Michigan Senate · District 11

Veronica Klinefelt

Democratic

Where they sit

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

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Klinefelt
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Veronica Klinefelt'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 Senate49thpercentile
More liberal than 51% of the Michigan Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
19th most liberal of 38

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Michigan Senate District 11.

Also on the ballot: Johnnie S. Townsend (Republican)

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader
97%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Veronica Klinefelt.

On 355 contested votes where both voted99% on all 614 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
97%
Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Veronica Klinefelt.

On 285 party-line votesPartisan rank: 21 of 38 in the Senate (tied with 3 others)20 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Veronica Klinefelt
Bills
Sponsored28
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 13 of 38 in the Senate (tied with 9 others) · 12 of 20 Democrats (tied with 4 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: Veronica Klinefelt
BillResultFinal action
SB 542
Military affairs: other; tuition assistance for Michigan National Guard members; modify
Became law Dec. 2, 2025
SB 578
Highways: bridges; movable bridge fund; modify and create neighborhood roads fund
Became law Oct. 3, 2025

Budget projects

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

Contested votes where they split

9 against the Senate Majority Leader; 11 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Veronica Klinefelt
DateBill and motion Their voteSenate Majority LeaderMost of their party
July 3, 2026 HB 4808: Civil rights: open meetings; the children trust Michigan state board; allow to meet remotely under the open meetings act
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
July 3, 2026 HB 5807: Insurance: other; housing opportunity tax credits against the retaliatory tax; provide for
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
July 3, 2026 HB 5806: Individual income tax: credit; housing opportunity tax credits; create
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 18, 2026 SB 968: Insurance: other; state low-income housing tax credit; create
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 18, 2026 SB 967: Individual income tax: credit; state low-income housing tax credit; create
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 18, 2026 SB 966: Housing: housing development authority; housing opportunity tax credit program; establish and administer
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Nov. 13, 2025 HB 5055: Law enforcement: other; jurisdiction of sergeant at arms; modify
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 25, 2025 SB 236: Corporate income tax: other; sustainable aviation fuel incentive program; create
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 25, 2025 SB 235: Corporate income tax: credits; credit for use of sustainable aviation fuel; provide for
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 20, 2025 HB 4002: Labor: benefits; requirements for an employer to provide earned sick time, modify
Passage
Yea Yea Nay (split)
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 8: Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify
Passage
Yea Yea Nay (split)

Every roll call

How Veronica Klinefelt voted on each of the 631 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Veronica Klinefelt
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate Majority LeaderYeas–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
senvklinefelt@senate.michigan.gov
Capitol office
Room 6600, Binsfeld Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-7670

Committees

  • Local Government Chair
  • Veterans and Emergency Services Chair
  • Transportation and Infrastructure Democratic vice chair
  • Appropriations
  • Health Policy

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