Hi,
I’m Sam Steckloff!
I'm a lifelong Michigander, current State Representative, former City Council Member, and Farmington Public Schools graduate, and I'm proud to stand for our Democratic values.
I’m running for re-election because I am working hard to make a difference for Michigan and our community. We’ve got so many opportunities ahead of us, and I have the energy, experience, and vision to make the changes we need. I also understand what Michiganders are going through: After graduating into the worst recession in decades, battling breast cancer and medical bills at just 31, and watching my peers and elders alike struggle to pay growing bills with stagnant wages, I knew I had to be part of the solution. Our government and society should work for everyone, and right now, too many of us feel left behind.
I’ve also seen how public service can change a community. I’ve been serving as a member of the State House of Representatives since 2020, proudly representing sections of Farmington Hills, Farmington, Beverly Hills, Southfield, Bloomfield township, Birmingham and Lathrup Village. Before that, I served on the Farmington Hills City Council for eight years. We’ve still got a lot to do, so let’s roll up our sleeves and get going!
I Want to Hear From You!
What do you love about Michigan, and what can we do better? I believe that change starts with having open conversations about what we want and need from the place we call home. Join me at one of my events or talk to me now!
Notable Sponsored Passed Legislation
HB 4071 (PA 170 of 2023)
Oral Chemo Parity Bill. House Bill 4071 amended the Michigan Insurance Code to prohibit a health insurance policy from applying financial requirements to orally administered (by mouth) anticancer medications that are more restrictive than the requirements it applies to anticancer medications that are administered or injected intravenously (into a vein). As a breast cancer survivor myself, using oral chemo allowed me to keep my job and a semi-normal life. I am so proud of this bi-partisan supported legislation that has taken over a decade to become a law.
References: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billanalysis/House/pdf/2023-HLA-4071-C36B7CD3.pdf
HB 5207 (PA 24 of 2024)
Michigan Family Protection Act (5207-5215). House Bill 5207 is one several bills in the MFPA package that was passed in April of 2024 to protect children born via surrogacy. This package created the new ‘the Assisted Reproduction & Surrogacy Act’. The new act would address issues related to the birth of a child by assisted reproduction, including under a surrogacy agreement, including legal presumptions concerning parentage, procedures and requirements for surrogacy agreements, legal venue and judicial responsibilities, and related issues. These laws are imperative to protect families and individuals who have children via surrogacy. There are a multitude of reasons why someone may have children through surrogacy and those families should be protected legally.
References: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billanalysis/House/pdf/2023-HLA-5207-7F27E762.pdf
HB 4857 (PA 13 of 2024)
Exempted Milkweed as a Noxious weed. House Bill 4857 would amend section 2 of 1941 PA 359, which regulates the control and removal of certain noxious weeds by a city, village, or township, to exempt milkweed (any species of the genus Asclepias) from being considered a noxious weed under the act. Under the act, cities, villages, and townships are able to regulate growth of noxious weeds through local ordinance, and may appoint a noxious weeds commissioner who oversees control efforts of noxious weeds. This bill is important because we need to protect our pollinators from extinction.
References:
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billanalysis/House/pdf/2023-HLA-4857-5EE5A9E1.pdf