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Official portrait of Michele Hoitenga

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Senator

Michele Hoitenga

SeatSenate District 36
PartyRepublican
Capitol officeRoom 3400 · Binsfeld Office Building
Mailing addressRoom 3400, Binsfeld Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909
Capitol phone517-373-7946
Write tosenmhoitenga@senate.michigan.gov (official address)
HometownManton
TenureServing since January 1, 2023 (also served House 2017 to 2022)
Term limited2030

Committees 3

Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 31 as principal author · 51 as coauthor

All 31 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of SB 512, SCR 10, SCR 12, SCR 13, SCR 16, SCR 5, SCR 6, SCR 8, SR 10, SR 101, SR 102, SR 136 and 39 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

0.1231st of 38 in the Senate
21st percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored29
… passed committee / chamber / both2 / 0 / 0
… became law0
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. Senate minority average2 ÷ 16.33 = 0.12
Most-authored topicsBudget & taxes (8), Environment, water & wildlife (8), Energy & utilities (6)

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

“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 36

Counties
Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Crawford, Iosco, Kalkaska, Manistee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Wexford
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House members sharing a county
Timmy Beson (96), Matt Bierlein (97), Mike Hoadley (99), Joseph Fox (101), Curt VanderWall (102), J.R. Roth (104), Ken Borton (105), Cam Cavitt (106)
Senate District 36 and neighboursSenate District 25: Dan Lauwers (R)Senate District 26: Kevin Daley (R)Senate District 27: John Cherry (D)Senate District 28: Sam Singh (D)Senate District 30: Mark Huizenga (R)Senate District 31: Roger Victory (R)Senate District 32: Jon Bumstead (R)Senate District 33: Rick Outman (R)Senate District 34: Roger Hauck (R)Senate District 35: Chedrick Greene (D)Senate District 36: Michele Hoitenga (R)Senate District 37: John Damoose (R)Senate District 38: Ed McBroom (R)ChippewaMackinacAlgerHuronOgemawMenomineeIsabellaGrand TraversePresque IsleMarquetteEmmetSt. ClairMontmorencySchoolcraftMecostaLeelanauCharlevoixDeltaTuscolaManisteeMissaukeeGladwinMontcalmOceanaShiawasseeSanilacMidlandOttawaClintonBayWexfordKalkaskaRoscommonLakeGeneseeGratiotNewaygoIoniaCheboyganLuceCrawfordMasonOsceolaOscodaLapeerClareDickinsonAntrimBenzieKentArenacAlpenaOtsegoMuskegonAlconaSaginawIosco25262728303132333435363738
District 36 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official Senate page.

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