Sylvia Santana

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Sylvia Santana
Image of Sylvia Santana
Michigan State Senate District 2
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives District 9
Successor: Karen Whitsett

Michigan State Senate District 3
Successor: Stephanie Chang
Predecessor: Morris Hood

Compensation

Base salary

$71,685/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid. Legislators receive an expense allowance of $10,800/year for session and interim.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Eastern Michigan University, 2007

Graduate

Michigan State University, 2022

Contact

Sylvia Santana (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Santana (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 2. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Santana is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 9 from 2017 to 2019.

Biography

Sylvia Santana lives in Warrendale, Michigan.[1] Santana earned a B.B.A. from Eastern Michigan University in 2007 and an executive M.B.A. from Michigan State University in 2022. Her career experience includes working as a micro-lending officer with ProsperUS Detroit/Southwest Economic Solutions, a valuation analyst with Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc., and an underwriter with Quicken Loans.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Santana was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Santana was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Santana was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations

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Elections

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 2

Incumbent Sylvia Santana defeated Harry Sawicki and Larry Betts in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sylvia Santana
Sylvia Santana (D)
 
68.0
 
43,258
Image of Harry Sawicki
Harry Sawicki (R)
 
29.4
 
18,726
Image of Larry Betts
Larry Betts (Working Class Party)
 
2.6
 
1,632
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 63,620
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 2

Incumbent Sylvia Santana defeated Maurice Sanders in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sylvia Santana
Sylvia Santana
 
80.7
 
15,020
Maurice Sanders
 
19.3
 
3,599

Total votes: 18,619
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 2

Harry Sawicki advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Harry Sawicki
Harry Sawicki
 
100.0
 
5,984

Total votes: 5,984
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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 2

Larry Betts advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 2 on June 26, 2022.

Candidate
Image of Larry Betts
Larry Betts (Working Class Party)

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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 3

Sylvia Santana defeated Kathy Stecker and Hali McEachern in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sylvia Santana
Sylvia Santana (D)
 
81.8
 
58,405
Kathy Stecker (R)
 
15.3
 
10,928
Hali McEachern (Working Class Party)
 
2.9
 
2,095

Total votes: 71,428
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 3

Sylvia Santana defeated Gary Woronchak, Anita Belle, and Terry Burrell in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 3 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sylvia Santana
Sylvia Santana
 
41.5
 
12,646
Image of Gary Woronchak
Gary Woronchak
 
38.7
 
11,785
Image of Anita Belle
Anita Belle
 
14.3
 
4,367
Terry Burrell
 
5.5
 
1,668

Total votes: 30,466
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 3

Kathy Stecker advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 3 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kathy Stecker
 
100.0
 
4,233

Total votes: 4,233
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2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Harvey Santana (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Sylvia Santana defeated James Stephens in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 general election.[3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sylvia Santana 94.29% 27,560
     Republican James Stephens 5.71% 1,668
Total Votes 29,228
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sylvia Santana 49.33% 2,967
     Democratic Annie Carter 2.51% 151
     Democratic Tijuana Morris 3.19% 192
     Democratic Alicia Murphy 4.01% 241
     Democratic William Phillips 1.58% 95
     Democratic Gary Pollard 30.49% 1,834
     Democratic Regina Ross 8.89% 535
Total Votes 6,015


James Stephens ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 Republican primary.[4][5]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png James Stephens  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

Santana's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]

Sylvia Santana will work to:

STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY
Secure funding to ensure our city has the resources necessary to improve our quality of life.

REBUILD OUR ECONOMY
Help small businesses with the tools they need to grow our economy and strengthen our community.

KEEP US SAFE
Funding for our police and fire departments to ensure they have the necessary resources to keep our neighborhood safe.

IMPROVE EDUCATION
Increase education funding by eliminating corporate welfare and tax breaks for the special interests.[7]

Campaign finance summary


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Sylvia Santana campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Michigan State Senate District 2Won general$211,196 $0
2018Michigan State Senate District 3Won general$157,823 N/A**
2016Michigan House of Representatives, District 9Won $83,490 N/A**
Grand total$452,509 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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See also


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Adam Hollier (D)
Michigan State Senate District 2
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Morris Hood (D)
Michigan State Senate District 3
2019-2023
Succeeded by
Stephanie Chang (D)
Preceded by
-
Michigan House of Representatives District 9
2017-2019
Succeeded by
Karen Whitsett (D)


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