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Natalie Price
2025 - Present
2027
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Natalie Price (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 6. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Price (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 6. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Price also ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 5. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Price completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Natalie Price was born in Toledo, Ohio.[1] Price graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 2000.[2] She earned a B.A. in English and classics from Vassar College in 2004 and an M.A. in English studies from the University of Exeter in 2006. Price's career experience includes working as a part-time instructor with Berkley Parks and Recreation and an upper school English teacher with Maumee Valley Country Day School. She served on the city council of Berkley, Michigan, and has been affiliated with the Michigan Municipal League and Women Officials Network.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Price was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
District 6
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Natalie Price defeated Brent Lamkin in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Natalie Price (D) ![]() | 66.2 | 39,839 | |
Brent Lamkin (R) | 33.8 | 20,342 |
Total votes: 60,181 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Natalie Price defeated Joseph Fisher in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Natalie Price ![]() | 90.1 | 12,434 | |
![]() | Joseph Fisher ![]() | 9.9 | 1,366 |
Total votes: 13,800 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Love (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Brent Lamkin advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Brent Lamkin | 100.0 | 3,670 |
Total votes: 3,670 | ||||
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District 5
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Regina Weiss defeated Will Sears in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Regina Weiss (D) ![]() | 90.6 | 41,136 |
Will Sears (R) | 9.4 | 4,282 |
Total votes: 45,418 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Regina Weiss defeated Crystal Bailey, Kevin Keys III, and Eric Love in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Regina Weiss ![]() | 48.4 | 7,233 |
![]() | Crystal Bailey | 39.9 | 5,962 | |
![]() | Kevin Keys III ![]() | 6.0 | 891 | |
![]() | Eric Love ![]() | 5.8 | 870 |
Total votes: 14,956 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natalie Price (D)
- Myya Jones (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Will Sears advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Will Sears | 100.0 | 517 |
Total votes: 517 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Natalie Price defeated Paul Taros in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Natalie Price (D) ![]() | 78.4 | 30,699 | |
Paul Taros (R) ![]() | 21.6 | 8,481 |
Total votes: 39,180 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Natalie Price defeated Reggie Davis, Michelle Wooddell, Steele Hughes, and Ksenia Milstein in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Natalie Price ![]() | 38.4 | 5,644 | |
![]() | Reggie Davis | 29.7 | 4,360 | |
Michelle Wooddell | 18.9 | 2,780 | ||
![]() | Steele Hughes ![]() | 10.3 | 1,511 | |
Ksenia Milstein | 2.8 | 408 |
Total votes: 14,703 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Paul Taros defeated Keith Albertie in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Paul Taros ![]() | 61.2 | 1,717 | |
Keith Albertie | 38.8 | 1,087 |
Total votes: 2,804 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luke Joseph (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Natalie Price completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Price's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Strong communities begin with great schools. Michigan currently underfunds our public schools by $4.5 billion, resulting in fewer resources, larger class sizes, and lower wages. During the pandemic, teachers and other staff were asked to take on all kinds of challenges and responsibilities that they never anticipated, and this contributed to greater fatigue and burnout in an already-stressed system. The state should increase per-pupil funding, establish an equitable funding system to better serve students with the greatest needs, hold charter schools to the same standards as public schools, and reimburse tuition for university students entering the teaching profession. All kids deserve a world-class, fully funded public education.
- We must respond to the climate crisis with all of the tools at our disposal, including bold policies and investments that prioritize our health, create jobs, and save taxpayer money. Addressing the climate crisis is not only a moral imperative but also an opportunity to reimagine our economy. Michigan is in the process of rectifying decades of disinvestment in our infrastructure, and we must put efficiency and sustainability at the forefront. I support utility program expansion, energy efficiency retrofits, and preweatherization home improvements. We must also minimize carbon emissions, hold corporate polluters accountable, and ensure that clean energy sources like solar are meaningfully accessible and appealing to residents of our state.
