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State Representative, 77th District
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Emily Dievendorf

Candidate for State Representative, 77th District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State Representative
Lives in
Lansing
Campaign website
emilydievendorf.com

State representative for the 77th District since 2023. Before the House, Dievendorf was executive director of Equality Michigan, president of the Lansing Association of Human Rights, a Democratic legislative staffer for nearly a decade and co-chair of the Michigan Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

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Photo: Official portrait — Michigan House

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Introduced a bill limiting chemical weapons against protesters.In office

    Rep. Dievendorf's News

    Government record · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “introduced legislation this week to limit the use of chemical weapons against protestors”
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Education

  • Introduced the SAFER Act on student harassment protections.In office

    Rep. Dievendorf's News

    Government record · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “designed to enhance protections for students facing harassment in educational setting”
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Housing

  • Introduced a Renters' Bill of Rights package.In office

    House Bills 6086-6089 (2026) would add rights and protections for tenants.

    Rep. Dievendorf's News

    Government record · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “introduced the Renters' Bill of Rights (House Bills 6086-6089) designed to give more rights and protections to tenants and renters”
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Economy & jobs

  • Introduced a bill capping streaming ad volume.In office

    The MiCALM bill would bar ads on streaming services from being louder than the content.

    Rep. Dievendorf's News

    Government record · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “The bill mandates an ad on a streaming service cannot be louder than the content being streamed.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports abortion rights and LGBTQIA+ protections.

    Both appear on the campaign's list of policy priorities.

    Priorities — Emily Dievendorf

    Campaign website · Friends of Emily Dievendorf · emilydievendorf.com

    “Reproductive Rights … LGBTQIA+ Protections”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposes Border Patrol surveillance equipment on state highways.In office

    Joined a legislators' letter urging MDOT to terminate an MOU allowing surveillance equipment, including license plate readers, on state highway rights-of-way.

    Rep. Dievendorf's News

    Government record · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “We respectfully urge MDOT to exercise its authority under the agreement to terminate the MOU”
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