The person behind the name
Tom Barrett’s public career runs from Army aviation to the Michigan Legislature to a closely contested seat in Congress.
Barrett is the U.S. representative for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District and lives in Charlotte. He lost a 2022 race for the seat to Democrat Elissa Slotkin and won it in November 2024 against Democrat Curtis Hertel. The Michigan Department of State’s official candidate listing for the November 3, 2026 general election shows him as the Republican candidate, with Democrat William Lawrence and Green Party candidate Shane Dedrick. [4][6][3][7][1]
Upbringing, Army service and education
His official biography says he grew up in a family in which his father worked two jobs and his mother stayed home to raise him and six siblings. It says he joined the United States Army and served for 22 years in locations “including Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, Kuwait, and the Korean DMZ,” and that he logged more than 1,000 hours flying helicopters. Michigan Advance reported that he retired from the Michigan Army National Guard in 2022. The biography says he graduated from Western Michigan University with honors in 2007 through the Montgomery GI Bill. [6][3]
Eight years in the Michigan Legislature
Barrett served as a state representative from 2015 through 2018, was then elected to the state Senate and served there through 2022, Michigan Advance reported; his official biography counts four years in each chamber. Ballotpedia’s results tables show him winning House District 71 in 2014 by 17,760 votes to 17,612 and Senate District 24 in 2018 with 53.5 percent. In 2020 he was the primary sponsor of Senate Bill 858, on the duration of executive orders, which passed both chambers and was vetoed. [3][6][8][9]
Campaigns for Congress
His principal campaign committee, Tom Barrett for Congress, registered with the Federal Election Commission in November 2021. Ballotpedia’s table for the 2022 general election shows Slotkin with 192,809 votes (51.7 percent) and Barrett with 172,624 (46.3 percent). In 2024 the Associated Press called the race for Barrett at 4:06 a.m. on November 6, Michigan Advance reported; Ballotpedia shows 226,722 votes (50.3 percent) for Barrett and 209,959 (46.6 percent) for Hertel. [10][8][7]
An amended statement of candidacy filed on August 30, 2026 lists him, as Thomas More Barrett, as a 2026 House candidate in Michigan’s 7th District. Tom Barrett for Congress reported $6,353,495.33 in election-cycle receipts and $2,871,871.94 in cash on hand as of July 15, 2026, in the pre-primary report it filed on July 22. Amended first- and second-quarter reports filed on August 29 were not reviewed here. [11][12][13]
In the House he sits on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and his official site lists him as chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. Heritage Action’s online scorecard showed a 92% session score and a 92% lifetime score for him when read on September 17, 2026; the page as read did not say which session the score covers. [4][5][14]
A note on the campaign website. When this profile was reviewed, tombarrettforcongress.com still carried text written for earlier campaigns. Its home page refers to an election on “November 5th,” the 2024 date, and its issues page refers to “Senator Barrett” and to Elissa Slotkin, his 2022 opponent. This profile therefore draws his current agenda mainly from documents published by his congressional office and labels each item by its origin. [15][16][3]
Life & public service
From a university degree earned on the GI Bill to a second campaign as an incumbent, the documented milestones follow one line: military service, state office, Congress.
University degree
Graduated from Western Michigan University with honors through the Montgomery GI Bill, according to his official biography. [6]
Executive-orders bill vetoed
Senate Bill 858, which he introduced on April 16, passed the Senate 22–15 and the House 59–41. The bill history records a veto on May 4. [9]
First congressional campaign
His principal campaign committee filed its statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission on November 10, 2021, for Michigan’s 7th District. [10]
Elected to Congress
Defeated Democrat Curtis Hertel. The Associated Press called the race at 4:06 a.m. on November 6, with Barrett leading 50.3 percent to 46.5 percent in unofficial returns. [7]
Accomplishments, in the record
Legislation and official documents establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other officials were principal authors.
