Meet Representative Dylan Wegela
Our District shaped my family.
My family has a personal connection to every city in our district. My mother and her 6 siblings grew up in Garden City on John Hawk. My wife Anna and I own a home in Garden City. My grandparents Virginia and Bill Harris owned the Kegler House bowling alley in the 1960s. My late Uncle Mark Harris worked at the very first K-Mart and helped organize Garden City High School reunions for many years at Garden City Park. I began my teaching career student teaching at Garden City High School. When I was a kid my father lived in Westland on Van Lawn, my brothers and I would run around at Hamilton Elementary. In High School, my family moved to Westland and I lived there during my high school years. My brother and mother still live in Westland to this day. My mother spent much of her childhood in Inkster visiting her grandparents Flynn and Bertha Butler. They lived across from the Booker T Dozier recreation center at the corner of Wellsely and Meadow Ln. My great-grandfather Charles Harris lived on Beverly Rd (Near Wayne Rd) in Romulus.
A Life of Service:
I grew up in a working-class family. Both of my grandparents worked in the automotive industry and were UAW members. I have been serving and fighting for working-class communities my entire adult life. I taught in public schools for 7.5 years. I’ve taught in Arizona, Michigan, and South Korea. When I lived in South Korea I would travel 4 hours by bus each way to tutor North Korean Refugees in English. I served two years as my teacher's union president, while teaching full-time, and won record contracts as our lead negotiator. In 2018 I helped organize one of the largest teacher strikes in US history bringing $400 Million into public schools. Since being elected I have introduced legislation to take DTE and other powerful corporations in Michigan.
My wife Anna is a mental health professional and we are committed to connecting families in our district with the resources they need. Since being in office we have helped hundreds of constituents in need. I’m running for re-election in the State House to continue my work serving the community and fighting for the people of District 26.
I know a better world is possible. I believe that in the richest country in the history of the world people should have a right to healthcare, housing, and food.