Candidate · State Senate, District 8
Dayna Polehanki
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Michigan Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve or reject many of the governor's appointments. A term is four years, with a limit of 12 years total in the Legislature.
- Current office
- State Senator (in the Michigan Senate since 2019)
- Occupation
- State senator; former high school teacher
- Lives in
- Livonia
Background
- Member of the Michigan Senate since 2019. source: daynaforsenate.com
- High school teacher for nearly 20 years; two-time New Haven Community Schools Teacher of the Year. source: daynaforsenate.com
- Graduate of Central Michigan University; holds a master's degree in teaching. source: daynaforsenate.com
- Chairs the Senate Education Committee and serves as Senate Democratic Majority Caucus Chair. source: daynaforsenate.com
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