Federal
U.S. Representative, 7th Congressional District
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 2 years
- Candidates
- 3
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.
Covers Ingham, Livingston, Clinton and Shiawassee counties and part of Eaton, Oakland and Genesee counties.
Taxes & budget
William LawrenceDemocratic
- Proposes taxing the wealthy to fund Social Security
Shane DedrickGreen
No documented position found.
Tom BarrettRepublican
No documented position found.
Public safety
William LawrenceDemocratic
- Pledges to hold ICE accountable for unconstitutional conduct
Shane DedrickGreen
No documented position found.
Tom BarrettRepublican
No documented position found.
Housing
William LawrenceDemocratic
- Supports building affordable housing and curbing corporate landlord pricing
Shane DedrickGreen
No documented position found.
Tom BarrettRepublican
No documented position found.
Environment & parks
William LawrenceDemocratic
- Proposes a 12-month federal moratorium on new data centers
Shane DedrickGreen
No documented position found.
Tom BarrettRepublican
- Supports expanding domestic energy productionIn office
Health & human services
William LawrenceDemocratic
- Supports guaranteed health care for all
Shane DedrickGreen
No documented position found.
Tom BarrettRepublican
- Co-sponsored a bill barring AI from making insurance coverage decisionsIn office
- Co-sponsored a bill offering incentives for rural health workersIn office
Government & transparency
William LawrenceDemocratic
- Proposes ending the Iran war and arms sales to Israel
- Supports banning stock trading by Congress and the executive branch
Shane DedrickGreen
No documented position found.
Tom BarrettRepublican
- Introduced a bill banning officials' nondisclosure agreements on data centersIn office
- Introduced a bill barring federal override of data center zoningIn office
- Introduced bills requiring human review of AI-processed VA claimsIn office
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; 6 issues covered in this race.