A helicopter-safety study enacted through the NDAA
Barrett introduced H.R. 1898, the Military Helicopter Training Safety Act of 2025, on March 6, 2025, with Rep. Kiggans of Virginia as original cosponsor. The bill directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the feasibility of installing traffic alert and collision avoidance systems and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) In capability in all military rotary-wing aircraft. [28]
His office reported on December 18, 2025 that the measure was signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 1071), with the report due 180 days after signing. The release ties the bill to the January 2025 collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter in Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. The enacted provision orders a feasibility report; it does not itself require that equipment be installed. [19]
Program extensions carried in the funding law
His office reported on November 14, 2025 that provisions of his VA Extenders Act of 2025, which it says he introduced that September, were signed into law as part of H.R. 5371, government funding legislation. The release lists authority for VA nursing-home care for severely disabled veterans, the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement program, education benefits for veterans affected by school closures, housing programs and transportation to medical appointments. [18]
The release is the office’s own account and prints no public-law number; the official site lists the VA Extenders Act as H.R. 5420. [18][29]
Subcommittee chair with seven House-passed bills
Barrett chairs the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. His official site lists seven of his bills as passed by the House, among them the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act, the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act, the TRANSPORT Jobs Act (H.R. 3055) and the Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act (H.R. 1039). [5][29]
On May 21, 2026 the House passed his Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047) by 235–179, his office reported. The release says the bill would add $10,000 a year to Special Monthly Compensation for severely disabled veterans, raise Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for surviving families, and widen VA home-loan eligibility for Guard and Reserve members. House passage is not enactment, and the sources reviewed show no Senate action on these bills. [30][29]
Aye on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The Clerk’s record for Roll Call 190 shows Barrett voting Aye on July 3, 2025 on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The motion passed 218–214. Republicans divided 218–2, and no Democrat voted Aye. [17]
In a February 24, 2026 release he called the law “the Working Families Tax Cuts — the law my Republican colleagues and I passed,” citing a permanent increase of the child tax credit to $2,200 and the removal of income tax on tips and overtime. Criticism of the law’s Medicaid provisions, and his answer, appear under The fuller record. [31]
Six recorded votes on Iran hostilities
Clerk records read for this profile show six House votes in 2026 on concurrent resolutions directing the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. Barrett voted Nay on H.Con.Res. 38 on March 5, which lost 212–219, and Nay on H.Con.Res. 40 on April 16, which lost 213–214. On May 14 he voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 75, which lost on a 212–212 tie with three Republicans in favor. [20][21][22]
He voted Yea when the House passed H.Con.Res. 86 on June 3 by 215–208 and H.Con.Res. 89 on July 23 by 214–208, according to his office’s releases, and Yea again on H.Con.Res. 93 on September 15, which passed 220–204 with seven Republicans in favor. [23][24][25]
In May he introduced H.J.Res. 176, an authorization for the use of military force that his office said would run until July 30, 2026 and rule out ground troops and nation-building. His June 3 statement said the authority the War Powers Act delegates to the president “has expired.” The two releases read for this profile do not discuss his March and April votes. [23][32][24]
The Stop Insider Trading Act
The House passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, on July 22, 2026 by 232–198, with Barrett recorded Yea. All 218 Republicans who voted, 13 Democrats and one independent were in favor. [33]
His office said the bill would prohibit members of Congress and their family members from trading individual stocks and “would also implement voter ID requirements for federal elections,” and that Barrett helped introduce it in January as part of his Blueprint for a Better America. The bill text was not read for this profile, and the sources reviewed show no Senate action. [34]
A vetoed bill on executive orders
As a state senator, Barrett was the primary sponsor of Senate Bill 858 of 2020, described in the bill history as modifying the “duration of executive orders, proclamations, and directives” by amending section 3 of 1976 PA 390. It passed the Senate 22–15 on April 24 and the House 59–41 on April 30, and the history records a veto by the governor on May 4, 2020. [9]
The history is cited from LegiScan’s copy of the official record because the Legislature’s own website could not be read during this review. For the same reason this profile does not itemize his other state bills. [9]
Family & community
Barrett lives in Charlotte, Michigan, with his wife, Ashley, and their four children, according to his official biography. The same biography says he grew up with six siblings in a household where his father worked two jobs. [6]
On his campaign website he describes himself as “a product of public schools” who “went to college on the G.I. Bill.” [16]
His official site lists him as co-chair of the Hearing Health Caucus and the Rotary Wing Caucus and as a member of groups including the For Country Caucus, the Adoption Caucus and the USO Congressional Caucus. [5]
The sources read for this profile do not state a religious affiliation, and the profile asserts none. [6]
His mission for Michigan
I’m running because I want to leave my children an America worth defending.
