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Give Lansing a thumbs up.
Or a thumbs down.

Real bills from the State Senate, in plain English. You give each one a thumbs up or a thumbs down, and Randy Schultz pledges to vote the way the Thumb decides. The full platform opens this fall. You can try it right now.

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Randy Schultz
"I work for the people of the Thumb, not for a party and not for lobbyists. When the Thumb speaks, that is how I vote. My record will be posted right here, next to yours."
Randy Schultz, candidate for Michigan State Senate, District 25

How it works

Three steps. Takes about a minute.

1

Verify you're in the Thumb

Match yourself to the Michigan voter roll with just your name, birth year, and zip. No documents, no hassle.

2

Thumbs up or thumbs down

Every week we post the bills coming to the Senate floor, in plain English, with both sides explained. You give each one a or a .

3

Watch Randy vote your way

When the Senate votes, we post the Thumb's result next to Randy's actual vote. Accountability you can check.

Try it right now

Three real bills sitting in the Senate right now. Vote before the Senate does. No signup needed.

Coming this fall: the scoreboard

Every floor vote, three ways: what the Thumb said, what Randy pledged, and how the current senator actually voted. Side by side, on the record.

SB 1 & 2: Open the Governor's office and the Legislature to public records requests (FOIA)

Senate roll call: Jan 2025
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Randy's pledge: vote with the Thumb
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Sen. Lauwers voted NO
The Senate passed these bills 33 to 2. The current District 25 senator cast one of the two NO votes.

SB 961-964: Michigan Voting Rights Act package

Senate roll call: Jun 2026
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Randy's pledge: vote with the Thumb
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Sen. Lauwers voted NO
Passed the Senate 20 to 17 on a party-line vote. Nobody asked the Thumb. That changes at launch.
Day one

Founding voters get the first verified ballot the day the platform opens. Sign up above and the Thumb's voice starts with yours.

Contact

Questions, ideas, or a bill you want the Thumb to vote on? We read everything.

Talk to the team

Email us and a real person from the Thumb answers, usually the same day.

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