Shri Thanedar

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

Michigan - District 13

Current Position: US House Representative MI-13

Running For: House Representative - District 13

Policy Positions

For affordable housing; supports investing in public housing, incentivizing affordable housing development, and first-home buyer assistance
Against Trump's tariffs; supports ending reckless tariffs and making the wealthy pay their fair share to lower the cost of living

For Medicare for All; supports universal healthcare as a human right and is a cosponsor of HR 3069, the Medicare for All Act, while also supporting expansion and protection of the Affordable Care Act
For mental health funding and awareness; supported legislation to promote the 988 suicide hotline, allow Medicaid to fund mental health facility patients, and allow service members to retain mental health providers when transitioning to VA care

For animal rights protections; introduced the Don't Feed the Bears Act to ban bear baiting, advocated for removing provisions weakening USDA puppy mill protections, and introduced an amendment to ban gambling on animal fights and strengthen enforcement against animal fighting

For LGBTQ protections; member of the Congressional Equality Caucus and campaign materials cite opposition to attacks on LGBTQ community

For impeaching President Donald Trump; filed multiple articles of impeachment in April 2025 citing usurpation of appropriation powers, obstruction of justice, abuse of power, bribery, and corruption; also introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

Against U.S. military action in Iran; called the Iran War 'illegal' and requested Trump's cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment citing the war and tariffs
For abolishing ICE; introduced the Abolish ICE Act (H.R. 7123) describing ICE as 'beyond reform', also introduced legislation ending qualified immunity for ICE agents, and opposed an ICE detention facility in his district
For Israel as a U.S. ally; previously co-sponsored a resolution to halt aid to Israel and described it as an apartheid state in the Michigan House, but later reversed position after visiting Israel with an AIPAC affiliate in 2023, describing the U.S.-Israel relationship as mutually beneficial and receiving heavy AIPAC funding
For ending qualified immunity for ICE agents specifically; introduced H.R. 4944, the Ending Qualified Immunity for ICE Agents Act

For gun sense measures; received Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction