Thanedar has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
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Suicide prevention warrants dedicated federal recognitionThanedar sponsored two successive resolutions recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing federal support for suicide prevention efforts. HRES.697 and HRES.1436 each drew between 50 and 99 cosponsors, reflecting recurring legislative attention to this issue across multiple Congresses.
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Mental health care should receive parity with physical healthThanedar sponsored HRES.671, a resolution calling for mental health to be prioritized to the same degree as physical health. He also sponsored HR.5662, the Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act, and HR.5611, the Mental Health Care Provider Retention Act of 2025, together forming a pattern of legislative activity aimed at expanding access to and support for mental health services.
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Medicaid funding for conversion therapy should be prohibitedThanedar sponsored HR.4244, the Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act, which would bar the use of Medicaid funds for conversion therapy. The bill has been reintroduced and carried 36 cosponsors at the time of scoring.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Shri Thanedar represents Michigan's 13th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he has held since January 2023. Born in 1955, Thanedar is a businessman and author who entered electoral politics in Michigan. He ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan in the 2018 election and subsequently served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023 before winning election to Congress. In the U.S. House, his sponsored legislation has concentrated heavily on mental health policy, including measures addressing suicide prevention (HRES.1436, HRES.697), mental health parity (HRES.671), access to institutional mental health care (HR.5662), and retention of mental health care providers (HR.5611). He has also sponsored legislation on Medicaid funding restrictions (HR.4244), small business licensing (HR.4824), and border-area infrastructure (HR.7079).
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Sep 10, 2025Sponsored
Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month" as well as September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide Prevention Day".
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Sep 10, 2024Sponsored
Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month" as well as September 10, 2024, as "World Suicide Prevention Day".
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Jan 14, 2026Sponsored
Bike the Border Act
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Sep 30, 2025Sponsored
Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act
Thanedar raised $154,674 from individuals this cycle, with itemized contributions ($200+) accounting for 90.5% of individual receipts, alongside $57,000 from PACs. Top PAC contributors include the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($12,000), Americans4Hindus PAC ($10,000), and Asian American Hotel Owners Association PAC ($5,000). Protect Progress spent $1,010,142 supporting Thanedar in independent expenditures, separate from contributions to his own campaign.
Total raised · 2026
$-236548
Cash on hand
$6.4M
Spent
$243K
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)9.5%
Top PAC contributors
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$12K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)FEC ↗$2K
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)FEC ↗$1K
Top employer concentrations
STERLING GROUP$15K· 6 donors
BUSINESSES. OWNERS$7K· 2 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
Independent expenditures from super PACs and other groups, separate from contributions to the candidate’s own campaign. These committees may not coordinate with the campaign.
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