
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.
- 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
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where McKinney sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
McKinney is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Democrats.
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.
| Date | Bill | McKinney | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 1013: Insurance: no-fault; price optimization use in determining insurance rates; prohibit.… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 97–7 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 569: Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposit into the… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 98–6 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | SB 616: Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 102–6 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | HB 4063: Public employees and officers: ethics; certain former officers of the executive branch of… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 92–15 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | HB 4350: Natural resources: other; wildlife feeding; allow under certain conditions. Amends sec.… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 76–32 |
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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | U.S. House, MI-13 | Won | D+56.5 | D+42.0 | +14.5 |
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | D+64.6 | D+61.1 | +3.5 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 14 | Won | D+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
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 11 · since 2024
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 14 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McKinney has run against
- T.P. Nykoriak (R) · 2026 election, won
- Dale J. Walker (R) · 2024 election, won
- Wendy Jo Watters (R) · 2022 election, won
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 →How we know McKinney
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H6MI13254
- Open States ocd-person/36e87b55-c5db-4331-8088-8fe1dbc544f9
- Wikidata Q123507667
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET