Dylan Wegela

Dylan Wegela is from Garden City, Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 26 since 2023.

Early career

Before running for the Michigan House, Wegela spent 7 years as a teacher, union organizer, and education activist, living in South Korea, Arizona, and Michigan.

Wegela "cut [his] teeth" organizing for Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign in 2016.Later, he was part of the "Red for Ed" teacher strike wave in Arizona, where he founded Arizona Educators United and secured over $400 million for public education. He then became president of his union local, the Cartwright Education Association.

2024 Detroit Action endorsements

• Jonathan Kinloch
• Laurie Pohutsky
• Mike McFall
• Veronica Paiz
• Emily Dievendorf
• Dylan Wegela
• Ammara Ansari
• Tonya Myers Phillips

'Red Square'

DSA comrade

Dylan Wegela is a member of Democratic Socialists of America.