DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Stephanie Young

Michigan State Representative, District 16 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Michigan State Representative, District 16Born 1965

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
0
30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+60.1
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

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 · democratic vice chair
  • Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 30 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Young sits in the Michigan House of Representatives

Young is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianYoungMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jimmie Wilson, Phil Skaggs, Erin Byrnes

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

With Young’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%

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: Young’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 Young 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
$62.1K
Spent
$66.9K
Cash
$7.8K

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.

STEPHANIE A YOUNG FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
State
Active

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

Seats Young has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Young has run against

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

How we know Young

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET