Republican State Representative

Sarah Lightner

Michigan | District 45

77.78

LIVE Session Score

50.00

Lifetime Key Issues Score

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Committee Assignment:

Member, Agriculture Committee Member, Finance Committee Member, Insurance Committee Chair, Judiciary Committee

Place of Birth:

Lansing

Birthday:

1982-04-15

Profession:

Candidate, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 45, 2024 Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 45, 2023-Present Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 65, 2019-2022 Commissioner, Jackson County Board of Commissioners, 2013-2018, and Paralegal, Wm Burt Burleson, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2004-2015.

Marital Status:

Married

Spouse(s):

David Lightner

Number of Children:

2

Education:

Associate's, Paralegal Studies, Lansing Community College

American Culture

80.00%

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Big Tech & Free Speech

N/A

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Border Security

N/A

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Election Integrity

85.71%

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Educational Freedom

.00%

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Second Amendment

100.00%

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Health & Medical Freedom

100.00%

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Taxes and Spending

55.56%

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Bill

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Comments

Year

MI HB4980 2026
Y
Y
Weapons: licensing; license to carry a concealed pistol; modify requirement to file in county of residence. Amends secs. 5b & 5l of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425b & 28.425l).
2026
MI HB5113 2026
Y
Y
Weapons: licensing; grace period for denials due to administrative error; provide for. Amends sec. 5d of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425d).
2026
MI HB4141 2026
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Y
Education: students; a wireless communications device policy: require the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy to implement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1303a & repeals sec. 1303 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1303).
2026
MI HB4284 2026
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Y
Weapons: licensing; fee for renewal of concealed pistol license; modify. Amends sec. 5l of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425l).
2026
MI HB4492 2026
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N
Labor: hours and wages; sharing gratuities with other employees; allow an employer to require. Amends sec. 4d of 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.934d).
2026
MI HB4805 2026
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Y
Children: other; rolling average amount for disbursement under the children’s trust fund; increase. Amends sec. 1 of 1982 PA 249 (MCL 21.171).
2026
MI HB4233 2025
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Y
Protect Michigan Farmland Act
2025
MI HB4185 2025
Y
Y
Sales Tax Allocation Reform Act
2025
MI HB4186 2025
N
Y
Michigan Business Tax Adjustment Act of 2025
2025
MI HB4187 2025
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Y
Corporate Income Tax Revenue Allocation Act
2025
MI HB4014 2025
Y
Y
Property tax: assessments; transfer of ownership of certain real property to certain individuals; exempt from uncapping of taxable value upon transfer. Amends sec. 27a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.27a).
2025
MI HB4026 2025
Y
Y
Firearm Safety Device Tax Exemption Act
2025

Vote Key

  • Y: Yea
  • N: Nay
  • G: Guilty
  • NG: Not Guilty
  • A: Abstaining
  • P: Present
  • N/V: Not Voting
  • N/A: Not Applicable
  • E: Excused
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