Senator
John Cherry
| Seat | Senate District 27 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 3600 · Binsfeld Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 3600, Binsfeld Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-0142 |
| Write to | senjcherry@senate.michigan.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Flint |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2023 (also served House 2019 to 2022) |
| Term limited | 2030 |
Committees 5
- Senate Labor Committee Chair standing
- Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee Democratic vice chair standing
- Senate Appropriations Committee standing
- Senate Health Policy Committee standing
- Senate Housing and Human Services Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 48 as principal author · 119 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 421Children: child abuse or child neglect; reference to the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; update in the…Enacted100
- SR 135A resolution to recognize and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.Enacted100
- SR 114A resolution to recognize April 28, 2026, as Workers’ Memorial Day.Enacted100
- SR 7A resolution to recognize February 11, 2025, as the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) White Shirt Day.Enacted100
- SR 95A resolution to recognize February 11, 2026, as the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) White Shirt Day.Enacted100
- SB 25Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; owner of a motor vehicle repair facility to operate an…Enacted100
- SB 688Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL…Enacted100
- SR 64A resolution to condemn the Trump Administration and congressional Republican’s support of the divisive “One Big…Enacted100
- SR 33A resolution to commemorate Ronald Olson upon his retirement from his role as the Chief of Parks and Recreation at the…Enacted100
- SB 1133Retirement: state police; membership in the retirement system of certain law enforcement officers first hired after…In committee58
- SB 791Highways: memorial; portion of I-475; designate as the "St. John Street Community Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142…In committee47
- SB 934Mobile homes: other; mobile home commission act; revise. Amends title & secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 16 & 30a of 1987 PA…In committee47
- SB 561Sales tax: distribution; distribution of sales tax revenue for the revenue sharing trust fund; provide for. Amends sec.…In committee42
- SB 829Appropriations: supplemental; funding for natural resources trust fund capital outlay projects; provide for. Creates…In committee42
- SB 770Food: milk; definition of pasteurized milk ordinance; update. Amends sec. 6 of 2001 PA 266 (MCL 288.476).Out of committee41
All 48 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 273, SB 301, SB 52, SB 685, SB 686, SB 687, SB 689, SB 690, SB 71, SCR 10, SCR 12, SCR 13 and 107 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
63rd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 42 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 25 / 21 / 3 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 88 ÷ 76.75 = 1.15 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (12), Budget & taxes (11), State government & agencies (10) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Stephanie Chang DSenate 3 63
- Rosemary Bayer DSenate 13 62
- Sue Shink DSenate 14 54
- Mary Cavanagh DSenate 6 49
- Mallory McMorrow DSenate 8 38
- Erika Geiss DSenate 1 37
- Dayna Polehanki DSenate 5 33
- Jeff Irwin DSenate 15 32
- Jeremy Moss DSenate 7 30
- Darrin Camilleri DSenate 4 27
“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 27
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- Phil Green (67), David Martin (68), Jaz Martus (69), Cynthia Neeley (70), Brian BeGole (71), Mike Mueller (72), Matt Bierlein (97)
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Source
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