Donavan McKinney
Representative-elect for Michigan's 13th district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- Michigan's 13th district
- Opponent
- T. P. Nykoriak (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Economic Security, Living Wages, & Union Jobs
Wants higher taxes on billionaires and corporations, union rights and a living wage for every worker, and a universal basic income.
“I’m fighting for all my union family and for every worker to have the right to form a union, earn a living wage, and be able to provide for their family.”
Source for Economic Security, Living Wages, & Union Jobs, on Donavan McKinney’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Environmental & Climate Justice
Supports a Green New Deal moving to 100% clean energy and more investment in public transit in metro Detroit.
“A Green New Deal transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy, would protect our planet’s future and create millions of good-paying green union jobs in Michigan.”
Source for Environmental & Climate Justice, on Donavan McKinney’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Education & Investing in Our Youth
Wants more federal school funding, free school lunches and pre-K, tuition-free public college and cancellation of student debt.
“All public colleges, universities, and trade schools should be tuition-free and all existing student loan debt should be canceled.”
Source for Education & Investing in Our Youth, on Donavan McKinney’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Healthcare and Housing for All
Supports Medicare for All, a national homes guarantee, repealing the Faircloth Amendment and nationwide rent control.
“I support a national homes guarantee that would give every Michigander safe, sustainable, and permanently affordable housing.”
Source for Healthcare and Housing for All, on Donavan McKinney’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Fixing Our Broken Criminal Justice System
Wants to end cash bail and qualified immunity and reform federal sentencing guidelines.
“That includes ending cash bail, because we should not be jailing people simply because they are poor.”
Source for Fixing Our Broken Criminal Justice System, on Donavan McKinney’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Diplomacy-First Foreign Policy
Says he will oppose unconditional weapons funding and wants to shift Pentagon spending toward domestic needs.
“In Congress, I will oppose the bottomless and unconditional funding of weapons and bombs because we cannot keep funding human rights violations and war crimes with our taxpayer dollars.”
Source for Diplomacy-First Foreign Policy, on Donavan McKinney’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Donavan McKinney’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- War & peaceClock is ticking
Co-sign the Block the Bombs Act to end U.S. military aid and arms to Israel
“We need to end the military aid and arms that America gives to Israel, and pass legislation like the Block the Bombs Act, which I pledge to co-sign when elected.”
Campaign website, Priorities page (Palestine), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Push to pass the EACH Act to repeal the Hyde Amendment
“In Congress, I will push to pass bills like the EACH Act, which would repeal discriminatory laws such as the Hyde amendment.”
Campaign website, Priorities page (Reproductive Freedom), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
Repeal the Faircloth Amendment limiting public housing
“In order to do so, we must repeal the Faircloth Amendment that has put a federal limit on public housing spending for 25 years.”
Campaign website, Priorities page (Healthcare and Housing), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Donavan Deante McKinney is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives since 2023, currently representing the 11th district. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, McKinney is the member-elect for Michigan's 13th congressional district in 2026.
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- Raised
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- Cash on hand
- $130K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Donavan McKinney in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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