- I believe in a fundamental right to safe, healthy communities. Right now, Michiganders face a complex array of issues that stand in the way of that right. Across our state, working families struggle to put food on the table, access affordable healthcare, and go about their daily lives free from the fear of gun violence. I’m proud that my bill requiring telemedicine coverage by insurers was signed into law, and the common-sense gun safety legislation that we passed in 2023, including mandatory background checks, safe storage, and extreme risk protection orders, is meaningfully improving public safety. But there is much more to do. I will continue to fight for fair wages, affordable quality healthcare, and effective gun safety measures.
I'm proud of my votes to repeal the retirement tax and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit. By closing corporate tax loopholes and ensuring that major corporations operating in our state meet their tax obligations, we can ensure that our revenue aligns with our spending priorities without shifting the responsibility on those most burdened by inflation.
1) Constituent service: Addressing constituent concerns as immediately and thoroughly as possible, connecting them with resources, while also showing up to listen and learn in each of the communities that make up my district.
2) Policy: Bringing conversations with constituents and relevant stakeholders into the drafting process and into committee meetings, as well as strategizing and building coalitions around major policy and budget items.
"I was walking around the zoo the other day, admiring the lions, polar bears, flamingos, and penguins (who smell horrible, by the way, but they are great swimmers), when I noticed a nearly empty cage. It only held a few bagels, croissants, and baguettes. I asked the zookeeper, 'What's going on? Are you opening a new bakery here or something?' She replied, 'Don't worry. These are all bread in captivity.'"
In mid-March, I co-sponsored the BRITE Act (“Bringing Reforms for Integrity, Transparency and Ethics” Act). The BRITE Act requires that 527 and 501(c)4s affiliated with state officials and candidate committees to register their account(s) with the Secretary of State, enacts a one-year ban on state elected officials serving as lobbyists following their term, updates lobbyist gift rules for state legislators to mirror requirements placed on executive branch officials, and allows the Bureau of Elections to petition a circuit court for an injunction to stop real-time campaign finance violations. These are the next-steps needed to improve standards for government ethics, transparency, and accountability, curtail the influence of lobbying and financial interests, and increase enforcement of election/campaign finance law violations.
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2022
Natalie Price completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Price's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- We must prioritize education. As a former high school English teacher, I’ve seen how subpar education policy has a direct impact on students’ lives and futures—and how improving funding and policy can benefit kids in every classroom across Michigan. I support increasing per-pupil funding and making our funding models more equitable to boost the most under-resourced schools and students with the greatest needs. I also believe we should implement several recommendations from the School Finance Research Collaborative, including reducing class sizes, holding charter schools to the same standards as public schools, and abolishing for-profit charter schools that divert our valuable tax dollars.
- We must protect our environment. My plan for preserving Michigan’s vast natural resources and green spaces includes: investing in renewable energy to promote sustainability and create new, high-quality jobs for Michigan workers; holding corporate polluters accountable for the contamination they cause, making them cover the cost of mitigation, and increasing reporting requirements; increasing staffing and funding for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
- We must create intentionally inclusive communities. I will fight for fair wages and affordable health and mental health care for all, including protecting access to abortion care. I will advocate for our legislature to both acknowledge and address disparities in health care and employment among people in protected classes and underserved populations. I will also collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services to draft bills that strengthen the safety net for children, seniors, families and those needing mental health treatment.
I am grateful for the endorsements and support of Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg, Former State Senator and State Representative Gilda Jacobs, State Representative Lori Stone, Oakland County Commissioner Charlie Cavell, as well as mayors and fellow city councilmembers/commissioners from throughout our region. I will continue to build community as a trusted leader in Lansing.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 6 |
Officeholder Michigan House of Representatives District 6 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 24, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Natalie Price," accessed May 3, 2023
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Preceded by Regina Weiss (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 6 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by Cynthia A. Johnson (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 5 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Regina Weiss (D) |