James DeSana
Michigan State Representative, District 29 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 1996 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 88%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +10.1
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 4
- 1996–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations
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 DeSana sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
DeSana is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kathy Schmaltz, Luke Meerman, Tom Kuhn
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With DeSana’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans88%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: DeSana’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | DeSana | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 1013: Insurance: no-fault; price optimization use in determining insurance rates; prohibit.… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 97–7 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 569: Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposit into the… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 98–6 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | SB 616: Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement… | No | 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 | Yes | No | Passed 76–32 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time DeSana 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 29 | Counting | R+2.9 | R+12.7 | −9.8 |
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 29 | Won | R+10.1 | R+12.7 | −2.6 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 29 | Won | R+3.0 | — | — |
| 1996 | U.S. House, MI-16 | Lost | D+26.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $34.5K
- Spent
- $46.1K
- Cash
- $15.2K
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.
| FRIENDS OF JAMES DESANA State | Active |
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 18, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET
Seats DeSana has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 29 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who DeSana has run against
- Darian Counts (D) · 2026 election
- Kyle Wright (D) · 2024 election, won
- Alex Garza (D) · 2022 election, won
- John D. Dingell (D) · 1996 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know DeSana
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H6MI16133
- Open States ocd-person/af4a0996-bcf0-4e8f-9165-4290343e905f
- Wikidata Q121535914
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET