Q&A: Michigan’s next House speaker wants ‘transformational’ change

Democrat Ranjeev Puri, the next speaker of the Michigan House, wants to enact bold policies but to bring ‘normalcy’ back to Lansing. Here’s what he told us.

By: Jordyn Hermani

Outlets: Bridge Michigan

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 2,115

Last Updated: 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

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State Rep. Ranjeev Puri, the current House minority leader and Canton Democrat, will be the state House Speaker next term
As speaker, Puri says he hopes to ‘return some normalcy’ to the chamber after a historically unproductive session
House Democrats will have a 63-seat majority starting in 2027, their largest margin in decades

LANSING — Michigan Democrats, who won full control of the Legislature in last week’s election, have a “mandate” to try …

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