The following summarizes positions on Barrett’s campaign website and, because that site still carries text from earlier campaigns, the agenda he has published through his congressional office. These are stated priorities, not completed accomplishments. [16][35]
01Border security and public safety
The campaign website says he will work to give border agencies “the tools they need to prevent people from entering the country illegally” and to complete the border wall. It also says he “will oppose all efforts to defund our police and prosecutors.” [16]
02Taxes
03Corporate subsidies
The site calls taxpayer subsidies of giant corporations “the wrong way to spend public money” and says he will stand against “giving your tax dollars to Chinese corporations.” Its statement that he had “a near perfect voting record opposing corporate welfare” in the Legislature is a campaign claim that this profile did not test against roll calls. [16][15]
04Trust in government
The first pillar of his Blueprint for a Better America, published by his congressional office, calls for removing conflicts of interest, banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, term limits and a balanced budget. [35]
05Housing and health-care costs
Other pillars propose lowering barriers to home construction and bringing more first-time buyers into the market and, on health care, more price transparency, wider access to health savings accounts and measures aimed at insurers. [35]
06War powers and foreign policy
07Data centers
Michigan Advance reported in August 2026 that Barrett believes communities and their local officials should decide whether to accept a data center. Campaign strategist Jason Roe said Barrett “wants to maintain their authority to do that and not turn it over to politicians in D.C.” [36]
08Abortion
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
Campaign payments and mileage reimbursements
Michigan Advance reported on March 25, 2026, citing a Politico report, that Barrett’s campaign and joint fundraising committee paid nearly $56,000 to firms where his wife, Ashley Barrett, was employed as a campaign finance lawyer: the law firm Butzel Long and the political software firm Aristotle International. The Michigan Democratic Party and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee criticized the payments. Campaign strategist Jason Roe said the campaign’s use of Aristotle “precedes her employment there” and that at Butzel Long she “was not directly involved” in the campaign’s matters. The article as read reports no complaint to, or finding by, any regulator. Separately, Metro Times reported, citing Federal Election Commission filings it reviewed, that from January 2024 through March 2026 Barrett’s campaign reimbursed him $21,908.83 for mileage, which the outlet equated to about 32,350 miles. The article said that “mileage reimbursements are not prohibited” and that the campaign did not respond to its questions; the filings were not read for this profile, and the article as read carried no publication date. [37][48]
A dismissed FEC complaint
End Citizens United filed a complaint dated September 28, 2022 alleging that Barrett’s state committee, Friends of Tom Barrett, paid $40,000 in nonfederal funds to the consulting firm Roe Strategic on behalf of his federal campaign. The respondents answered that the payments were for services to the state committee, separate from the firm’s work for the federal committee. The Federal Election Commission dismissed the allegation and voted on March 13, 2025 to close the file, writing that the available information did not indicate the state committee paid the firm on the federal committee’s behalf. A dismissal is an agency disposition, not a court ruling. [38]
H.R. 1, Medicaid and the ACA credits
Barrett voted Aye on H.R. 1 in July 2025. Michigan Advance reported that, beginning January 1, 2027, the law requires Medicaid enrollees to document 80 hours a month of work or other qualifying activity, and that the Congressional Budget Office estimates the law will increase the number of uninsured people by 10 million by 2034. Michigan Advance reported on August 5, 2026 that Lawrence said Barrett and his party “took an ax to our health care system.” Barrett answered, “In Congress, I have fought the big insurance companies who are putting profits and executive bonuses over their patients.” In January 2026 he joined the rest of Michigan’s Republican delegation in opposing a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, saying that “extending broken Obamacare subsidies without reforming them is not the answer.” [17][39][40]
The 2020 election letter
Michigan Advance reported in October 2022 that Barrett was “one of 11 senators who signed onto a 2021 letter urging members of Congress to examine baseless claims of voter fraud”; the description of the claims is the outlet’s. WXYZ reported in September 2022 that Barrett had told the Detroit Free Press he was not sure the 2020 election was fair, quoting him: “It’s an unknowable thing. How many people mailed in absentee ballots that were ineligible to participate in the election?” Neither the letter nor the Free Press interview was read for this profile. [41][42]
