Darrin is from Brownstown Township, Michigan. He attended Kalamazoo College. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kalamazoo College. He lives with his wife, Lama, in Trenton. He attends a Catholic church.

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Darrin Camilleri is originally from Brownstown Township, Michigan. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kalamazoo College. He lives with his wife in Trenton and is Catholic. 

Darrin is a Michigan state senator. He works at the Michigan State Senate. He previously worked as a state representative for Michigan’s 23rd District in the State House from 2016 to 2022, as a social studies teacher at Consortium College Prep High School from 2014 to 2016, and as a constituent relations intern for U.S. Representative John D. Dingell in 2011.

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Darrin previously worked as a high school social studies teacher at Consortium College Preparatory High School in Southwest Detroit. 

Darrin Camilleri is currently a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 4. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. He is Assistant Majority Leader and chairs the PreK-12 School Aid Budget Committee. He previously served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives for the 23rd District from 2016 to 2022, holding leadership roles as House Minority Assistant Leader and House Minority Caucus Whip.

Darrin is currently a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 4. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. He previously served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing House District 23, having been first elected in 2016. 

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Economy

Supports a comprehensive approach to public safety by increasing revenue sharing for community police, incentivizing local police to hire more mental health professionals, and expanding community policing programs.

Supports protecting pension and healthcare benefits for police officers and firefighters.

- Supports a comprehensive approach to public safety by increasing revenue sharing for community police, incentivizing local police to hire more mental health professionals, and expanding community policing programs.
- Supports protecting pension and healthcare benefits for police officers and firefighters.

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Healthcare

Advocates for increasing per-pupil funding.

Supports increasing teacher salaries, hiring more social workers, and improving school facilities.

As a state representative, supported legislation that "created a new funding model for at-risk students that invests in students with the highest need, and removed barriers to teaching through tuition-free training, student loan repayment, and resources for those working to become a teacher."

Promotes "removing barriers to teaching through tuition-free training, student loan repayment, and resources for those working to become a teacher."

- Advocates for increasing per-pupil funding.
- Supports increasing teacher salaries, hiring more social workers, and improving school facilities.
- Promotes "removing barriers to teaching through tuition-free training, student loan repayment, and resources for those working to become a teacher."

Education

Supports improving Michigan's infrastructure to prevent limiting future economic growth.

Supports investing Michigan's infrastructure to prevent limiting future economic growth.

Promotes advancing the Statewide Grade Separation Program to build overpasses and underpasses at rail crossings, removal of lead pipes, and revitalization of the Downriver waterfront to attract economic development.

- Supports investing Michigan's infrastructure to prevent limiting future economic growth.
- Promotes advancing the Statewide Grade Separation Program to build overpasses and underpasses at rail crossings, removal of lead pipes, and revitalization of the Downriver waterfront to attract economic development.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports the Clean Energy & Jobs Act, which will require 50% of Michigan’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2035.

- Supports the Clean Energy & Jobs Act, which will require 50% of Michigan’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2035.

Energy & the Environment

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

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Supports investing in infrastructure, saying it "will improve economic outcomes by ensuring that Michigan is a desirable place to live and work."

Darrin is from Brownstown Township, Michigan. He attended Kalamazoo College. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Kalamazoo College. He lives with his wife in Trenton, Michigan. He attends a Catholic church.

Darrin is a State Senator in the Michigan State Senate, where he serves as Assistant Majority Leader and chairs the PreK-12 School Aid Budget. He previously worked as a social studies teacher at Consortium College Prep High School in Southwest Detroit and as a state representative for Michigan’s 23rd District from 2016 to 2022.

Supports raising the minimum wage, expanding the Working Families Tax Credit, and repealing the pension tax to safeguard the standard of living for Michiganders.

Supports increasing investment in roads, bridges, railways, and water infrastructure to improve public safety and economic outcomes in Michigan.

Supports a comprehensive approach to public safety by increasing revenue sharing for police hiring, incentivizing mental health professional hiring, and expanding community policing programs.

Advocates for protecting women’s right to choose and supports medical professionals providing reproductive care.

Supports addressing the literacy crisis, increasing per-pupil funding, raising teacher wages and benefits, and making post-secondary education more affordable.

Supports raises for teachers, increased social workers in schools, and improvements to school facilities to address issues in the education system.

Supports a new funding model for at-risk students and removing barriers to teaching through tuition-free training and student loan repayment.

Prioritizes improving Michigan's infrastructure through serious investments to support economic growth.

Supports requiring 50% of Michigan’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2035 and opposes corporate influence on environmental regulations.

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