Regina Weiss

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Regina Weiss
Michigan House of Representatives
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
5
Compensation
Base salary
$71,685
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
Marian Catholic High School
Bachelor's
Valparaiso University, 2009
Personal
Birthplace
Chicago, IL
Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Profession
Educator
Contact

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 is not running for re-election to Michigan House of Representatives District 5 in 2026.

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

2025-2026

Weiss was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Weiss was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Weiss was assigned to the following committees:

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

2026

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2026

Regina Weiss did not file to run for re-election.

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
✔
Image of Regina Weiss
Regina Weiss (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
✔
Image of Regina Weiss
Regina Weiss Candidate Connection
 
48.4
 
7,233
Image of Crystal Bailey
Crystal Bailey
 
39.9
 
5,962
Image of Kevin Keys III
Kevin Keys III Candidate Connection
 
6.0
 
891
Image of Eric Love
Eric Love Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
870

Total votes: 14,956
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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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Regina Weiss received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations.

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
✔
Image of Regina Weiss
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
✔
Image of Regina Weiss
Regina Weiss
 
62.0
 
9,898
Danielle C. Hall
 
14.8
 
2,369
Image of Myya Jones
Myya Jones
 
14.8
 
2,361
Image of Mark Murphy
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
✔
Image of Regina Weiss
Regina Weiss (D) Candidate Connection
 
74.4
 
41,791
Image of Elizabeth Goss
Elizabeth Goss (R) Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
12,574
Image of Gregory Stempfle
Gregory Stempfle (L)
 
1.6
 
913
Image of Sherry A. Wells
Sherry A. Wells (G) Candidate Connection
 
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
✔
Image of Regina Weiss
Regina Weiss Candidate Connection
 
47.3
 
10,615
Image of Kevin Kresch
Kevin Kresch Candidate Connection
 
18.0
 
4,032
Image of Crystal Bailey
Crystal Bailey
 
10.7
 
2,406
Kelli Williams
 
10.4
 
2,337
Image of Matt Stoel
Matt Stoel Candidate Connection
 
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
✔
Image of Elizabeth Goss
Elizabeth Goss Candidate Connection
 
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
✔
Image of Sherry A. Wells
Sherry A. Wells (G) Candidate Connection

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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
✔
Image of Gregory Stempfle
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.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
What is your favorite book? Why?
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Regina Weiss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Regina Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
What is your favorite book? Why?
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

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Campaign finance summary


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Regina Weiss campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Michigan House of Representatives District 5Won general$163,272 $0
2022Michigan House of Representatives District 6Won general$93,826 $0
2020Michigan House of Representatives District 27Won general$83,621 N/A**
Grand total$340,719 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Michigan State Legislature in 2023.

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Michigan State Legislature in 2021.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 26, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LinkedIn, "Regina Weiss," accessed May 3, 2023

Political offices
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)


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