Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Donavan McKinney
Photo: City of Detroit, Public domain
DemocratIn office until January 1, 2027

Donavan McKinney

Michigan State Representative, District 11 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Won the 2026 race for Michigan's 13th District.

Michigan State Representative, District 11Born 1992

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
0
26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+56.5
Won 2026
Elections
3
2022–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Appropriations

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 26 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where McKinney sits in the Michigan House of Representatives

McKinney is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianMcKinneyMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Veronica Paiz, Kimberly Edwards, Kara Hope

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

With McKinney’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: McKinney’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time McKinney was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026U.S. House, MI-13WonD+56.5D+42.0+14.5
2024Michigan House of Representatives, District 11WonD+64.6D+61.1+3.5
2022Michigan House of Representatives, District 14WonD+44.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$1.9M
Spent
$1.7M
Cash
$129.7K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

DONAVAN MCKINNEY FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats McKinney has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who McKinney has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 1 poll; McKinney’s best result was 69% (Michigan's 13th District, 2026).

McKinney’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know McKinney

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET