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Darrin Quiroz Camilleri is a Democratic politician who represents the 23rd District in the Michigan House of Representatives which includes the Downriver communities of Brownstown Township, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Huron Township, Trenton, and Woodhaven. In his first term, Camilleri serves as the Assistant Minority Leader and co-chair of the Michigan Latino Legislative Caucus. At 24, he became the youngest Latino and first Maltese-American in history elected to Michigan's legislature. In the 2016 election, he was the only Democrat to flip control of a seat in the state House. Camilleri sits on the Education Reform, Energy Policy, and Commerce and Trade committees.

Early Life and Education
Camilleri was born on January 28th, 1992, and raised in Dearborn Heights and Brownstown, Michigan. After graduating from Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, he earned a bachelor's degree from Kalamazoo College, majoring in Political Science and minoring in English. In college, he served as student body president, led the Michigan Federation of College Democrats, and worked for Congressman John Dingell. His father is an immigrant from Malta and his mother is of Mexican descent.

Career
Prior to getting elected to the legislature, Camilleri was a high school social studies teacher at Voyager College Prep in Detroit, where he was social studies department chair and a ninth grade advisor. He also served on the Brownstown Parks and Recreation Commission.

On August 2nd, 2016, Camilleri defeated Sherry Berecz, Steven Rzeppa, and Elayne Petrucci in a Democratic primary election.

Following the primary election, Darrin defeated Republican candidate, Bob Howey, by 323 votes on November 6th, 2016 in the general election.

{| class="wikitable" ! Party !! Candidate !! Vote % !! Votes
 * Democrat || Darrin Camilleri || 50.34% || 24,100
 * Republican || Bob Howey || 44.93% || 23,777
 * Republican || Bob Howey || 44.93% || 23,777
 * Republican || Bob Howey || 44.93% || 23,777