# Donavan McKinney

Donavan McKinney is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 11
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/36e87b55-c5db-4331-8088-8fe1dbc544f9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36e87b55-c5db-4331-8088-8fe1dbc544f9 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

47% of McKinney’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.02), from 1,114 donors and 589 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

712 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 98.5% (93.2%). 62 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #374 Yeas 76 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6302 Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for. Amends sec. 1347 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1347). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6302/
- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #375 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6259 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for criminal sexual conduct; modify. Amends sec. 16y, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6259/
- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #376 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6260 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; modify. Amends sec. 520b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520b). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6260/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6282 Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6282/
- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #378 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6262 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; modify. Amends sec. 520d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520d). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6262/
- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #377 Yeas 78 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6261 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; modify. Amends sec. 520c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520c). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6261/
- 2026-09-23 · voted nay · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #379 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6263 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree; modify. Amends sec. 520e of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520e). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6263/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #367 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 102 Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB102/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #366 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26 · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB947/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5120 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5120/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 487. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 99 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6215: Marihuana: penalties and remedies; uniform enforcement for disciplinary action; provide for. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6215/
- HB 6111: Civil rights: other; American Freedmen reparations commission; establish. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6111/
- HB 6041: Energy: alternative sources; community solar facilities; provide for establishment of. Amends 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1001 - 460.1232) by adding pt. 7a. (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6041/
- HJR S: Environmental protection: pollution prevention; green initiative; provide for. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 29 to art. I. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HJRS/
- HB 5856: Property tax: exemptions; HOPE zone exemption; provide for. Amends sec. 7ff of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7ff). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5852'26 (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5856/
- HR 266: A resolution to declare March 22, 2026, as Michigan Water Day and World Water Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR266/
- HB 5593: Health facilities: other; hyperbaric oxygen inspection fund; create. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding section 21224 to pt. 212. TIE… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5593/
- HB 5586: State agencies (proposed): other; office of community violence intervention services; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5587'26 (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5586/
- HB 5587: State agencies (proposed): other; grants for community violence intervention services; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5586'26 (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5587/
- HB 5477: Traffic control: driver license; program to provide driver license and state identification cards to parolees; provide for. Amends sec. 307 of 1949 PA 300… (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5477/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,762 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 47% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/donavan-mckinney/
- Campaign site: https://www.donavanmckinney.com/
- X: https://x.com/donavandetroit
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donavan.mckinney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donavanmckinney/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donavan-mckinney-9735b24a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36e87b55-c5db-4331-8088-8fe1dbc544f9