State Representative, 38th District · Michigan 2026 General Election

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

Mark Krieger

Republican

The gist

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Jett Newton

Green

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The gist

Proposes raising the minimum wage to $18 by 2030.
Supports legalizing local rent control.
Supports higher pay for new teachers.
Supports expanding free community college statewide.
Supports shifting renewable subsidies to homes and apartments.
Supports a path to citizenship for working immigrants.

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Proposes raising the minimum wage to $18 by 2030.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'd like to introduce a bill to raise it to $18 an hour by 2030”
Supports legalizing local rent control.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“legalizing rent control at the local level”
Supports higher pay for new teachers.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“New teachers need to make enough money to justify their career choice.”
Supports expanding free community college statewide.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would support the expansion of free community college to counties and communities outside a community college district”
Supports shifting renewable subsidies to homes and apartments.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would shift funding away from major solar farms and other concentrated installations toward upgrading apartment buildings and individual homes with renewables”
Supports a path to citizenship for working immigrants.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support a path to citizenship for all working people in our country.”

Joey Andrews

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · St. Joseph

The gist

Supports more funding for teachers, literacy and math.
Supports reducing standardized testing.
Supports expanding solar, wind and nuclear power.
Supports shifting grid costs toward commercial and industrial customers.
Supports removing barriers to union organizing.
Introduced bipartisan bills regulating short-term rentals.In office
Introduced bills placing guardrails on data centers.In office

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

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Supports more funding for teachers, literacy and math.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“increase funding for teachers and literacy and math programs specifically”
Supports reducing standardized testing.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“reduce the amount of standardized testing and consolidate into fewer instances of high stress testing”
Supports expanding solar, wind and nuclear power.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support expanding solar, wind, and nuclear power in Michigan through continued incentives and investments in those technologies.”
Supports shifting grid costs toward commercial and industrial customers.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“commercial/industrial customers are bearing a higher percentage of the cost of the grid than residential customers”
Supports removing barriers to union organizing.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 38
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“removing barriers to collective bargaining and union organizing”
Introduced bipartisan bills regulating short-term rentals.
Andrews Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Aimed at Balancing Short-Term Rentals' Benefits and Complications
Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · May 21, 2026 · housedems.com
“introduced a bipartisan package of bills today to strike a balance between short-term rentals (STRs) and the communities they operate in”
Introduced bills placing guardrails on data centers.
Andrews, Fellow Democrats Introduce Comprehensive Legislative Package Putting Guardrails on Data Centers
Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · Jun 26, 2026 · housedems.com
“House Bills 6135-6142, a legislative package placing guardrails on data centers”

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