Dayna Polehanki

Dayna Polehanki lives in Livonia, Michigan. Polehanki earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Central Michigan University and a master’s degree in teaching from Marygrove College.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dayna Polehanki has served in the Michigan Senate since she first flipped a seat from red to blue in 2019. Before serving in the Michigan Senate she was a high school English teacher for nearly 20 years, earning "Teacher of the Year" awards twice for her school district.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Make “the working poor” a thing of the past so that all Michiganders can live dignified lives.Make quality healthcare widely accessible and affordable.Continue focus on improving early literacy, protecting students’ safety and mental health, recruiting and retaining teachers, and expanding access to college and skilled trades.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As the majority Chairwoman of the Education Committee in the Michigan Senate, I am focused on putting students and educators at the forefront of every decision I make about education in Michigan.

Dayna Polehanki did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Education, Environment, Health Care[3][4]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

As a classroom teacher of 16 years and my district's 2018 Teacher of the Year, I have seen first hand the bad hand that has been dealt to students and teachers over the past eight years of failed leadership in Lansing. We must turn this ship around. To start, we must remove Betsy DeVos's failed for-profit motive and heed the call of bipartisan school funding studies and increase per-pupil funding to our PK-12 schools. Once elected to the state senate, I will be not just the voice--but the ROAR--for students and teachers in Michigan.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]