Senator
Mary Cavanagh
| Seat | Senate District 6 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 6500 · Binsfeld Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 6500, Binsfeld Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-7748 |
| Write to | senmcavanagh@senate.michigan.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Redford |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2023 (also served House 2021 to 2022) |
| Term limited | 2030 |
Committees 5
- Senate Economic and Community Development Committee Democratic vice chair standing
- Senate Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee Chair standing
- Senate Appropriations Committee standing
- Senate Housing and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Labor Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 51 as principal author · 251 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SR 144A resolution to designate September 15-October 15, 2026, as Hispanic Heritage Month.Enacted100
- SB 373Housing: landlord and tenants; limitations on fees charged to tenants; provide for. Amends sec. 3 of 1978 PA 454 (MCL…Enacted100
- SR 134A resolution to recognize June 23-29, 2026, as Grassroots Week.Enacted100
- SB 158Consumer protection: other; certain uses of automated programs to purchase event tickets online; prohibit. Creates new…Enacted100
- SR 60A resolution to recognize June 23-29, 2025, as Grassroots Week.Enacted100
- SR 27A resolution to designate April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month.Enacted100
- SR 21A resolution to designate March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day.Enacted100
- SB 1027Financial institutions: credit unions; requirements for amending the bylaws of credit unions; modify. Amends sec. 303…Out of committee52
- SB 1138Civil procedure: bankruptcy; bankruptcy exemptions; modify. Amends sec. 5451 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5451).In committee47
- SB 466Tobacco: other; reference to 1915 PA 31 in the age of majority act of 1971; revise. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1971 PA 79…In committee47
- SB 351Consumer protection: marketing and advertising; telephone solicitation act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB…In committee47
- SB 1091Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends sec. 907 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.907) & repeals sec. 908 of…Out of committee45
- SB 1043Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for energy products and services during a market disruption…In committee37
- SB 364Consumer protection: identity theft; references to identity theft protection act in code of criminal procedure; update.…In committee37
- SB 253Housing: landlord and tenants; right for water and sewer bill to be in tenant's name; provide for. Amends 1972 PA 348…Out of committee34
All 51 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 1013, SB 136, SB 423, SB 81, SCR 10, SCR 12, SCR 13, SCR 16, SCR 5, SCR 6, SCR 8, SR 10 and 239 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
52nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 46 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 31 / 15 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 75 ÷ 76.75 = 0.98 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (27), Children, families & social services (9), Budget & taxes (7) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Rosemary Bayer DSenate 13 193
- Stephanie Chang DSenate 3 174
- Sue Shink DSenate 14 155
- Erika Geiss DSenate 1 132
- Mallory McMorrow DSenate 8 130
- Jeff Irwin DSenate 15 109
- Dayna Polehanki DSenate 5 88
- Veronica Klinefelt DSenate 11 77
- Jeremy Moss DSenate 7 76
- Darrin Camilleri DSenate 4 68
“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 6
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- Oakland, Wayne
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