Michigan House · District 37

Brad Paquette

Republican

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Votes with the Speaker 92% On 333 contested votes where both voted · 94% on all votes Votes with own party 97% Partisan rank: 63 of 110 in the House (tied with 6 others) Didn't vote at roll call 0.1% 1 of 755 roll calls

Bills passed 1 44 sponsored · 1 became law · Rank 32 of 110 in the House (tied with 27 others) Bills that became law 1 of 1 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Brad Paquette's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

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More conservative than 82% of the Michigan House.

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20th most conservative of 110

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Michigan House District 37.

Also on the ballot: Angela M. Jones (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

92%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Brad Paquette.

On 333 contested votes where both voted94% on all 754 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

97%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Brad Paquette.

On 220 party-line votesPartisan rank: 63 of 110 in the House (tied with 6 others)62 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Brad Paquette sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Brad Paquette
	Bills
Sponsored	44
Passed both chambers	1
Became law	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 32 of 110 in the House (tied with 27 others) · 26 of 58 Republicans (tied with 19 others)

A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Brad Paquette
Bill	Result	Final action
HB 4836 Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for	Became law	Dec. 17, 2025

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

27 against the Speaker; 27 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Brad Paquette
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 5359: Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain motor fuel retail dealers; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 5356: Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	SB 106: Vehicles: fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for spay and neuter clinics; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	SB 722: Economic development: commercial redevelopment; commercial rehabilitation act; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	SB 721: Economic development: commercial redevelopment; commercial redevelopment act; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	SB 294: Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	SB 293: Animals: care and treatment; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for the animals' care; amend Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	SB 81: Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	SB 723: Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; transformational brownfield plan; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 25, 2026	HB 4540: Housing: other; housing and community development fund; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 25, 2026	HB 4539: Housing: other; housing and community development fund; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 24, 2026	HB 5338: Education: curriculum; instruction in organ and tissue donation; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 21, 2026	SB 304: Transportation: other; Charter of City of Mackinac Island; amend; regulation of ferries; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2026	HB 5343: Liquor: spirits; definition of mixed spirit drink; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 5517: Corporate income tax: credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	HB 5299: Insurance: no-fault; personal protection insurance benefits; revise definitions in section because of other amendments Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	HB 5298: Insurance: no-fault; personal protection insurance benefits for individuals in a motor vehicle operated in the business of transporting passengers; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 14, 2026	HB 4492: Labor: hours and wages; sharing gratuities with other employees; allow an employer to require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 3, 2025	HB 4183: Transportation: motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; increase and expand applicability Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Sept. 25, 2025	HB 4951: Marihuana: taxation; comprehensive road funding act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Sept. 24, 2025	HB 4596: Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2025	HB 4315: Education: safety; certain school safety and security training; require the department of state police and the office of school safety within the department… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2025	HB 4223: Education: safety; certain school safety and security training; require that public schools and nonpublic schools ensure that certain school workers complete Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2025	HB 4226: Fire: other; number of school fire and security drills; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 4153: Education: teachers and administrators; district-level certifications; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 8: Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 23, 2025	HB 4001: Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Brad Paquette voted on each of the 755 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Brad Paquette
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Email: bradpaquette@house.mi.gov
Capitol office: Room S-866, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-1793
District office: House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909

Committees

Public Health and Food Security Republican vice chair
Child Welfare System
Education and Workforce
Oversight

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Michigan Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Michigan House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections