Matt Koleszar
Michigan State Representative, District 22 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Won the 2026 race for Michigan Senate District 5.
- 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
- Elections
- 5
- 2018–2026
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
Labor: leave · Became law Jul 2026
Education: examinations · Became law May 2026
Higher education: other · Became law Dec 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Koleszar sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Koleszar is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.
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.
| Date | Bill | Koleszar | 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.… | No | No | Yes | Passed 76–32 |
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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State Senate, District 5 | Won | D+32.1 | D+15.5 | +16.6 |
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | D+5.0 | D+3.4 | +1.6 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | D+8.5 | — | — |
| 2020 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | D+10.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | D+2.8 | — | — |
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
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 22 · since 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 20 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Koleszar has run against
- Estelle Oliansky (R) · 2026 election, won
- Adam A. Stathakis (R) · 2024 election, won
- Cathryn Neracher (R) · 2022 election, won
- John Lacny (R) · 2020 election, won
- Jeff Noble (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Koleszar
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/42a456fa-8979-468f-b2a6-30f81ff20299
- Wikidata Q74144244
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET