State

State Representative, 105th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

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

Covers Otsego, Roscommon, Missaukee and Crawford counties and part of Antrim, Oscoda and Kalkaska counties.

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Rachel Longendyke Teeter

Democratic

Small business owner; consultant · Grayling

The gist

Supports universal health care without deductibles or co-pays.
Supports capping rent increases and adding housing.
Opposes HB 4765 proof-of-citizenship voter registration bill.
Supports abortion rights and reproductive health access.
Supports expanding rural child care and raising caregiver pay.
Supports funding reflecting rural schools' needs.

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Supports universal health care without deductibles or co-pays.
Where we stand — We Are the 105
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Rachel Longendyke Teeter · wearethe105.com
“Universal Healthcare without deductibles and co-pays.”
Supports capping rent increases and adding housing.
Where we stand — We Are the 105
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Rachel Longendyke Teeter · wearethe105.com
“cap runaway rents and bring real housing back”
Opposes HB 4765 proof-of-citizenship voter registration bill.
Where we stand — We Are the 105
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Rachel Longendyke Teeter · wearethe105.com
“oppose HB 4765, the proof-of-citizenship bill”
Supports abortion rights and reproductive health access.
Where we stand — We Are the 105
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Rachel Longendyke Teeter · wearethe105.com
“We'd protect access to all of it, defend the rights Michigan voters affirmed in 2022”
Supports expanding rural child care and raising caregiver pay.
Where we stand — We Are the 105
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Rachel Longendyke Teeter · wearethe105.com
“We'd expand rural childcare access, raise pay for childcare workers and caregivers”
Supports funding reflecting rural schools' needs.
Where we stand — We Are the 105
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Rachel Longendyke Teeter · wearethe105.com
“We'd push for funding that reflects what rural schools actually need”

Frank Tillman

Libertarian

The gist

No documented position found.

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Ken Borton

RepublicanIncumbent

State Representative; real estate and property manager · Gaylord

The gist

Supports reducing taxes, fees and regulations.
Sponsored the law legalizing incidental backyard wildlife feeding.In office
Secured $2.5 million for Manistee and Au Sable fish habitat.In office
Sponsored resolution urging Congress to act on cormorant control.In office
Sponsored laws helping Michigan farm producers export products.In office
Voted for bipartisan dam safety legislation.In office

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

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Supports reducing taxes, fees and regulations.
Ken Borton — Vote For Michigan State Representative
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Ken Borton · kenborton.com
“Reduce taxes, fees and regulations”
Sponsored the law legalizing incidental backyard wildlife feeding.
Ken Borton — Posts
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“State Rep. Ken Borton's today celebrated his recreational wildlife feeding bill being signed into law by the governor.”
Secured $2.5 million for Manistee and Au Sable fish habitat.
Ken Borton — Posts
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“$2.5 million for fish habitat restoration in the Manistee and Au Sable rivers has been officially signed into law”
Sponsored resolution urging Congress to act on cormorant control.
Ken Borton — Posts
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“introduced a resolution calling on Congress to move legislation that will address the damages caused by rising cormorant populations”
Sponsored laws helping Michigan farm producers export products.
About Ken Borton
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“He sponsored a bipartisan set of new laws to help Michigan's agriculture industry keep thriving by ensuring producers can export products.”
Voted for bipartisan dam safety legislation.
Ken Borton — Posts
Government record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“Rep. Borton votes for bipartisan plan to improve dam safety”

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