Donavan is from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit Public Schools. He has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He lives with his wife, Shaunté, and their three young children in Detroit.

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Donavan McKinney is from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit Public Schools. He has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He lives with his wife, Shaunté, and their three young children in Detroit.

Donavan works at the Michigan Legislature.

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Donavan previously led coalition and organizing work for SEIU Healthcare Michigan.

Donavan currently serves as the State Representative for Michigan District 11. In 2020, he was appointed to the Michigan Environment Justice Council by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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Supports raising taxes on billionaires and corporations to fund community investments and advocates for universal basic income to address income inequality.

Supports investment in public transit to enhance freedom and mobility for residents, reducing reliance on cars and high insurance costs.

Opposes political donations from monopoly utility corporations and government contractors to reduce the influence of big money in politics.

Supports expanding the rights of unions and workers.

- Supports raising taxes on billionaires and corporations to fund community investments and advocates for universal basic income to address income inequality.
- Supports investment in public transit to enhance freedom and mobility for residents, reducing reliance on cars and high insurance costs.
- Opposes political donations from monopoly utility corporations and government contractors to reduce the influence of big money in politics.
- Supports expanding the rights of unions and workers.

Economy

Supports reforming sentencing guidelines, ending the school-to-prison pipeline through investment in public education and youth services, and ending qualified immunity.

Supports funding and expanding community violence intervention (CVI) programs.

Advocates for limiting the use of no-knock warrants.

Supports prohibiting police officers from tampering with body-camera evidence.

Supports revoking the licenses of law enforcement officers who use excessive force.

- Supports reforming sentencing guidelines, ending the school-to-prison pipeline through investment in public education and youth services, and ending qualified immunity.
- Supports funding and expanding community violence intervention (CVI) programs.
- Advocates for limiting the use of no-knock warrants.
- Supports prohibiting police officers from tampering with body-camera evidence.
- Supports revoking the licenses of law enforcement officers who use excessive force.

Public Safety

Supports Medicare for All to ensure everyone has access to healthcare, including coverage for dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health, and community-based long-term support services.

Supports codifying abortion rights at the federal level and protecting access to medication abortion nationwide.

- Supports Medicare for All to ensure everyone has access to healthcare, including coverage for dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health, and community-based long-term support services.
- Supports codifying abortion rights at the federal level and protecting access to medication abortion nationwide.

Healthcare

Supports increasing federal investments in public education, including higher teacher wages, universal free school lunches, expanded early childhood resources, and fully funding equitable education for all children.

Supports making all public colleges, universities, and trade schools tuition-free and advocates for the cancellation of existing student loan debt.

Supports providing universal free pre-K for all children.

- Supports increasing federal investments in public education, including higher teacher wages, universal free school lunches, expanded early childhood resources, and fully funding equitable education for all children.
- Supports making all public colleges, universities, and trade schools tuition-free and advocates for the cancellation of existing student loan debt.
- Supports providing universal free pre-K for all children.

Education

Supports a Green New Deal that transitions to 100% clean and renewable energy, creates green union jobs, lowers energy costs, and improves community health.

Advocates for holding utility corporations accountable to decrease consumer utility bills.

Advocates for environmental justice and ensuring access to clean air and water.

Supports large-scale infrastructure investments to replace lead water pipes.

- Supports a Green New Deal that transitions to 100% clean and renewable energy, creates green union jobs, lowers energy costs, and improves community health.
- Advocates for holding utility corporations accountable to decrease consumer utility bills.
- Advocates for environmental justice and ensuring access to clean air and water.
- Supports large-scale infrastructure investments to replace lead water pipes.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes excessive military spending and advocates for leading with diplomacy in foreign policy.

Opposes unconditional funding for weapons and bombs, advocating instead for reallocating those resources to address urgent domestic needs.

Advocates for reforming the asylum process and supporting refugees.

Supports shutting down for-profit immigration detention centers.

Advocates for a diplomacy-first foreign policy and opposes unconditional funding for weapons.

- Opposes excessive military spending and advocates for leading with diplomacy in foreign policy.
- Opposes unconditional funding for weapons and bombs, advocating instead for reallocating those resources to address urgent domestic needs.
- Advocates for reforming the asylum process and supporting refugees.
- Supports shutting down for-profit immigration detention centers.
- Advocates for a diplomacy-first foreign policy and opposes unconditional funding for weapons.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports banning political donations from monopoly utility corporations and government contractors to reduce the influence of big money in politics.

Supports securing funding for community recreation centers.

Supports removing the influence of super PACs and corporate dark money from politics.

- Supports banning political donations from monopoly utility corporations and government contractors to reduce the influence of big money in politics.
- Supports securing funding for community recreation centers.
- Supports removing the influence of super PACs and corporate dark money from politics.

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