Karl Bohnak
Candidate for State Representative, 109th District
Background
- Occupation
- State Representative; meteorologist
- Lives in
- Deerton
- Campaign website
- votebohnak.com
State representative for the 109th District since 2025 and vice chair of the House Economic Competitiveness Committee. He was chief meteorologist at WLUC-TV6 in Marquette for decades and is an author of Upper Peninsula weather and history books.
Documented positions
Housing
Sponsored law limiting corporate bulk purchases of single-family homes.
House Bill 6074, now Public Act 32 of 2026, bars corporations owning more than 100 Michigan single-family homes from buying more.
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“it bars a corporation that already owns more than 100 single-family homes in Michigan from purchasing additional single-family homes in the state”
Health & human services
Sponsored House-passed medical debt protections.
House Bill 6073.
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“Karl was the primary sponsor of House Bill 6073, part of a bipartisan medical-debt package”
Supports joining the interstate counseling compact.
House Bill 4591 passed the House 83–23.
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“He is also working to expand access to licensed mental-health counselors, including through telehealth, under the interstate counseling compact.”
Voted for a budget with $250 million for rural hospitals.
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“supported a bipartisan state budget that included $250 million in grants for rural hospitals”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Karl Bohnak on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- EducationNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
All sources (8)
- Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election, November 3, 2026
Election filing · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections · mi-boe.entellitrak.com
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Alger County (every precinct)
Election filing · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center · mvic.sos.state.mi.us
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Baraga County (every precinct)
Election filing · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center · mvic.sos.state.mi.us
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Dickinson County (every precinct)
Election filing · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center · mvic.sos.state.mi.us
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Marquette County (every precinct)
Election filing · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center · mvic.sos.state.mi.us
- About Karl Bohnak
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
- About Karl — VoteBohnak.com
Campaign website · Karl Bohnak 4 State Rep · votebohnak.com
- Issues — VoteBohnak.com
Campaign website · Karl Bohnak 4 State Rep · votebohnak.com
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