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What this office does: A state representative votes on Michigan laws and the state budget on behalf of the district.
Covers part of Wayne County.
Tyrone Carter
DemocraticIncumbent
State representative; retired Wayne County Sheriff's Office executive lieutenant
The gist
- Voted for the FY 2025-26 state budgetIn office
- Supports raising pay for prison staff and violence prevention programsIn office
- Opposed making highway-blocking protests a misdemeanor (HB 4664)In office
- Co-sponsored driver's licenses regardless of immigration statusIn office
- Opposed Republican bills on resentencing 19- and 20-year-old lifersIn office
- Sponsored bills to support Michigan's historic museumsIn office
- Co-sponsored bills allowing cameras on school bus stop armsIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
More about Tyrone
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Voted for the FY 2025-26 state budget
Carter Votes for State Budget, Delivers Public Safety and Stability for Detroit FamiliesPublic statement · Michigan House Democrats · Oct 7, 2025 · housedems.com
“It protects Medicaid coverage, delivers a record per-pupil investment of $10,050, continues no-cost school meals for every child”
Supports raising pay for prison staff and violence prevention programs
Carter Votes for State Budget, Delivers Public Safety and Stability for Detroit FamiliesPublic statement · Michigan House Democrats · Oct 7, 2025 · housedems.com
“We are raising pay and providing support for the men and women who staff our prisons, preserving the community violence prevention programs”
Opposed making highway-blocking protests a misdemeanor (HB 4664)
Hope, Young and Carter Oppose Bill Criminalizing Peaceful AssemblyPublic statement · Michigan House Democrats · Sep 16, 2025 · housedems.com
“State Reps. Kara Hope (D-Holt), Stephanie A. Young (D-Detroit) and Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit) are speaking out against House Bill 4664”
Co-sponsored driver's licenses regardless of immigration status
Tate, Carter and Fitzgerald Introduce Bill Package to Expand Access to Driver's Licenses and ID Cards for All MichigandersPublic statement · Michigan House Democrats · Mar 12, 2025 · housedems.com
“would allow all residents, regardless of their immigration or documentation status, to obtain official personal identification cards and driver's licenses”
Opposed Republican bills on resentencing 19- and 20-year-old lifers
Hope, T. Carter and O'Neal Oppose Republican Bills Undermining Supreme Court Precedent on Youth SentencingPublic statement · Michigan House Democrats · Jun 26, 2025 · housedems.com
“reaffirmed their opposition to House Bills 4506-08 following a House Judiciary Committee vote on June 25”
Sponsored bills to support Michigan's historic museums
Carter, Steckloff Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Michigan's History and Cultural InstitutionsPublic statement · Michigan House Democrats · Jul 29, 2026 · housedems.com
“These bills give communities the tools to invest in their museums, preserve our shared stories”
Co-sponsored bills allowing cameras on school bus stop arms
Shannon, T. Carter Introduce School Bus Camera Bill PackagePublic statement · Michigan House Democrats · Aug 28, 2023 · housedems.com
“House Bills 4928 – 30 will allow the installation of cameras on school bus stop arms to help enforce bus stop laws.”
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