Michigan House · District 36

Steve Carra

Republican

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Votes with the Speaker 64% On 333 contested votes where both voted · 57% on all votes Votes with own party 80% Partisan rank: 99 of 110 in the House (tied with 2 others) Didn't vote at roll call 0% 0 of 755 roll calls

Bills passed 0 24 sponsored · 0 became law · Rank 60 of 110 in the House (tied with 50 others) Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

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

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Steve Carra'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 liberal than 53% of the Michigan House.

Most liberalMost conservative

52nd most liberal of 110

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Michigan House District 36.

Also on the ballot: Cole Slaski (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

64%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Steve Carra.

On 333 contested votes where both voted57% on all 755 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

80%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Steve Carra.

On 220 party-line votesPartisan rank: 99 of 110 in the House (tied with 2 others)98 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Steve Carra
	Bills
Sponsored	24
Passed both chambers	0
Became law	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 60 of 110 in the House (tied with 50 others) · 46 of 58 Republicans (tied with 12 others)

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

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Steve Carra sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

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

Contested votes where they split

120 against the Speaker; 120 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Steve Carra
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
Sept. 23, 2026	HB 6302: Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Sept. 23, 2026	HB 6282: Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility consumer… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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)
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 6243: Property: land sales; prohibition of purchase of residential property by certain businesses; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 5452: Criminal procedure: sentencing; sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	HB 5807: Insurance: other; housing opportunity tax credits against the retaliatory tax; provide for Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	HB 5806: Individual income tax: credit; housing opportunity tax credits; create Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	HB 4064: Public employees and officers: ethics; state senators and representatives; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	HB 4063: Public employees and officers: ethics; certain former officers of the executive branch of state government; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying… Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 3, 2026	HB 4062: Public employees and officers: ethics; former members of the legislature; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities for a period of time Concurrence in Senate Amendments	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)
July 3, 2026	SB 966: Housing: housing development authority; housing opportunity tax credit program; establish and administer Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 25, 2026	HB 5807: Insurance: other; housing opportunity tax credits against the retaliatory tax; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 25, 2026	HB 5806: Individual income tax: credit; housing opportunity tax credits; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 25, 2026	HB 5805: Housing: housing development authority; housing opportunity tax credit program; establish and administer 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 25, 2026	HB 6099: Trade: consumer goods and services; use of surveillance pricing in the sale of certain consumer items; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 25, 2026	HB 6098: Consumer protection: other; use of surveillance pricing in the sale of certain goods and services; prohibit 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)
June 23, 2026	HB 6073: Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 23, 2026	HB 6072: Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the hospital financial assistance act Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 23, 2026	HB 6071: Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 23, 2026	HB 5255: Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 18, 2026	HB 5081: Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 17, 2026	HB 5069: Food: other; use of certain substances in food and drink products; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 17, 2026	HB 5457: Military affairs: other; hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program; establish Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 17, 2026	HB 5456: Military affairs: other; hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program; establish Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 11, 2026	HB 5124: Communications: video services; requirements for video services reports; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5821: Education: curriculum; adoption of elementary reading curriculum materials from department-approved list; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5820: Education: curriculum; science of reading requirements; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5819: Education: curriculum; science of reading requirements; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 3, 2026	HB 5810: Education: school districts; implementation of the presidential fitness test; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 3, 2026	HB 5831: Crimes: terrorism; penalties for acts of terrorism; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 3, 2026	HJR U: Elections: primary; nomination process for secretary of state and attorney general; modify, and provide for gubernatorial appointment of regents, trustees, or… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 2, 2026	HB 5682: Natural resources: hunting; auction of Pure Michigan license; allow 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)
May 14, 2026	HB 5745: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for intentionally discharging a firearm from a vehicle or at a dwelling or potentially… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2026	HB 5744: Crimes: penalties; penalties for discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle; increase fines if a minor is in the vehicle Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 12, 2026	HB 5281: Financial institutions: other; third-party litigation funding transparency; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	HB 5630: Appropriations: school aid omnibus; fiscal year 2026-2027 appropriations for K-12 school aid, higher education, and community colleges; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	HB 5619: Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2026	HB 5537: Crimes: controlled substances; production and sale of kratom; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2026	HB 4414: Criminal procedure: mental capacity; outpatient treatment for misdemeanor offenders with mental health issues; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2026	HB 4413: Mental health: other; hospital evaluations for assisted outpatient treatment; expand Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2026	HB 4412: Mental health: hospitalization; person requiring treatment; revise, and modify certain procedures for treatment Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2026	HB 5158: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivery of controlled substance causing serious injury; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2026	HB 5157: Crimes: penalties; delivery of controlled substance causing serious injury; provide penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 5126: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for theft of cargo; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 5125: Crimes: penalties; enhanced penalties for theft of cargo; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 5430: Recreation: campgrounds; regulations regarding individuals residing at campgrounds; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 3, 2026	HB 4572: Appropriations: department of military and veterans affairs; appropriations for Selfridge Air National Guard Base for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 4347: Gaming: horse racing; Michigan agriculture and equine industry development fund; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 4346: Gaming: other; allocation of revenue under the lawful internet gaming act to the Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund; remove cap 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)
