Michigan House · District 46
Kathy Schmaltz
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Kathy Schmaltz'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
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Michigan House District 46.
Also on the ballot: Jan Maino (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Kathy Schmaltz.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Kathy Schmaltz.
Bills
The bills Kathy Schmaltz sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 26 |
| 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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4750 Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide |
Became law | July 3, 2026 |
Budget projects
The Michigan pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
3 against the Speaker; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2026 | HB 5032: School aid: conditions; use of school aid funds for special elections; prohibit Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 11, 2026 | HB 4584: Elections: school; millage elections; limit to November elections Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 11, 2026 | HB 4583: Property tax: millage; millage elections; limit to November elections Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Kathy Schmaltz voted on each of the 755 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| 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
- kathyschmaltz@house.mi.gov
- Capitol office
- Room N-895, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-1798 - District office
- House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909
Committees
- Families and Veterans Chair
- Communications and Technology
- Energy
- Health Policy
- Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses
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