Donavan McKinney

“And so, democratic socialism, to me, is, and how I define politics, is the redistribution of resources. That’s it. And so, I’m a big believer. You should be able to work one full-time job, to not only make ends meet, but have disposable income, benefits to take care of your family and retirement to look forward to.”

“Yeah. So, listen, I’m currently running to represent the fifth-poorest congressional district in the country, fifth-poorest, and I have a diverse district, you know. But Detroit is the Blackest and poorest major city in all of America. And what I hear that’s top of mind from my residents is that at the end of the day, no matter if they live in inner-city Detroit or they live in a suburb downriver in my district, that they’re having tough times to make ends meet.”

“Yeah, so, Mop Up Michigan is money out of politics. It stemmed from the legislation that myself and state Rep. Dylan Wegela created last term, and we reintroduced it earlier this term, which is called Taking Back Our Power. Essentially, what it does is it bars a lot of our utility companies and our insurance companies, our corporate monopolies, from giving money to our elected officials in any capacity, whether it’s a straight-up campaign contribution or to, you know, shell organizations like (c)(4)s and (c)(3)s that are associated with the politician.”

“You know, we built the biggest and baddest coalition in the country.”

“Today, we showed why being always with the people is more than a slogan — it's a roadmap for the Democratic Party on how to move forward to defeat the fascism and divisiveness harming our country, and to deliver the leadership the Mighty 13th deserves,”

“I’m running FOR CONGRESS because our community deserves someone who has lived OUR struggles and will fight for us with the urgency that this moment demands.”