Support Donavan McKinney

About the Candidate

Donavan McKinney is a lifelong Detroiter, proud husband to the love of his life Shaunté, and devoted father of two young children. He grew up in northeast Detroit, and was raised by his mother and grandmother, where poverty wages led to many evictions and forced his family to move over 13 times. He is a proud product of Detroit Public Schools, and proud to be the first in the family that raised him to become a college graduate (Go Blue!). He is a former leader and member of SEIU Healthcare Michigan, the largest healthcare union in the state. In January 2020, he made history with his appointment to Michigan’s first Environment Justice Council by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, where he was instrumental in Gov. Whitmer’s $2 million Water Restart Grant Program and her statewide Water Reconnection Executive Order during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, McKinney launched a successful campaign to win his seat in Michigan’s 11th State House District, and won re-election in 2024. Representing parts of both Wayne and Macomb County as State Rep, McKinney was one of the two first Black leaders to represent the latter in the state legislature. He credits his career in service to his mother, grandmother, and his surrounding community for coming together to invest in him despite their lack of resources and he wants to ensure Washington does the same for every family in this district.

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