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Sue Shink

DState Senator · District 14

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Michigan Senate District 14

Biography

Sue Shink is a Democratic state senator from Michigan State Senate District 14 who has served since January 1, 2023 and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] A lawyer and farm owner, she previously chaired the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners.[1]

Sue Shink lives in Northfield Township, Michigan.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government in 1989, a juris doctor in 1994 and a master's degree in resource policy and management in 1995, all from the University of Michigan.[1] Her career experience includes owning North Wind Farm LLC.[1]

Shink chaired the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners and served on the Washtenaw County Food Policy Council and the Huron River Watershed Council.[1] In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as "a mom, a lawyer and a public servant" and said her work on the county board included increased funding for safety-net services, a weatherization fund and efforts to address climate change.[2]

In the Senate, Shink's 2025 and 2026 assignments include chairing the Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and serving as majority vice chair of the Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee.[1] She also sits on the Appropriations, Energy and Environment, Housing and Human Services, and Local Government committees.[1]

  1. 1.Sue Shink - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Sue Shink - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.

Michigan Senate District 14

Sue Shink is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan Senate District 14 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 5 of 272 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (5), Transportation (1)

  • Commercial rehabilitation act: amend sections 2, 6, 7, 14, and 16

    What it does: Extends the commercial rehabilitation tax exemption certificate sunset to December 31, 2035, lengthens the maximum certificate term from 10 to 12 years, and lets applicants submit amended applications to correct errors.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 17–2, Republicans 5–11

    Dec 9, 2025Official record ↗

  • Commercial redevelopment act: amend sections 9, 12a, 16, and 18

    What it does: Extends from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2035 the date after which new commercial facilities exemption certificates may be issued, and lets applicants amend applications to correct errors.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 17–2, Republicans 5–11

    Dec 9, 2025Official record ↗

  • Motor fuel tax act: amend section 8

    What it does: On the version voted Mar 19, 2025: Sets Michigan's gasoline and diesel tax at 51 cents per gallon starting October 1, 2025, up from a 26.3-cent base rate adjusted annually for inflation, and changes how the January 1,…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 16–3, Republicans 8–9

    Oct 3, 2025Official record ↗

  • Provide for the imposition and collection of excise taxes on certain sales of marihuana; to provide for the establishment of procedures for the collection, administration, and enforcement of those…

    What it does: Imposes a 24% excise tax, starting January 1, 2026, on the wholesale price of marijuana sold or transferred to retail licensees; revenue goes mostly to the neighborhood road fund; takes effect only if HB 4183, 4961, a…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 15–4, Republicans 4–13

    Oct 3, 2025Official record ↗

  • Improved workforce opportunity wage act: amend sections 4, 4d, and 10

    What it does: Sets Michigan's minimum wage at $12.48 on February 21, 2025, $13.73 in 2026 and $15.00 in 2027, with later inflation increases, and keeps a separate tipped wage rising from 38% to 50% of the minimum by 2031, replacing…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 8–10, Republicans 12–2

    Feb 13, 2025Official record ↗

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HB 5356 · MI SENATE

Michigan vehicle code: amend sections 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 235, 238, 239, 240, 248, 248a, 248f, 248j, 249, 250, 258, 801b, 806, and 810a

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Passed 31–3·Substantive·Oct 14, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 947 · MI SENATE

Natural resources and environmental protection act: amend sections 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521, and 31523

YesVOTED

Motion: Concur in substitute made by the House

On the version voted Jul 2, 2026: Revises the dam safety law: extends state oversight to federally licensed dams, changes spillway capacity criteria and increases inspection frequency for high- and significant-hazard dams, creates 10-year dam registrations, and allows emergency orders to remove dams in imminent danger of failure.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 34–2·Substantive·Oct 1, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 791 · MI SENATE

Michigan memorial highway act: add section 124.

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Passed 33–3·Substantive·Oct 1, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 5514 · MI SENATE

Prohibit youth transportation companies from using certain restraints while transporting youths to certain youth residential treatment programs; to provide exceptions; to provide civil sanctions; and…

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Passed 35–1·Substantive·Oct 1, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 4703 · MI SENATE

The insurance code of 1956: add section 3406ss.

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Passed 32–4·Substantive·Oct 1, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 5485 · MI SENATE

Natural resources and environmental protection act: amend sections 31506, 31509, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31517, 31519, 31520, 31521, and 31523

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Passed 34–2·Substantive·Oct 1, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 885 · MI SENATE

Create a parent and child legal representation commission and an office of parent and child legal representation; to prescribe the commission’s and office’s powers and duties; and to provide for…

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Passed 27–8·Substantive·Sep 10, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 1141 · MI SENATE

Recodified tax increment financing act: amend sections 201, 301, 402, 523, 603, 703, and 803

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Excludes the property tax levied by county history museum authorities from tax increment revenues that tax increment financing authorities may capture.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 20–15·Substantive·Sep 10, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 1140 · MI SENATE

Brownfield redevelopment financing act: amend section 2

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Excludes the property tax levied by county history museum authorities from tax increment revenues that brownfield redevelopment authorities may capture.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 20–15·Substantive·Sep 10, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 1139 · MI SENATE

Provide for the establishment of history museum authorities; to provide for the powers and duties of a history museum authority; to authorize the levy and collection of a property tax by a history…

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Creates the History Museum Authorities Act, letting any county form an authority that, with voter approval, may levy up to 0.2 mill for up to 10 years to fund a history museum owned by a city of over 500,000 people.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 20–15·Substantive·Sep 10, 2026Roll call ↗

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