Carol Glanville

Rep. Carol Glanville is an educator, current state representative, and lifelong Michigander who flipped a seat in the Michigan Senate in 2026. Carol was raised in a union household and has built a reputation as a fierce advocate for working families. Carol flipped her state House district in 2022 and has since secured millions in funding to support schools, fire stations, community centers, and programs like Meals on Wheels, while championing policies that lower the cost of living by eliminating the retirement tax, expanding the working families tax credit, and establishing universal Pre-K.

Click to learn more about DLCC Target Races.

Michigan was one of 2026’s most critical battleground states. Ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats held a one-seat majority in the Michigan Senate, and Republicans narrowly controlled the state House. 

Cycle after cycle, the DLCC has worked with Michigan Democrats to build a foundation for winning campaigns, and included 24 Michigan candidates in our 2026 Target Races program. All 24 candidates claimed victory in November, opening a clear path to restoring full Democratic leadership in the state. 

Thanks to strategic investments and years of hard work, Democrats made history by retaking a majority in the state House and expanding their majority in the state Senate – reestablishing a Democratic trifecta in Michigan.