State

State Representative, 51st District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
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 Oakland County.

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Stacey McDuffie

Democratic

Business professional and community advocate

The gist

Proposes teacher advisory panels to inform legislation.
Supports exploring property tax relief for teachers, nurses, responders.
Supports tying utility rate increases to demonstrated results.
Supports clear legal pathways to citizenship.

More about Stacey

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Proposes teacher advisory panels to inform legislation.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 51
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would support creating teacher advisory panels made up of active classroom educators to help drive legislative decisions.”
Supports exploring property tax relief for teachers, nurses, responders.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 51
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“exploring property tax relief and student loan assistance for teachers, nurses, first responders and other community service professionals”
Supports tying utility rate increases to demonstrated results.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 51
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Rate increases should be tied to demonstrated results, not promises alone.”
Supports clear legal pathways to citizenship.
VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 51
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support clear, legal pathways to citizenship”

Matt Maddock

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; bail bond company president · Milford

The gist

Sponsored bills moving new local millage votes to November.In office
Sponsored bill limiting retroactive Medicaid coverage.In office
Opposes tax increases in the governor's budget proposal.In office
Voted to end secret severance deals for departing state employees.In office

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

More about Matt

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Sponsored bills moving new local millage votes to November.
Rep. Maddock: House advances first bills in plan to lower property taxes
Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“House Bills 4583 and 4584 would require new or increased local millages and school bond proposals to appear only on the November general election ballot”
Sponsored bill limiting retroactive Medicaid coverage.
Maddock bill targeting Medicaid waste and abuse advances to Senate
Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“Legislation sponsored by State Rep. Matt Maddock limiting retroactive Medicaid coverage was approved this week by the State House.”
Opposes tax increases in the governor's budget proposal.
Rep. Maddock slams governor budget, calls for spending cuts instead of tax hikes
Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“You don't need to raise taxes on anybody when millions in wasteful and fraudulent spending are still sitting in the state budget”
Voted to end secret severance deals for departing state employees.
Rep. Maddock votes to end bloated severance payouts to ousted state employees
Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“voted to end the secret practice of Michigan giving huge severance payments to departing state employees”

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