Candidate · November 3, 2026
Donavan McKinney
On the ballot for U.S. House · Michigan's 13th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.9M
- cash on hand
- $130K
- issues with public statements
- 19
- outside spending for or against
- $1.9M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Michigan's 13th District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic Party1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he attended Detroit Public Schools and is the first in his family to graduate from college.2 It says he worked with SEIU Healthcare Michigan, leading coalition efforts to help workers win a living wage.2 It says he was appointed to Michigan’s first Environmental Justice Council by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in January 2020 and was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives two years later, where he serves as the state representative for House District 11.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is seeking the seat to put people’s needs first and bring results to his community, with a focus on kitchen-table issues and on opposing the Trump administration’s policies.2 It also says he believes people deserve representatives in Washington who will pursue a vision matching the scale of the country’s crises.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitedonavanforcongress.com4,
5 - Facebookfacebook.com/donavanmi135
- Instagraminstagram.com/donavanmckinney5
- X (Twitter)x.com/DonavanMI135
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@DonavanMcKinneyforCongress5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website says families cannot afford anything less than Medicare for All, which it says would cover everyone regardless of employment status or location and include dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health and abortion care.3
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he will push to pass bills like the EACH Act, which it says would repeal laws such as the Hyde Amendment.3
- Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
- Bar public funds for most abortions, but let clinics that provide them be paid for other care
- Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)
His campaign website says abortion rights must be codified at the federal level.3
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
His campaign website says access to medication abortion should be protected nationwide.3
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he is committed to ending cash bail, because people should not be jailed simply because they are poor.3
- Require bail or jail before trial for more charges
- Keep current bail rules
- End or reduce cash bail, with judges deciding release based on risk
His campaign website lists ending qualified immunity among the changes he wants to make to the criminal justice system.3
- End qualified immunity for police officers
- Keep qualified immunity as courts apply it now
- Write qualified immunity into federal law
Education
His campaign website says tuition should be free at every public college, university and trade school.3
- No free tuition program
- Free tuition at community colleges
- Free tuition at public colleges and universities
His campaign website says all existing student loan debt should be canceled.3
- Narrow or end existing forgiveness programs, such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Keep current forgiveness programs, with no new cancellation
- Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
- Broad cancellation of student debt
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website lists expanding early child care resources among the federal investments he would pursue for children and public schools.3
Housing
His campaign website says he supports nationwide rent control to cap annual rent increases, along with just-cause eviction protections and a federal right to counsel for renters facing eviction.3
- Freeze rents or keep yearly increases low, as in traditional rent control
- Cap only large yearly increases, such as those above 10%
- No caps on rent increases
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says raising taxes on billionaires and corporations could fund investments in housing, education, clean air and water, jobs and healthcare.3
- Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
- Keep it at 21%
- Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US)
His campaign website says the ultra-wealthy should pay their fair share of taxes and that raising taxes on billionaires could fund investments the community needs.3
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he backs the right of every worker to form a union and to be paid a living wage.3
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says the Citizens United decision lets corporations and wealthy donors spend unlimited money on elections, says he wants to get big money out of politics, and lists his work helping introduce Michigan House bills that would stop government contractors and monopoly utilities from donating to political campaigns.2,
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website says investment is needed to build and expand public transit in metro Detroit.3
- Shift more money to public transit, walking and biking
- Keep the current split between highways and transit
- Spend federal money mainly on highways and roads, and leave transit to states and cities
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he will oppose open-ended, unconditional funding for weapons and bombs, and that the money could instead go to needs at home such as infrastructure, housing, and jobs and health care for veterans.3
His campaign website says the U.S. needs to end the military aid and arms it gives to Israel, and says he pledges to co-sign legislation like the Block the Bombs Act.3
- Increase military aid to Israel
- Keep military aid at current levels, without new conditions
- Attach conditions, such as limits on how US weapons are used and requirements to let humanitarian aid into Gaza
- Reduce or end military aid to Israel
His campaign website calls for resuming funding for UNRWA and other organizations providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians.3
Immigration
His campaign website says there should be a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants.3
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.6
| Raised | $1,876,780 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $1,747,106 |
| Cash on hand | $129,674 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $1,658,394 supporting and $268,690 opposing Donavan McKinney this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through August 30, 2026.7
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Democrats PAC | $460,547 | — |
| National Nurses United for Patient Protection | $400,000 | — |
| Working Families Party PAC | $379,584 | — |
| Protect Progress | — | $268,690 |
| AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) | $150,000 | — |
| Michigan Peoples Choice | $100,000 | — |
| Rolling Sea Action Fund | $50,000 | — |
| EMGAGE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $35,465 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed Jul 20, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report9filed Jul 20, 2026