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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Michigan laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

Covers part of Oakland County.

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Jason HoskinsOfficial portrait — Michigan House

Jason Hoskins

Democratic

State Representative, 18th District

The gist

  • Sponsored a bill protecting people's likeness from unauthorized AI use.In office
  • Sponsored bills against price gouging during declared emergencies.In office
  • Co-sponsored the Michigan Voting Rights Act.In office
  • Sponsored wider summer property tax deferment for seniors and disabled.In office
  • Sponsored the 2023 law banning conversion therapy on minors.In office
  • Sponsored a tax credit for media production in Michigan.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored a bill protecting people's likeness from unauthorized AI use.

    Hoskins Introduces I.C.O.N. Act to Protect Michiganders' Name, Likeness from A.I., Commercial Use

    Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “legislation to protect individuals from the unauthorized commercial use of their name, likeness, voice, image”
  2. Sponsored bills against price gouging during declared emergencies.

    Hoskins, Pohutsky, Mentzer Package Targets Price Gouging During Emergencies

    Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “introduced legislation to prevent excessive price increases and protect consumers from exploitation during declared emergencies”
  3. Co-sponsored the Michigan Voting Rights Act.

    Hoskins, Young, Myers Phillips, Paiz Reintroduce the Michigan Voting Rights Act

    Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “reintroduced legislation this week to establish a Michigan Voting Rights Act”
  4. Sponsored wider summer property tax deferment for seniors and disabled.

    Hoskins Introduces Bill to Help Seniors and Disabled Homeowners Delay Summer Property Taxes

    Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “legislation that expands eligibility for Michigan's summer property tax deferment program”
  5. Sponsored the 2023 law banning conversion therapy on minors.

    Hoskins Calls for Focus on Lowering Costs, Not Reversing Conversion Therapy Ban

    Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “Public Acts 117 and 118 of 2023 prohibit mental health professionals from performing conversion therapy on a minor”
  6. Sponsored a tax credit for media production in Michigan.

    Hoskins and Wozniak Reintroduce Multimedia Jobs Act, Bringing Jobs to Michigan

    Public statement · Michigan House Democrats · housedems.com

    “The two-bill package would create a tax credit program for qualified media production expenditures that operate within the state of Michigan.”

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