Sylvia Santana's Biography
- State Senate (MI) - District 2, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
5600 Binsfeld Building
Post Office Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
Full Name:
Sylvia Santana
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Harvey; 3 Children: Sofia, Olivia, Samuel
Birth Date:
1979
Birth Place:
Cincinnati, OH
Home City:
Warrendale, MI
Attended, Michigan Political Leadership Program, Michigan State University, 2015
BBA, Accounting and Finance, Eastern Michigan University, 1998-2007
Senator, Michigan State Senate, District 2, 2023-Present
Senator, Michigan State Senate, District 3, 2019-2022
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 9, 2017-2019
Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 3, 2018
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Member, Elections and Ethics Committee
Member, Health Policy Committee
Member, Housing and Human Services Committee
Member, Regulatory Affairs Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary
Member, Subcommittee on Department of Health and Human Services
Member, Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay
Member, Subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Department of Insurance and Financial Services
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Second Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Corrections, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Insurance and Financial Services, Michigan State House of Representatives
Micro-Lending Officer, ProsperUS Detroit/Southwest Economic Solutions, 2014-2016
Analyst, Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Incorporated, 2007-2011
Underwriter/Client Coordinator, Quicken Loans, 2003-2007
President/Treasurer, Brace Stahelin Greenview Block Club, 2007-2014
Fellow, Center for Progressive Leadership Civic Engagement Academy, 2012
President/Finance Director, Warrendale Community Organization, 2007-2012
Awards:
Gilbert Award, Quicken Loans, April 2005
A True Woman of Distinction, Wayne County Commissioner Alisha R. Bell, 2014
Michigan Political Leadership Program 2015 Fellow
Center for Progressive Leadership /Civic Engagement Academy Fellow 2012