Tyrone Carter
Michigan State Representative, District 1 since 2018. Ran in 5 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 4. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 1
- 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 89%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +63.3
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 6
- 2014–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary · democratic vice chair
- Finance
- Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses
- Regulatory Reform
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Food: service establishments · Became law Jul 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Carter sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Carter is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Noah Arbit, Brenda Carter, Stephen Wooden
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Carter’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats89%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills21%
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: Carter’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Carter | 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… | No | 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 Carter 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 1 | Counting | D+79.3 | D+60.3 | +19.0 |
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 | Won | D+63.3 | D+60.3 | +3.0 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 | Won | D+76.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | D+82.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Lost | −16.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $47.4K
- Spent
- $68.1K
- Cash
- $24.9K
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.
| COMMITTEE TO ELECT TYRONE CARTER State | Active |
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 18, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET
Seats Carter has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 · since 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carter has run against
- Valerie Whittaker (R) · 2026 election
- Paula M. Campbell (R) · 2022 election, won
- Linda Sawyer (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Carter
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/38d2f8c4-f40c-44b7-a2dd-57a4d5375572
- Wikidata Q70036528
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET