Kathy Schmaltz
Michigan State Representative, District 46 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 1994 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 1
- 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +4.1
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 4
- 1994–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Families and Veterans · chair
- Communications and Technology
- Energy
- Health Policy
- Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Children: children's rights · Became law Jul 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Schmaltz sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Schmaltz is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Luke Meerman, Tom Kuhn, Josh Schriver
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Schmaltz’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%
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: Schmaltz’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Schmaltz | 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 Schmaltz 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 46 | Counting | D+8.2 | R+2.3 | −10.5 |
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | R+4.1 | R+2.3 | +1.8 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | R+8.7 | — | — |
| 1994 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 64 | Lost | D+12.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $163.7K
- Cash
- $110.3K
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.
| CITIZENS TO ELECT KATHY SCHMALTZ State | Active |
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 18, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET
Seats Schmaltz has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Schmaltz has run against
- Jan Maino (D) · 2026 election
- Daniel J. Mahoney (D) · 2024 election, won
- Maurice Imhoff (D) · 2022 election, won
- Michael Griffin (D) · 1994 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Schmaltz
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e21ee6f1-0fdc-4ee6-8432-6149de16046d
- Wikidata Q123691836
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET