Karl Bohnak
Michigan State Representative, District 109 since 2024. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
Michigan State Representative, District 109Born 1953Meteorologist
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 1
- 24 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +3.2
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Economic Competitiveness · republican vice chair
- Health Policy
- Natural Resources and Tourism
- Transportation and Infrastructure
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Housing: residential · Became law Jul 2026
Legislature: legislative agencies · Passed House Sep 2026
Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies · Passed House Jun 2026
Economic development: downtown development authorities · Passed House Jun 2026
Natural resources: hunting · Passed House Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bohnak sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Bohnak is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Josh Schriver, Tom Kuhn, Luke Meerman
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Bohnak’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
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: Bohnak’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bohnak | Rep. majority | Dem. 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 | Yes | No | Passed 76–32 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bohnak 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 District 109 | Lost | — | R+0.6 | — |
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 109 | Won | R+3.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $713.2K
- Spent
- $159K
- Cash
- $24.6K
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.
| KARL BOHNAK 4 STATE REP State | Active |
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 18, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET
Seats Bohnak has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 109 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bohnak has run against
- Anna Aho Rink (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Jenn Hill (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bohnak
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e3bae1dd-d4b9-48c3-8e40-112987214638
- Wikidata Q131582266
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET