Senator Mark Huizenga's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Mark Huizenga, R-Walker, issued the following statement after voting for legislation to amend the reporting and registering requirements of the state’s Sex Offenders Registration Act in response to recent court actions: “Keeping our communities safe, especially our kids and our most vulnerable, must always be a top priority. I supported this measure because families deserve access to information that helps them protect

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Mark Huizenga, R-Walker, issued the following statement in response to the violence in Minnesota, where Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their home and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot at their home: “This kind of targeted political violence is evil and an attack on our entire democratic system. “We must work together so

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Mark Huizenga, R-Walker, welcomed retired U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Lunger to the state Capitol on Thursday as his special guest for the Michigan Senate’s 30th Annual Memorial Day Service, which honored Michigan’s fallen soldiers. Lunger is currently vice president of government affairs for the Grand Rapids Chamber. Prior to joining the chamber, Lunger served as a scout and paratrooper in the U.S.

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Mark Huizenga and Rep. Julie Rogers joined PFAS experts and concerned mothers on Tuesday at the state Capitol to announce bipartisan legislation that would provide free blood testing for children in areas impacted by PFAS contamination. “I’ve heard from too many parents who are worried about their children’s possible exposure to PFAS and the long-term health effects of these chemicals,” said Huizenga,

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Mark Huizenga and Rep. Julie Rogers will host a press conference with PFAS experts and concerned mothers on Tuesday morning at the state Capitol to announce new bipartisan legislation to provide free blood testing for children in areas impacted by PFAS contamination. Who: Sen. Mark Huizenga, R-Walker. Rep. Julie Rogers, D-Kalamazoo. Sandy Wynn-Stelt, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network and

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Mark Huizenga this week opposed a Senate budget plan for fiscal year 2026 that focuses too much on growing government and not enough on solving the problems facing Michigan families and communities. “The hardworking people of West Michigan need and deserve a state budget plan that uses their tax dollars in a responsible and sustainable way to meet their needs and improve