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State Representative, 100th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Michigan laws and the state budget on behalf of the district.

Covers Mecosta and Osceola counties and part of Clare and Lake counties.

Tracy Ruell

Democratic

Small business co-owner · Big Rapids

The gist

  • Supports MiCare, a state health care funding model.
  • Supports permanent free school lunches and early education investment.
  • Supports rewriting utility legislation.
  • Supports legislation promoting housing development.
  • Supports career and technical education and unions.
More about Tracy
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  1. Supports MiCare, a state health care funding model.

    Tracy Ruell for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends to Elect Tracy Ruell · ruellforrep.com

    “MiCare, Michigander's funding model for healthcare No Deductibles”
  2. Supports permanent free school lunches and early education investment.

    Tracy Ruell for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends to Elect Tracy Ruell · ruellforrep.com

    “Early education investment Permanent free school lunches”
  3. Supports rewriting utility legislation.

    Tracy Ruell for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends to Elect Tracy Ruell · ruellforrep.com

    “Rewrite Utility legislation Corporate money out of politics”
  4. Supports legislation promoting housing development.

    Tracy Ruell for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends to Elect Tracy Ruell · ruellforrep.com

    “Legislation that promotes housing development”
  5. Supports career and technical education and unions.

    Tracy Ruell for State Representative

    Campaign website · Friends to Elect Tracy Ruell · ruellforrep.com

    “Invest in career and technical education so students leave high school ready … Stand up for unions”
Photo of Tom Kunse
Tom KunseOfficial portrait — Michigan House

Tom Kunse

RepublicanIncumbent

State Representative · Clare

The gist

  • Sponsored House-passed bills requiring warrants for DNR and EGLE officers.In office
  • Secured $22.1 million for a Ferris State health sciences building.In office
  • Voted to eliminate so-called pop-up property taxes.In office
  • Sponsored House-passed plan funding county fair horse racing.In office
  • Supported the package disclosing budget earmark grants.In office
  • Co-sponsored bipartisan drain code overhaul package.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Tom
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  1. Sponsored House-passed bills requiring warrants for DNR and EGLE officers.

    Tom Kunse — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “House Bills 4073 and 4421, sponsored by Kunse … require state environmental and natural resources officers to obtain a warrant before entering private property”
  2. Secured $22.1 million for a Ferris State health sciences building.

    Tom Kunse — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “Rep. Kunse secures $22.1 million for Ferris State health sciences building project”
  3. Voted to eliminate so-called pop-up property taxes.

    Tom Kunse — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “Rep. Kunse votes to eliminate pop-up taxes”
  4. Sponsored House-passed plan funding county fair horse racing.

    Tom Kunse — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “won House approval for his plan to fund horse racing programs across Michigan”
  5. Supported the package disclosing budget earmark grants.

    Tom Kunse — Posts

    Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “praised the passage of a transparency package through both chambers of the Michigan Legislature”
  6. Co-sponsored bipartisan drain code overhaul package.

    Rep. Witwer's News

    Government record · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “Snyder, Witwer, Kunse, Meerman Introduce Package to Modernize Michigan's Drain Code”

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