Erin Byrnes
Michigan State Representative, District 15 since 2022.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +12.6
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education and Workforce
- Families and Veterans
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Labor: public service employment · Passed House May 2025
Civil rights: public records · Introduced Sep 2026
Animals: animal shelters · Introduced Jul 2026
Education: teachers and administrators · Introduced Jul 2026
Public utilities: public service commission · Introduced Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Byrnes sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Byrnes is closer to the center than 25% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Natalie Price, Jimmie Wilson, Stephanie Young
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Byrnes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Byrnes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Byrnes | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 1013: Insurance: no-fault; price optimization use in determining insurance rates; prohibit.… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 97–7 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 569: Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposit into the… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 98–6 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | SB 616: Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 102–6 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | HB 4063: Public employees and officers: ethics; certain former officers of the executive branch of… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 92–15 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | HB 4350: Natural resources: other; wildlife feeding; allow under certain conditions. Amends sec.… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 76–32 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Byrnes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | D+12.6 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | D+23.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Byrnes has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 15 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Byrnes has run against
- Gary Edward Gardner (R) · 2024 general, won
- Steven J. Mackie (R) · 2022 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Byrnes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3d6727ea-1a91-414d-aac4-ba312cbfaabc
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET