Senator Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown) is currently serving his first term in the State Senate and was reelected to a second term earlier this month, representing the 4th District, which includes seventeen communities across Downriver and Western Wayne County. He currently serves as the assistant majority leader and chairs the PreK-12 School Aid Budget. Senator Camilleri has focused his first term on legislation to keep promises made to working people and help everyday Michiganders get ahead. The Senator has been an advocate for labor issues, and as a former teacher, he’s worked to improve student outcomes and combat the state’s literacy crisis and teacher shortage.
Following the General Election, his colleagues in the Senate selected him to serve as the Senate Majority Leader for the upcoming term. In that role, he will lead not only the Democratic Caucus, but the entire chamber. As a key leader in the Legislature, he will negotiate with the House and Administration on the key budget and policy objectives that directly impact the lives of those who live and work in Michigan.
Senator Camilleri is the son of an immigrant from Malta and a Latina. When he was first elected, he became Michigan’s youngest Latino and first-ever Maltese-American elected to the legislature.
He’s a first-generation college graduate, earning his degree from Kalamazoo College. This has been a driving force behind his commitment to expanding college access for all kids. Before his election to the Senate, he served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. Prior to his election to the Michigan Legislature, he was a high school social studies teacher in Southwest Detroit. He and his wife have two children.
Please click here to read our prior spotlight on Senator Camilleri, including a Q&A.
