Spotlight On Senator Darrin Camilleri

Dec 18, 2025

by Liz Gullett

As MLC’s Communications and Social Media Manager, Liz Gullett keeps clients informed and up-to-date on the goings on in Lansing and the Capitol.

Senator Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown) is serving his first term in the Michigan Senate. His colleagues elected him to serve as the Assistant Majority Leader.

Biography

Prior to his election to the Senate, he served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. He has the distinction of being Michigan’s youngest Latino and first-ever Maltese-American state legislator. Before his election to the Legislature, Senator Camilleri was a teacher. He earned his degree from Kalamazoo College.

District

He represents the 4th Senate District, which includes seventeen communities across Downriver and Western Wayne County.

Committees

    • Labor, Majority Vice Chair
    • Appropriations
      • PreK-12, Chair
      • Labor and Economic Opportunity/MEDC Subcommittee
      • Transportation Subcommittee
    • Education
    • Energy and Environment
    • Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection

We asked Senator Camilleri a few questions to learn more about him:

    • What’s your favorite travel destination outside of Michigan?
      • A – I love visiting Arizona, Malta, and Mexico.
    • What’s your favorite hobby other than politics?
      • A – Working out and cooking
    • What’s your favorite game to play or sport to watch and/or play?
      • A – Basketball

Related posts:

  1. Spotlight on Senator Roger Hauck
  2. Spotlight on Senator Roger Victory
  3. Meet the New Member: Representative Tonya Myers Phillips
  4. Meet the New Member: Representative Tim Kelly

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