Denise Mentzer
Michigan State Representative, District 61 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 73%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +1.4
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 3
- 2022–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Homeland Security and Foreign Influence · democratic vice chair
- Rules and Procedures of the State Board of Canvassers and the Bureau of Elections Select · democratic vice chair
- Oversight
- State and Local Public Assistance Programs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Mentzer sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Mentzer is closer to the center than 92% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Will Snyder, Mai Xiong, Joey Andrews
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Mentzer’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats73%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills28%
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: Mentzer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Mentzer | 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 Mentzer 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 61 | Counting | D+12.0 | R+5.2 | +17.2 |
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+1.4 | R+5.2 | +6.6 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+4.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $423.9K
- Spent
- $340.1K
- Cash
- $30.5K
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 18, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| DENISE MENTZER FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE State | Active |
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 18, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET
Seats Mentzer has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 61 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mentzer has run against
- Robert Wojtowicz (R) · 2026 election
- Mike Aiello (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Mentzer
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7e4be084-8c26-421f-ab31-81893f7ac525
- Wikidata Q123691716
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET