DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Matt Koleszar

Michigan State Representative, District 22 since 2018. Won the 2026 race for Michigan Senate District 5.

Michigan State Representative, District 22Born 1981

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
3
25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
91%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+32.1
Won 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Education and Workforce
  • Election Integrity
  • Transportation and Infrastructure

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 5232 Labor: leave; local unit of government's option to provide paid leave for military active service; modify to…
Labor: leave · Became law Jul 2026
HB 4557 Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify. Amends…
Education: examinations · Became law May 2026
HB 4282 Liquor: licenses; license to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises of certain locations;…
Higher education: other · Became law Dec 2025
HB 6016 Education: teachers and administrators; interim teaching certification process; modify. Amends sec. 1531i of…
Education: teachers and administrators · Passed House Jun 2026
HB 5726 Transportation: other; access to park-and-ride lots for transit agencies to use as intermodal transfer…
State agencies (existing): transportation · In committee May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Koleszar sits in the Michigan House of Representatives

Koleszar is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianKoleszarMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jason Hoskins, Carol Glanville, Stephen Wooden

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

With Koleszar’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

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: Koleszar’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Koleszar 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.

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$138.6K
Spent
$63K
Cash
$19.9K

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.

Matt Koleszar for State Senate
State
Active

Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 18, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET

Seats Koleszar has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Koleszar has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Koleszar

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET