State

State Representative, 41st 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 part of Kalamazoo County. Open seat: the current representative, Julie M. Rogers (D), is not on the ballot for this district.

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Jen Strebs

Democratic

Clinical quality specialist, Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health

The gist

Opposes school vouchers and K-12 funding cuts.
Supports moving toward debt-free public higher education.
Supports universal single-payer health care.
Supports a moratorium on data centers.
Supports banning utility companies' political contributions.
Supports banning 287(g) immigration enforcement agreements.

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Opposes school vouchers and K-12 funding cuts.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will refuse to vote for any voucher schemes, or funding cuts to K-12 or higher-education budgets.”
Supports moving toward debt-free public higher education.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“move toward debt-free public higher ed”
Supports universal single-payer health care.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will fight to advance universal single payer healthcare”
Supports a moratorium on data centers.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We need to put a moratorium on data centers”
Supports banning utility companies' political contributions.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“ban utility companies' political contributions”
Supports banning 287(g) immigration enforcement agreements.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would support a ban on 287(g) agreements”

Nicole C. Sabel

Republican

The gist

No documented position found.

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Rafael Wolf

Libertarian

IT and VoIP telecom consultant

The gist

Supports backing local startups over corporate subsidies.
Supports nuclear power as long-term baseload energy.
Supports market competition against monopoly utilities.
Supports judge-signed warrants over administrative warrants.
Supports refocusing schools on core academic subjects.

More about Rafael

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Supports backing local startups over corporate subsidies.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Michigan should take a million small bets on 10,000 homegrown, local startups”
Supports nuclear power as long-term baseload energy.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Nuclear energy must be our long-term baseline focus for cheap, reliable baseload power.”
Supports market competition against monopoly utilities.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We must restore true market competition.”
Supports judge-signed warrants over administrative warrants.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Michigan police must require standard warrants signed by neutral judges based on probable cause, not administrative warrants.”
Supports refocusing schools on core academic subjects.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 41
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we must restructure around core academic disciplines: math, English, science, history, and critical thinking”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 8 issues covered in this race.