Michigan Senate · District 5
Dayna Polehanki
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dayna Polehanki's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Michigan Senate District 8.
Also on the ballot: Kenneth D. Massey (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Dayna Polehanki.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Dayna Polehanki.
Bills
The bills Dayna Polehanki sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 33 |
| Passed both chambers | 8 |
| Became law | 8 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 2 of 38 in the Senate · 2 of 20 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 433 State agencies (existing): health and human services; educational materials regarding health dangers for youth using high-potency THC and cannabis products… |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2026 |
| SB 989 Education: teachers and administrators; interim teaching certification process; modify |
Became law | July 3, 2026 |
| SB 604 Liquor: authorized distribution agents; authorized distribution agent fees; increase |
Became law | July 3, 2026 |
| SB 294 Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend |
Became law | July 3, 2026 |
| SB 293 Animals: care and treatment; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for the animals' care; amend |
Became law | July 3, 2026 |
| SB 106 Vehicles: fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for spay and neuter clinics; create |
Became law | July 3, 2026 |
| SB 495 Education: safety; emergency operations plan requirements; modify |
Became law | Jan. 29, 2026 |
| SB 349 Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for |
Became law | Dec. 16, 2025 |
Budget projects
The Michigan pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
1 against the Senate Majority Leader; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate Majority Leader | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | SB 877: Appropriations: supplemental; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | HB 4002: Labor: benefits; requirements for an employer to provide earned sick time, modify Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | SB 8: Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How Dayna Polehanki voted on each of the 631 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- sendpolehanki@senate.michigan.gov
- Capitol office
- Room S-310, Capitol Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-7350
Committees
- Education Chair
- Regulatory Affairs Democratic vice chair
- Economic and Community Development
- Energy and Environment
- Natural Resources and Agriculture
- Oversight
- Veterans and Emergency Services
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Michigan Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Michigan House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections