Matt Longjohn
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Michigan House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years, with a limit of 12 years total in the Legislature.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 40 (since 2025)
- Occupation
- State legislator; physician
Background
- Born in Kalamazoo; earned a B.A. in biology from Kalamazoo College (1993), an M.D. from Tulane University School of Medicine (1999) and an M.P.H. from Tulane (2003). source: onyourballot.vote411.org
- Physician. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Democratic nominee for Michigan's 6th Congressional District in 2018. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Has represented House District 40 since January 1, 2025. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Protect universal pre-K and free school meals, improve literacy and raise teacher pay (Vote411) source: onyourballot.vote411.org
- Raise incomes and lower costs for utilities, housing, health insurance, childcare and prescription drugs (Vote411) source: onyourballot.vote411.org
- Invest in the electric grid with strong ratepayer oversight and more public input on large energy projects (Vote411) source: onyourballot.vote411.org
- Protect due process and Fourth Amendment protections, including against home entry without a judicial warrant (Vote411) source: onyourballot.vote411.org
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