Justin Onwenu
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.
- Occupation
- Attorney and organizer
- Lives in
- Detroit
Background
- Graduate of Columbia Law School. source: bridgedetroit.com
- First Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity for the City of Detroit (appointed about 2024). source: bridgedetroit.com
- Previously an air quality and drinking water advocate with the Sierra Club and a legal researcher for SEIU and the UAW. source: bridgedetroit.com
- Member of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Black Leadership Council. source: bridgedetroit.com
- Won the Aug. 4, 2026 Democratic primary for Senate District 1 with 59%. source: clickondetroit.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- "Investing in our neighborhoods" source: bridgedetroit.com
- "Making sure Michigan has higher wage jobs" source: bridgedetroit.com
- Lowering costs, including affordable housing, mass transit and school funding source: bridgedetroit.com
- Making government more ethical source: bridgedetroit.com
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