Senator
Kevin Hertel
| Seat | Senate District 12 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 7600 · Binsfeld Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 7600, Binsfeld Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-7315 |
| Write to | senkhertel@senate.michigan.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | St. Clair Shores |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2023 (also served House 2017 to 2022) |
| Term limited | 2030 |
Committees 6
- Senate Health Policy Committee Chair standing
- Senate Veterans and Emergency Services Committee Democratic vice chair standing
- Senate Appropriations Committee standing
- Senate Energy and Environment Committee standing
- Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee standing
- Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 56 as principal author · 105 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 418Children: child abuse or child neglect; child abuse and neglect prevention act; modify. Amends title & secs. 2, 3, 4…Enacted100
- SR 129A resolution to recognize June 9, 2026, as Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Day.Enacted100
- SR 119A resolution to designate May 2026 as Pure Michigan Month.Enacted100
- SB 581Economic development: downtown development authorities; definition of downtown district; modify. Amends sec. 201 of…Enacted100
- SR 103A resolution to designate April 2026 as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month.Enacted100
- SR 99A resolution to recognize the 150th anniversary of the first telephone call.Enacted100
- SB 23Land use: land division; number of parcels resulting from division; authorize counties and municipalities to increase.…Enacted100
- SB 540Military affairs: other; child care reimbursement for Michigan National Guard members; provide for. Creates new act.…Enacted100
- SR 81A resolution urging the Congress and the President of the United States to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act…Enacted100
- SR 68A resolution to observe September 11-17, 2025, as Patriot Week.Enacted100
- SR 59A resolution to recognize June 10, 2025, as Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Day.Enacted100
- SR 50A resolution to urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to fully fund Medicaid and to…Enacted100
- SR 41A resolution to observe May 6-12, 2025, as National Nurses Week.Enacted100
- SR 31A resolution to designate April 2025 as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month.Enacted100
- SR 22A resolution to recognize March 30, 2025, as Doctors Day.Enacted100
All 56 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 301, SB 421, SB 512, SB 513, SCR 10, SCR 12, SCR 13, SCR 14, SCR 16, SCR 5, SCR 6, SCR 8 and 93 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
76th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 45 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 28 / 25 / 5 |
| … became law | 5 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 113 ÷ 76.75 = 1.47 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (16), Health & mental health (13), Budget & taxes (10) |
Senate 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
- Sue Shink DSenate 14 46
- Sylvia Santana DSenate 2 44
- Mallory McMorrow DSenate 8 39
- Rosemary Bayer DSenate 13 38
- Stephanie Chang DSenate 3 38
- Erika Geiss DSenate 1 37
- Dayna Polehanki DSenate 5 34
- Veronica Klinefelt DSenate 11 34
- Jeff Irwin DSenate 15 33
- Mary Cavanagh DSenate 6 33
“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 12
- Counties
- Macomb, St. Clair, Wayne
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- Tyrone Carter (1), Tullio Liberati (2), Alabas Farhat (3), Karen Whitsett (4), Regina Weiss (5), Tonya Phillips (7), Helena Scott (8), Joe Tate (9), Veronica Paiz (10), Donavan McKinney (11), Kimberly Edwards (12), Mai Xiong (13), Mike McFall (14), Erin Byrnes (15), Stephanie Young (16), Laurie Pohutsky (17), Matt Koleszar (22), Jason Morgan (23), Ranjeev Puri (24), Peter Herzberg (25), Dylan Wegela (26), Rylee Linting (27), Jamie Thompson (28), Jim DeSana (29), Reggie Miller (31), Tom Kuhn (57), Ron Robinson (58), Doug Wozniak (59), Joe Aragona (60), Denise Mentzer (61), Alicia St. Germaine (62), Jay DeBoyer (63), Joe Pavlov (64), Jaime Greene (65), Josh Schriver (66)
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Source
Copied from https://senatedems.com/hertel on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Michigan State Senate.