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Regina Weiss
2025 - Present
2027
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Regina Weiss (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Weiss (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 5. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Regina Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] Weiss graduated from Marian Catholic High School in 2005.[2] She earned a B.A. in history and secondary education from Valparaiso University in 2009. Weiss' career experience includes working as a high school English and social studies teacher with the Detroit Public Schools Community District.[1][2] She served on the city council of Oak Park, Michigan.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Weiss was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Education Committee
- Families, Children, and Seniors Committee
- Health Policy Committee
- Education Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Weiss was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
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
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Regina Weiss defeated Charles T. Villerot in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Regina Weiss (D) | 83.9 | 33,898 |
Charles T. Villerot (R) | 16.1 | 6,507 |
Total votes: 40,405 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Regina Weiss defeated Danielle C. Hall, Myya Jones, and Mark Murphy in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Regina Weiss | 62.0 | 9,898 |
Danielle C. Hall | 14.8 | 2,369 | ||
![]() | Myya Jones | 14.8 | 2,361 | |
Mark Murphy | 8.4 | 1,339 |
Total votes: 15,967 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Charles T. Villerot advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Charles T. Villerot | 100.0 | 2,324 |
Total votes: 2,324 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 27
Regina Weiss defeated Elizabeth Goss, Gregory Stempfle, and Sherry A. Wells in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Regina Weiss (D) ![]() | 74.4 | 41,791 |
![]() | Elizabeth Goss (R) ![]() | 22.4 | 12,574 | |
![]() | Gregory Stempfle (L) | 1.6 | 913 | |
![]() | Sherry A. Wells (G) ![]() | 1.6 | 886 |
Total votes: 56,164 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 27
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Regina Weiss ![]() | 47.3 | 10,615 |
![]() | Kevin Kresch ![]() | 18.0 | 4,032 | |
![]() | Crystal Bailey | 10.7 | 2,406 | |
Kelli Williams | 10.4 | 2,337 | ||
![]() | Matt Stoel ![]() | 9.7 | 2,181 | |
Robert Lathrop | 1.8 | 399 | ||
Dan Tuck | 1.1 | 239 | ||
Martin Tutwiler | 1.0 | 220 |
Total votes: 22,429 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 27
Elizabeth Goss advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Goss ![]() | 100.0 | 3,592 |
Total votes: 3,592 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Green convention
Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 27
Sherry A. Wells advanced from the Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 27 on June 20, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sherry A. Wells (G) ![]() |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 27
Gregory Stempfle advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 27 on July 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gregory Stempfle (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Weiss' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Regina Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Equitable Education Funding and Policy
- Reinvesting in our Local Communities
- Protecting Our Environment
Investing in our local communities improves the quality of life for everyone. I support critical investments in water affordability and safety, affordable housing, infrastructure, public transit, and economic development support for small businesses. We must address climate change by investing in renewable energy, holding corporate polluters accountable, and protecting our air and water. We must address the harms of centuries of racial inequality by tackling systemic issues.
Detroit News
Equality Michigan Action Network
IBEW Local 58
LiUNA Michigan
Michigan AFL-CIO
Michigan League of Conservation Voters
MEA - Michigan Education Association
Michigan Nurses Association
Michigan Professional Firefighters Union
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights
Planned Parenthood
SEIU - Service Employees International Union
UAW - United Auto Workers Region 1
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 876
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2022
Regina Weiss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Regina Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Equitable Education Funding and Policy
- Reinvesting in our Local Communities
- Protecting the Environment
Investing in our local communities has become an even more critical issue with the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on municipal budgets and small businesses across the country. We need increased revenue sharing and an end to unfunded mandates, as well as relief for small businesses and economic development funding.
Climate change is an existential threat that we must address here in Michigan by investing in renewable energy, holding corporate polluters accountable, and protecting our air and water. I support shutting down Line 5 and increasing funding for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
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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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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 5 |
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Footnotes
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Natalie Price (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 5 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by Tyrone Carter (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 6 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Natalie Price (D) |
Preceded by Robert Wittenberg (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 27 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Jaime Churches (D) |