Joe Tate
Michigan State Representative, District 9 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 79%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +86.0
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · democratic vice chair
- Energy · democratic vice chair
- Fiscal Agency Governing · democratic vice chair
- Economic Competitiveness
- Insurance
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Insurance: other · Passed House Sep 2025
Counties: employees and officers · Introduced Sep 2026
Counties: employees and officers · Introduced Sep 2026
Commercial code: other · Introduced Sep 2026
Commercial code: other · Introduced Sep 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Tate sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Tate is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Reggie Miller, Samantha Steckloff, Alabas Farhat
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Tate’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats79%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills31%
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: Tate’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Tate | 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.… | No | No | Yes | Passed 76–32 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Tate 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 9 | Won | D+86.0 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 | Won | D+97.0 |
| 2020 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | D+51.4 |
| 2018 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | D+47.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Tate has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 · since 2024
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 · since 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 2 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Tate has run against
- Michele Lundgren (R) · 2024 general, won
- Mark Corcoran (R) · 2022 general, won
- Mayra Rodriguez (R) · 2020 general, won
- John Palffy (R) · 2018 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Tate
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/19b8cf37-0b98-4194-9d2c-db6da3fae35c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET