Toinu Reeves is from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit Country Day School. He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and economics from Dartmouth College. He also has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan and completed graduate studies in mathematics at Wayne State University. He is a PhD candidate in economics at the University of Michigan. He lives on the Eastside of Detroit.

Candidate Profile: Toinu Reeves, MI Senate; Detroit - Patch

2026 Michigan General Election

2026 Michigan Primary Election

Democrat

Nonpartisan

Republican

Supports sales tax reform to shift tax burden from residents to tourists, encouraging local economies and allowing governments to adjust rates to alleviate inflation impacts.

Aims to reduce "everyday costs" and provide tax relief for working families.

Wants to create pathways for residents to build wealth, start businesses, and secure good-paying jobs.

- Supports sales tax reform to shift tax burden from residents to tourists, encouraging local economies and allowing governments to adjust rates to alleviate inflation impacts.
- Aims to reduce "everyday costs" and provide tax relief for working families.
- Wants to create pathways for residents to build wealth, start businesses, and secure good-paying jobs.

Economy

Supports competitive salaries and full benefits for first responders.

- Supports competitive salaries and full benefits for first responders.

Public Safety

Supports abortion access and believes banning abortion would create a public health risk, as history shows prohibition of any kind in American culture leads to "dangerous criminal activity and ineffectual law enforcement policies."

- Supports abortion access and believes banning abortion would create a public health risk, as history shows prohibition of any kind in American culture leads to "dangerous criminal activity and ineffectual law enforcement policies."

Healthcare

Believes in connecting schools to real career opportunities to ensure student success.

- Believes in connecting schools to real career opportunities to ensure student success.

Education

As of May 7, 2026, Toinu Reeves’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to protect communities from environmental hazards.

- Wants to protect communities from environmental hazards.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

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