==Political career==
Danahay won without opposition the District 33 House seat vacated by the Democrat (and later [[Republican Party|Republican]]) Ronnie Johns, who was thereafter elected without opposition in 2011 to the [[Louisiana State Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Election Results|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>Danahay won his second term again without opposition in the primary election held on October 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Election Results|date=October 22, 2011|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>
Representative Danahay has been a member of the Louisiana Rural Caucus, the Acadiana delegation, and the Democratic Caucus. He serves on these committees: (1) Governmental Affairs (Vice chairman), (2) Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs, (3) Ways and Means, (4) Executive, and (5) Joint Capital Outlay.<ref name=mdanahay/> His legislative ratings have ranged from 67 to 88 percent from the [[conservative]] Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In 2012, he was rated 83 percent by the National Federation of Independent Business. In 2013 and 2014, the conservative Louisiana Family Forum scored him 89 and 80 percent, respectively. Since 2008, he has been rated every year as 100 percent by Louisiana [[Right to Life]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/86890/michael-danahay#.VTXANsstEqQ|title=Michael Danahay's Ratings and Endorsementsts|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>