DLCC Board Member
Winnie Brinks
Senate Majority Leader, Michigan
Over a decade ago, fed up with the lack of transparency in politics, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks launched a gutsy write-in campaign to challenge the status quo. A few years later, she made history as the first woman majority leader in the Michigan Senate and continues to make headlines as she leads the upper chamber in one of the nation’s toughest battlegrounds. The daughter of immigrants, Brinks brings grit, resilience, and a relentless work ethic to every fight. She’s delivered for the people with wins for cleaner drinking water, expanded access to high-quality health care, and helping small businesses. While Republicans fight to make devastating cuts to health care, Leader Brinks has protected Michiganders, delivering legislation that established Michigan as one of the nation’s strongest states on sick leave.
Leader Brinks was first elected to the DLCC board in 2025.
Leader Brinks on the stakes in Michigan this year:
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“As the first Dem to serve as majority leader in my chamber since the 1980s, I know firsthand what Dem majorities can achieve here in Michigan & across the country as we continue to advocate on behalf of working families.” – DLCC Board Member @WinnieBrinks https://t.co/qSwcOKlDQz
— Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (@DLCC) May 17, 2025