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Representative

Jim DeSana

SeatHouse District 29
PartyRepublican
Capitol officeRoom N-793 · Anderson House Office Building
Mailing addressRoom N-793, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
Capitol phone517-373-0475
Write toJamesDeSana@house.mi.gov (office address in the official directory)
HometownCarleton
TenureServing since January 1, 2023
Term limited2034

Committees 1

Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 35 as principal author · 167 as coauthor

All 35 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of HB 4002, HB 4062, HB 4063, HB 4100, HB 4122, HB 4189, HB 4285, HB 4350, HB 4401, HCR 8, HR 102, HR 128 and 155 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Effectiveness 103rd Legislature, 2025 to 2026

0.0891st of 110 in the House
18th percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored30
… passed committee / chamber / both1 / 1 / 0
… became law0
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. House majority average3 ÷ 39.98 = 0.08
Most-authored topicsState government & agencies (7), Courts & civil law (7), Business, jobs & the economy (5)

House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026

“Written together” = 2025 to 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 29

Counties
Monroe, Wayne
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Erika Geiss (1), Sylvia Santana (2), Stephanie Chang (3), Darrin Camilleri (4), Dayna Polehanki (5), Mary Cavanagh (6), Jeremy Moss (7), Mallory McMorrow (8), Paul Wojno (10), Veronica Klinefelt (11), Kevin Hertel (12), Rosemary Bayer (13), Joe Bellino (16)
House District 29 and neighboursHouse District 1: Tyrone Carter (D)House District 2: Tullio Liberati (D)House District 3: Alabas Farhat (D)House District 4: Karen Whitsett (D)House District 7: Tonya Phillips (D)House District 8: Helena Scott (D)House District 9: Joe Tate (D)House District 10: Veronica Paiz (D)House District 15: Erin Byrnes (D)House District 16: Stephanie Young (D)House District 22: Matt Koleszar (D)House District 23: Jason Morgan (D)House District 24: Ranjeev Puri (D)House District 25: Peter Herzberg (D)House District 26: Dylan Wegela (D)House District 27: Rylee Linting (R)House District 28: Jamie Thompson (R)House District 29: Jim DeSana (R)House District 30: Will Bruck (R)House District 31: Reggie Miller (D)House District 32: Jimmie Wilson (D)House District 33: Morgan Foreman (D)House District 34: Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R)House District 47: Carrie Rheingans (D)House District 48: Jennifer Conlin (D)WayneMonroeWashtenawLenawee1234789101516222324252627282930313233344748
District 29 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official House page.

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