Feb. 19, 2026	HB 4079: Property tax: special assessments; income eligibility cap for special assessment deferment program; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 14, 2026	HB 4948: Controlled substances: other; sentencing guidelines for retail sale of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 14, 2026	HB 4947: Health: pharmaceuticals; manufacturers of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; require to participate in a national logging system Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4352: Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4355: Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4354: Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4353: Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4352: Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Nov. 13, 2025	HB 4397: Courts: judges; personal information and physical safety protections for judges, their families, and household members; enhance Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Nov. 6, 2025	HR 214: A resolution to urge the United States Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 29, 2025	HB 4591: Health occupations: counselors; professional counselors licensure compact; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 28, 2025	HB 4129: Labor: employment incentives; employment incentives nuclear and hydrogen graduate attraction and retention program act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 28, 2025	HB 4128: Corporate income tax: credits; credit for advanced small modular reactor generated power; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 28, 2025	HB 4127: Energy: nuclear; definition of advanced nuclear reactors; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 28, 2025	HB 4126: Higher education: education programs; fund for nuclear and hydrogen education grant program; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 28, 2025	HB 4125: Higher education: education programs; nuclear and hydrogen education grant program; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 28, 2025	HB 4124: Corporate income tax: credits; credit for advanced small modular reactors research and development expenses; provide for 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)
Oct. 1, 2025	HB 4962: Military affairs: other; Michigan National Guard member benefit fund; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Sept. 25, 2025	HB 4951: Marihuana: taxation; comprehensive road funding act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Sept. 10, 2025	HB 4750: Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Sept. 9, 2025	HB 4012: Health: emergency services; emergency medical transport and treatment for retired police canines; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Aug. 19, 2025	HB 4543: Individual income tax: home heating credit; adjustments based on Detroit Consumer Price Index; change to United States Consumer Price Index Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 24, 2025	HB 4141: Education: students; a wireless communications device policy: require the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy to… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 1, 2025	HB 4369: Education: meals; certain substances served in school foods; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 1, 2025	HB 4390: Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan vehicle code; expand to include other bodily fluid Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
July 1, 2025	HB 4391: Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan vehicle code; expand to include other bodily fluid Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 12, 2025	HB 4580: Appropriations: higher education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 12, 2025	HB 4579: Appropriations: community colleges; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 11, 2025	HB 4578: Appropriations: department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 11, 2025	HB 4577: Appropriations: school aid; appropriations for K-12 school aid; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 11, 2025	HB 4576: Appropriations: department of education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 11, 2025	HB 4246: Health occupations: nurses; nurse licensure compact; enact Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 11, 2025	HB 4011: Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Arenac County; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 11, 2025	HB 4044: State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 20, 2025	HB 4010: State: symbol; Harrison Township; designate as Boat Town USA 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)
May 14, 2025	HB 4222: Education: safety; procedures for school emergency operations plans; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 6, 2025	HB 4242: Health: electronic records; requirements for security and storage of electronic health records; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 23, 2025	HB 4256: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to deliver certain controlled… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 23, 2025	HB 4255: Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; modify penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 17, 2025	HB 4159: Education: curriculum; core academic curriculum requirements; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	HB 4149: Education: school districts; certain information on the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's website; require a… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	HB 4115: Occupations: pawnbrokers; civil sanctions for violation of allowable rate of interest charged by pawnbrokers; prescribe Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4230: Taxation: other; neighborhood road fund; create and provide for the distribution of the fund Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4187: Individual income tax: revenue distributions; distribution and use of renew Michigan fund and lapse of interest and earnings from the revitalization and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4185: Sales tax: distribution; distribution of revenue; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4184: Aeronautics: other; excise tax on aviation fuel; increase, and modify distribution Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4183: Transportation: motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; increase and expand applicability Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2025	HB 4026: Use tax: exemptions; sunset date on exemption for firearm safety devices; extend Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2025	HB 4025: Sales tax: exemptions; sunset date on exemption for firearm safety devices; extend Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 20, 2025	HB 4063: Public employees and officers: ethics; certain former officers of the executive branch of state government; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 20, 2025	HB 4062: Public employees and officers: ethics; former members of the legislature; prohibit from engaging in certain lobbying activities for a period of time 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)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Steve Carra
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: stevecarra@house.mi.gov
Capitol office: Room S-885, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-0843
District office: House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909

Committees

Corporate Subsidies and State Investments Chair
Oversight
State and Local Public Assistance Programs
Transportation and Infrastructure

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