A 2024 ad with the wrong election date
In October 2024 a Barrett campaign ad in the Michigan Bulletin, a Black-owned Lansing newspaper, gave Election Day as November 6; the election was November 5. Michigan Public reported that the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus asked the attorney general and the Ingham County prosecutor to investigate whether the campaign “intentionally distributed false information about the election process.” The caucus’s letter noted that a similar ad in the Lansing City Pulse carried the correct date. Campaign strategist Jason Cabel Roe said the campaign had worked from an earlier version of the ad and “the proofer just missed the date.” The paper’s publisher told WILX, “We hope that this is just an honest mistake.” The sources reviewed do not report the outcome of the request. [43][44]
In-person town halls
Michigan Advance reported that Barrett did not attend an April 2025 town hall in South Lansing that the AFL-CIO and the NAACP organized, in the outlet’s words, “in response to the freshman Congressman’s refusal to hold an in-person meeting.” His office had not returned the outlet’s request for comment. His office has since publicized what it calls interactive town halls, reporting on August 18, 2026 that the fifth drew more than 14,700 constituents. That release does not say whether the events are held in person. [45][46]
Questions & answers
Who is Tom Barrett?
What office is Tom Barrett running for in 2026?
Who is Tom Barrett running against?
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, according to the Michigan Department of State’s candidate listing. [1]
What are Tom Barrett’s main campaign priorities?
His campaign website lists border security, lower taxes, opposition to corporate subsidies and opposition to defunding police. His congressional office’s Blueprint for a Better America adds a stock-trading ban for members of Congress, term limits, housing and health-cost proposals and limits on open-ended war authorizations. [16][35]
What has Tom Barrett done in office?
His office reports that his helicopter-safety study requirement and provisions of his VA Extenders Act became law in 2025 inside larger bills. Clerk records show he voted Aye on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025 and, in 2026, opposed two resolutions to end hostilities with Iran before backing four later ones. [19][18][17][20][21][22][23][24][25]
How much money has Tom Barrett’s campaign reported?
Tom Barrett for Congress reported $6,353,495.33 in election-cycle receipts and $2,871,871.94 in cash on hand as of July 15, 2026, in the pre-primary report it filed with the FEC on July 22, 2026. [12]
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Official biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Candidate Listing Report: Official Candidate Listing, General Election, November 3, 2026Michigan Department of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official listing names Tom Barrett as the Republican candidate for the 7th District seat, with Democrat William Lawrence and Green Party candidate Shane Dedrick. The copy read was time-stamped September 4; a Working Class Party filer carries the status code DISQ, which the report does not define.Government / regulatory record - 02William Lawrence wins Democratic primary for Michigan's 7th Congressional DistrictWKAR Public Media · Aug. 4, 2026
Emma J Nelson reports the Associated Press call in the Democratic primary and that Lawrence faces the Republican incumbent, first-term Rep. Tom Barrett, in November. Includes Barrett’s statement on the result.Independent reporting - 03In Mid-Michigan congressional race, Hertel and Barrett center pitches around the middle classMichigan Advance · Oct. 10, 2024
Kyle Davidson’s race profile gives Barrett’s military and legislative service dates, his 2022 loss to Elissa Slotkin and his statement on a federal abortion ban.Independent reporting - 04Tom Barrett: member profileOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
House Clerk’s profile: Republican, Michigan’s 7th District, hometown Charlotte, with committee and subcommittee assignments. The page address carries his Bioguide ID, B001321.Government / regulatory record - 05Committees and CaucusesOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official list of committee and subcommittee seats, the Technology Modernization chairmanship, and caucus memberships.Government / regulatory record - 06BiographyOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official biography: upbringing, 22 years of Army service and the locations it names, flight hours, Western Michigan University degree, legislative service and family. It is the office’s own account.Government / regulatory record - 07Hertel concedes 7th Congressional District race to Barrett in a key victory for RepublicansMichigan Advance · Nov. 6, 2024
