatory agency from issuing unless certain conditions are met.… (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5444/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $159.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2114824795770552322
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2108595074518941816
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2107863859990004116
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2107228222534697247
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2107228225680343206
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2107228227278106716
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2106133578606383428
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2105001810377244917
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2105002853102190962
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Andrews/status/2105002854402396377

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/joey-andrews/
- Campaign site: https://andrewsformichigan.com/
- X: https://x.com/Rep_Andrews
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeyforMichigan/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbandrewsiv/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd51ab83-f1b7-4044-b794-871ba167b504