Michigan House · District 39

Pauline Wendzel

Republican

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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Wendzel
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Pauline Wendzel'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

Michigan House82ndpercentile
More conservative than 81% of the Michigan House.
Most liberalMost conservative
21st most conservative of 110

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Michigan House District 39.

Also on the ballot: Kerry Tapper (Democratic), Jared Polonowski (Green)

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Votes with the Speaker
98%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Pauline Wendzel.

On 322 contested votes where both voted99% on all 730 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Pauline Wendzel.

On 213 party-line votesPartisan rank: 28 of 110 in the House (tied with 21 others)27 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Pauline Wendzel
Bills
Sponsored15
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 12 of 110 in the House (tied with 19 others) · 10 of 58 Republicans (tied with 15 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: Pauline Wendzel
BillResultFinal action
HB 4779
Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require
Became law July 3, 2026
HB 4403
Liquor: other; leasing, selling, and transferring portions of certain alternating proprietors under approval of commission; allow
Became law Aug. 13, 2025

Budget projects

The Michigan pages don't credit legislators with budget items.

Contested votes where they split

8 against the Speaker; 8 against most of their party.

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Pauline Wendzel
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–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
paulinewendzel@house.mi.gov
Capitol office
Room S-888, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-1799
District office
House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909

Committees

  • Energy Chair
  • Communications and Technology
  • Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Rules

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