Reports the Associated Press call at 4:06 a.m. and unofficial returns of 50.3% to 46.5%. These are election-night figures, not certified totals.Independent reporting - 08Tom Barrett (Michigan)Ballotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Used only for election-results tables (2014, 2018, 2022, 2024). Michigan’s official results site returned an access error to automated requests during this review, so the state’s certified canvass was not read directly.Independent analysis / professional record - 09MI SB0858, 2019–2020 session: sponsors and historyLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Third-party copy of the official bill history: Barrett as primary sponsor, Senate and House passage votes, and the May 4, 2020 veto. Cited because the Michigan Legislature’s own site refused automated requests.Independent analysis / professional record - 10Form 1, Statement of Organization: Tom Barrett for Congress (C00793976)Federal Election Commission · Filed Nov. 10, 2021
Registers Tom Barrett for Congress as the principal campaign committee of a Republican House candidate in Michigan’s 7th District.Government / regulatory record - 11Form 2, Statement of Candidacy (amended): Thomas More BarrettFederal Election Commission · Filed Aug. 30, 2026
Gives his full name, FEC candidate ID H2MI07123, the office sought (House, Michigan 7, 2026) and his principal campaign committee.Government / regulatory record - 12Form 3, Pre-Primary Report: Tom Barrett for Congress, July 1–15, 2026Federal Election Commission · Filed July 22, 2026
Summary page gives receipts, disbursements and cash on hand for July 1–15, 2026 and election-cycle-to-date totals. Figures are as filed on July 22, 2026.Government / regulatory record - 13Tom Barrett for Congress (C00793976): filings indexFederal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Lists the committee’s filings, including amended April and July quarterly reports filed August 29, 2026 and an amended statement of candidacy filed August 30, 2026. The amended quarterly reports were not read.Government / regulatory record - 14Rep. Tom Barrett: scorecardHeritage Action for America · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Advocacy group’s scorecard page showed a 92% session score and a 92% lifetime score. The page as read did not label the session or list the votes scored.Independent analysis / professional record - 15Tom Barrett for Congress: home pageTom Barrett for Congress · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign’s own statement of purpose. The text read on the review date still referred to an election on “November 5th,” the 2024 date; no social-media links were visible in the page as fetched.Campaign source - 16IssuesTom Barrett for Congress · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign issue statements. The page still refers to “Senator Barrett” and to Elissa Slotkin, so it predates his 2024 election; used only for his own stated positions.Campaign source - 17Roll Call 190: H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · July 3, 2025
Official tally, 218–214, with Barrett recorded Aye and two Republicans recorded No.Government / regulatory record - 18Barrett-Led Provisions to Authorize and Extend Critical Veteran Service Programs Signed into LawOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Nov. 14, 2025
Office release listing the veterans’ program provisions it says were enacted through H.R. 5371. It is the office’s account and prints no public-law number.Government / regulatory record - 19President Trump Signs Barrett's First Bill into Law to Improve Aviation SafetyOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Dec. 18, 2025
Office release: the helicopter-safety measure was enacted inside the fiscal 2026 defense authorization act (S. 1071) and requires a Defense Department feasibility report. “First bill into law” is the office’s description.Government / regulatory record - 20Roll Call 85: H.Con.Res. 38, On Agreeing to the ResolutionOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Mar. 5, 2026
Official tally, 212–219, on an Iran war-powers resolution; Barrett recorded Nay.Government / regulatory record - 21Roll Call 114: H.Con.Res. 40, On Agreeing to the ResolutionOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Apr. 16, 2026
Official tally, 213–214 with one member present, on an Iran war-powers resolution; Barrett recorded Nay.Government / regulatory record - 22Roll Call 170: H.Con.Res. 75, On Agreeing to the ResolutionOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · May 14, 2026
Official tally, 212–212; Barrett was one of three Republicans recorded Yea.Government / regulatory record - 23Barrett Votes Again To Limit Operations In Iran Absent Authorization From CongressOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · June 3, 2026
Office release on H.Con.Res. 86 (215–208), his earlier vote on H.Con.Res. 75, his proposed authorization H.J.Res. 176 and his statement. It does not discuss his March and April votes.Government / regulatory record - 24Barrett Votes For Third Time To Limit Operations In Iran Absent Authorization From CongressOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · July 23, 2026
Office release on H.Con.Res. 89 (214–208) with his statement. It counts only the resolutions he backed.Government / regulatory record - 25Roll Call 307: H.Con.Res. 93, On Agreeing to the ResolutionOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Sep. 15, 2026
