Representative
Karen Whitsett
| Seat | House District 4 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room S-588 · Anderson House Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room S-588, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-1008 |
| Write to | KarenWhitsett@house.mi.gov (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Detroit |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2019 |
| Term limited | 2030 |
Committees 10
- House Homeland Security and Foreign Influence Committee Alternate standing
- House Oversight Committee Alternate standing
- House Public Health and Food Security Committee Alternate standing
- House State and Local Public Assistance Programs Committee Alternate standing
- House Weaponization of State Government Committee Alternate standing
- House Health Policy Committee standing
- House Insurance Committee standing
- House Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses Committee standing
- House Regulatory Reform Committee standing
- Legislative Council joint
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 1 as principal author · 12 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 4867Children: health; referral of certain children with elevated blood lead levels to the early on program administered by…In committee23
All 1 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 4103, HB 4104, HR 83, HB 4013, HB 4418, HB 4419, HB 4014, HB 4203, HB 4202, HB 4015, HB 4475, HB 4485.
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
10th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 1 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 0 ÷ 8.10 = 0.00 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (1), Children, families & social services (1) |
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
Most bills written together
- Tom Kunse RHouse 100 11
- J.R. Roth RHouse 104 9
- Jaime Greene RHouse 65 9
- Brian BeGole RHouse 71 8
- Doug Wozniak RHouse 59 8
- Alicia St. Germaine RHouse 62 7
- Donavan McKinney DHouse 11 7
- Jason Woolford RHouse 50 7
- Kathy Schmaltz RHouse 46 7
- Mike McFall DHouse 14 7
“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 4
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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)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025 to 2026
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Source
Copied from https://housedems.com/karen-whitsett/ on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Michigan House of Representatives.