Official tally, 220–204; Barrett was one of seven Republicans recorded Yea.Government / regulatory record - 26Candidate Listing Report: 2026 primary electionMichigan Department of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Primary listing shows Barrett as the only Republican filer for the 7th District and three active Democratic filers. It is a candidate list, not a statement of votes.Government / regulatory record - 27Will Lawrence emerges as victor in MI-7 Democratic PrimaryMichigan Advance · Aug. 4, 2026
Kyle Davidson reports the Associated Press call for Lawrence and that he is slated to face the incumbent, Barrett, in November. Percentages in the story are partial returns.Independent reporting - 28H.R. 1898, Military Helicopter Training Safety Act of 2025 (introduced text)U.S. Government Publishing Office · Introduced Mar. 6, 2025
Bill text: sponsor, original cosponsor, committee referral and the reports required of the Secretary of Defense. It is the introduced version, not the enacted provision.Government / regulatory record - 29Introduced LegislationOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official list of his bills grouped by status: one signed into law, seven passed by the House, others in committee or introduced. Status labels are the office’s own.Government / regulatory record - 30House Approves Barrett Legislation to Deliver Historic Benefit Increase for Wounded Veterans, Gold Star FamiliesOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · May 21, 2026
Office release on House passage of H.R. 6047 by 235–179 and the benefit changes it would make. It reports no Senate action and no cost estimate.Government / regulatory record - 31Barrett: Working Families Tax Cuts Putting Money Back in Americans' PocketsOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Feb. 24, 2026
His own description of the 2025 tax law and the provisions he cites. Figures in it are attributed by the release to the White House and CNBC, not independently checked here.Government / regulatory record - 32Limiting Conflict in Iran and Restoring Congressional War PowersOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · May 7, 2026
His summary of the authorization he proposed: mission objectives, no ground troops or nation-building, 30-day reports and a July 30, 2026 sunset.Government / regulatory record - 33Roll Call 280: H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act, On PassageOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · July 22, 2026
Official tally, 232–198, with Barrett recorded Yea.Government / regulatory record - 34Barrett Helps Pass Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Voter ID RequirementOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · July 22, 2026
Office description of H.R. 7008’s stock-trading and voter-identification provisions and of his role in introducing it. The bill text was not read.Government / regulatory record - 35Blueprint for a Better AmericaOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Reform agenda published by his congressional office, organized in pillars. These are proposals, not enacted law.Government / regulatory record - 36In visit to a vital battleground district, Johnson said he’s “bullish” on Republicans’ 2026 chancesMichigan Advance · Aug. 18, 2026
Kyle Davidson reports Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit, Barrett’s position on local control of data-center siting, and Lawrence’s criticism.Independent reporting - 37GOP Rep. Barrett scrutinized over payments to firms employing spouseMichigan Advance · Mar. 25, 2026
Reports, citing Politico, payments by his campaign and joint fundraising committee to two firms that employed his wife, the Democratic criticism and the campaign’s response. It reports no regulatory finding.Independent reporting - 38MUR 8072: notification letter with Factual and Legal AnalysisFederal Election Commission · Apr. 14, 2025
The Commission’s letter to the complainant, End Citizens United: the allegation about $40,000 paid by his state committee, the response, and the dismissal and vote to close the file. An agency disposition, not a court ruling.Government / regulatory record - 39Lawrence faults Barrett over Medicaid cuts, renews Medicare for All pushMichigan Advance · Aug. 5, 2026
Carries Lawrence’s criticism, the law’s Medicaid work requirement, the Congressional Budget Office estimate as reported, and Barrett’s reply.Independent reporting - 40U.S. House passes ACA subsidy extension as all Michigan Republicans vote noMichigan Advance · Jan. 9, 2026
Ben Solis reports the 230–196 House vote, the Michigan Republican delegation’s opposition and Barrett’s statement.Independent reporting - 41Cheney endorses Slotkin in key U.S. House race, will campaign with her in Lansing next weekMichigan Advance · Oct. 28, 2022
Jon King’s report describes Barrett as one of 11 state senators who signed a 2021 letter to Congress about the 2020 election. The description of the claims as baseless is the outlet’s; the letter was not read.Independent reporting - 42Will Michigan candidates accept the results of the 2022 election? Here's what they saidWXYZ-TV Detroit · Sep. 27, 2022
Max White’s report relays Barrett’s remarks to the Detroit Free Press about the 2020 election. The Free Press interview itself was not read.Independent reporting - 43Michigan Black Caucus asks for investigation into Barrett adMichigan Public · Oct. 14, 2024
Colin Jackson reports the wrong Election Day date in the ad, the caucus’s request to the attorney general and the Ingham County prosecutor, and the campaign’s explanation. It does not report an outcome.Independent reporting - 44Misprinted Tom Barrett ad sparks Congress race controversyWILX News 10 · Oct. 14, 2024
Local television report with the newspaper publisher’s statement and the campaign’s “proofing error” statement.Independent reporting - 45Absent Tom Barrett, 7th District town hall meeting lets constituents express concerns, frustrationsMichigan Advance · Apr. 23, 2025
Erick Díaz Veliz reports a town hall organized by the AFL-CIO and the NAACP that Barrett did not attend; his office had not answered a request for comment.Independent reporting - 46Barrett Hosts Fifth Interactive Town Hall With 14,700 Participants Across Mid-MichiganOffice of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett · Aug. 18, 2026
Office account of its “interactive town hall” series and participant counts. The release does not say whether the events are in person.Government / regulatory record - 47William Lawrence nets support from U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna in Michigan 7 primaryMichigan Advance · May 14, 2026
Describes Lawrence as a Lansing-area political organizer and a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement. Used only to describe the opponent.Independent reporting - 48Rep. Barrett claimed enough campaign driving to circle Earth once — and then someDetroit Metro Times · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Steve Neavling’s report on mileage reimbursements in the campaign’s FEC filings, January 2024 through March 2026. It states that such reimbursements are not prohibited and that the campaign did not respond; no publication date was visible in the page as read.Independent reporting
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Voting in Michigan: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State), Bureau of Elections; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Online voter registration deadlineMonday, October 19, 2026 — last day to register online (at Michigan.gov/Vote) and be eligible to vote in the November 3, 2026 general election. After that date, registration is only in person at the local city or township clerk's office, with proof of residency. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections
- Voter registration by mail deadline (postmarked by)Monday, October 19, 2026 — last day to register by mail and be eligible to vote in the November election. A mailed registration application must be postmarked at least 15 days before Election Day. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/register-to-vote
- In-person voter registration at the local clerk's officeFrom Tuesday, October 20, 2026 through 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, new voter registrations must be made in person at the local city or township clerk's office, with proof of residency. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections
- Election Day registrationYes. On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, an eligible person may register until 8 p.m., only in person at the local city or township clerk's office and with proof of residency — official documentation, paper or digital, that lists the voter's current name and address. A person in line at the clerk's office by 8 p.m. has the right to register, and is issued a ballot to complete and submit on the spot. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/register-to-vote
- Absentee ballots available to votersThursday, September 24, 2026 — absentee (absent voter) ballots must be available for issuance to voters, 40 days before the election. For military and overseas voters who applied 45 days or more before the election, clerks must send the ballot by Saturday, September 19, 2026. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections
- Early in-person voting beginsSaturday, October 24, 2026 — first day of the mandatory early in-person voting period for statewide and federal elections (the second Saturday before Election Day). Communities can optionally offer early voting beginning as early as the 29th day before the election; look up your assigned early voting site, its dates and hours at Michigan.gov/Vote. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections
- Early in-person voting endsSunday, November 1, 2026 — last day of the mandatory early voting period. The state's election calendar adds that early voting optionally may be held on the Monday before Election Day until 4 p.m.; check your early voting site's dates and hours at Michigan.gov/Vote. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/Election-Administrators/Election-Dates.pdf
- Absentee ballot request deadline (online or by mail: received by)5 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026 (the Friday before Election Day) — online applications may be submitted until then, and mailed applications must be received by the local city or township clerk's office by then. In person at the clerk's office, a voter registered at the current address may apply until 4 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/absentee-voting
Rules to know
- What to bringVoters are asked to show photo ID at the polls, but are not required to possess a photo ID to vote in Michigan; by law, a voter who has a photo ID must present it. Acceptable photo ID: a driver's license or state ID card issued by Michigan or another state; a federal, state, county or local government-issued photo ID; a U.S. passport; a military photo ID card; an educational institution ID; a tribal photo ID card; or a concealed pistol license. The ID does not need to show the voter's address. An expired Michigan driver's license or state ID is accepted; any other type of photo ID must be current. A voter who does not have photo ID, or who forgot to bring it, can still cast a ballot by signing an affidavit stating that the voter is not in possession of a valid photo ID. The same applies at early voting sites. Separately, a person who registers within 14 days of the election must bring proof of residency to the local clerk's office. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/vote-on-election-day
- Voting by mail (absentee ballot)All registered voters in Michigan have the right to vote by mail using an absentee ballot. Apply online at Michigan.gov/Vote, by mailing a completed application to the local city or township clerk, or in person at the clerk's office. Voters can also decide to be placed on a permanent absentee ballot list; the local clerk then automatically mails them an absentee ballot for all local, state and federal elections. Online applications may be submitted until 5 p.m. the Friday before Election Day, and mailed applications must be received by the clerk by then; a voter registered at the current address may apply in person until 4 p.m. the day before Election Day. Absentee ballots are available beginning 40 days before every election. The completed and signed ballot must be received by the local clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Election Day: by mail in the pre-paid envelope (the state encourages mailing at least two weeks before Election Day), in person at the clerk's office, or in one of the clerk's secure drop boxes in the voter's city or township. Only the voter, a member of the voter's immediate family or a person residing in the voter's household who has been asked to return it, a mail carrier on official duty, or an authorized election official may return the ballot. Military and overseas ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 6 days after the election. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/absentee-voting
- Early in-person votingAny registered voter in Michigan has the right to vote early in person at an early voting site for statewide and federal elections. For the November 3, 2026 general election the mandatory early voting period runs nine consecutive days, from Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, November 1, 2026; communities may offer additional days, beginning as early as the 29th day before the election. Voters from more than one precinct, city or township may be assigned to a single, shared early voting site, so look up your assigned site, its dates and hours at Michigan.gov/Vote. At the site, voters are issued a ballot and insert it directly into a tabulator. A voter without photo ID, or who forgot to bring it, can still vote after signing an Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Picture Identification. Early voting sites do not offer voter registration. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/early-in-person-voting
- Track your absentee ballotVoters can track online, at Michigan.gov/Vote (the Michigan Voter Information Center), when the local clerk mails the absentee ballot and when the clerk's office receives it back. The same page shows registration status, polling place location and hours, early voting location and hours, and a sample ballot. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/absentee-voting
- If there is a problem with the signatureLocal clerks compare the signature on each absentee ballot return envelope with the voter's signature on record. If the clerk determines that the signature is not valid, the ballot is rejected and the clerk must promptly notify the voter, who is given an opportunity to cure a missing or non-matching signature. For the November 3, 2026 election, the state's election calendar sets 5 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026 as the deadline for a voter to cure the signature on the absentee ballot return envelope, so that an otherwise valid ballot is accepted for tabulation. The calendar also sets 4 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026 as the deadline to cure a signature deficiency on an absentee ballot application in order to receive the ballot by First Class mail. Read from: michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/Election-Administrators/Election-Dates.pdf
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