2013 Detroit City Council field of candidates.

[brizee]

Correction.

There was a local paper that covered this topic.

The Arab American News last Thursday.

[Danny]

District One [[the northwest corner of the City): Darryl Brown, Marc Cayce, Wanda Jan Hill, Ulice Sherman and James Tate [[I).

James Tate has some popularities with his friends and neighbors in the North Rosedale Park and Grandmont area. He is best chance to keep the seat.

District Two [[the north part of the City): Ervin Bassett, Richard Bowers Jr., John W. Cromer, George Cushingberry Jr., Barbara Herard, Leslie Love, Derrick Muhammad, Carron Pinkins, Kenneth L. Scott, Mark Slater and Hollie Tugwell.

That's going to be very tight.

District Three [[the northeast side of the City): Francine Adams, Russell Bellant, Myron Benford, Scott Benson, Melia Howard, Adam R. Mundy, Wanda Redmond, Eugene Slappy and Dorthea Thomas.

Too close to call! But my eyes of on Scott Benson, Francine Adams, Dorthea Thomas.

District Four [[the east side of the City): Albert Aaron, Helena Blakemore, Bettie Cook-Scott, Ronald D. Diebel, Jessie Lee Fennie, Corey Josef Gilchrist, Khalil Ligon and Andre Spivey [[I).

Andre Spivey has very strong support from this friends in the east side. Bettie Cook-Scott may catch up. But Spivey will keep his council seat.

District Five [[includes Downtown and Midtown): Naomi Anderson, Adam Hollier, Willie McLeod, Attie Pollard, Yusef Shakur, Mary Sheffield, DaNetta Simpson, Brian White and Bonnie Warmack.

Keep your close eye on Mary Sheffield. He has some church folks from Horrace's D.A.B.O. group.

District Six [[the southwest side of the City): Tyrone Anthony Carter, Nina Fawaz, Vincent Keenan, Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, William I. Robinson, Davonte Sherard, Suneil Singh and Mary Waters

Raquel Canstaneda-Lopez has tons of her Mexican Hispanic friends on the W. Vernor business corridor. She could take the commanding lead for the council seat. Mary Water's little problem in court-of-law may put her out in the race.

District Seven [[the West Side of the City): John Bennett, Rob Bennett, Dustin Campbell, William Scott Phillips, Regina Ross and Tonya Renay Wells.

Keep you eyes on the Bennetts and well as the Tonya Renay Wells.

Tom Barrow, Angelo Brown, Tawanza Brown, D'Artagnan M. Collier, Krystal A. Crittendon, Michael E. Duggan, Fred Durhal Jr., Cheryl Franklin, Herman Griffin, Willie Lipscomb, Lisa Howze, Raymond J. Lile Jr., Benny Napoleon, John Olumba, Sigmunt Szczepkowski, Jean Vortkamp, Delores Scott, Mark Murphy, Velina Patterson-Dockery, Deneshea Richey and Percy Ross III.

So far Mike Duggan got the commading lead in the polls, Benny Napoleon is second,Krystal Crittendon is third and Lisa Houze if Forth.

Benny Napoleon and Krystal Crittendon and Lisa Howze are strongly oppose the emergency managers and want Detroit to return back to home rule. Napoleon and Crittendon sneaky problems in the past could lose the Mayor race by August Primary. Lisa Howse is doing very good to stay out the media's attention and could hang on for the August Primary. Mike Duggan has a strong reputation is saving DMC from banruptcy and saving SMART bus system from being non-existant for regional transit. Mike Duggan could be the strong candidate for Detroit Mayor.

[downtownguy]

Raquel Canstaneda-Lopez has tons of her Mexican Hispanic friends on the W. Vernor business corridor. She could take the commanding lead for the council seat. Mary Water's little problem in court-of-law may put her out in the race.

Mary Waters is actually in District 5.

So far Mike Duggan got the commading lead in the polls, Benny Napoleon is second,Krystal Crittendon is third and Lisa Houze if Forth.

Benny Napoleon and Krystal Crittendon and Lisa Howze are strongly oppose the emergency managers and want Detroit to return back to home rule. Napoleon and Crittendon sneaky problems in the past could lose the Mayor race by August Primary. Lisa Howse is doing very good to stay out the media's attention and could hang on for the August Primary. Mike Duggan has a strong reputation is saving DMC from banruptcy and saving SMART bus system from being non-existant for regional transit. Mike Duggan could be the strong candidate for Detroit Mayor.

In my very very unscientific poll, I'll estimate that I've been seeing about 10 signs/window stickers for Napoleon for every one of Duggan's.

[Toka313]

Mary Waters is actually in District 5.



In my very very unscientific poll, I'll estimate that I've been seeing about 10 signs/window stickers for Napoleon for every one of Duggan's.

Sorry for yet another post.. But when you think about how the primary and then runoff works, you have to take into account that people supporting other candidates like Crittendon, Howze, Barrow, etc, would they spin off to Napoleon or Duggan? I would suspect Benny would pick up those votes after the primary. Primaries are non-partisan. So the top two will automatically move on. Assuming that its Napoleon and Duggan [[which is an assumption because I'm not so sure how things will shake out after this gets going) then how many votes do we honestly think Duggan will pick up after all those other candidates are removed?

[corktownyuppie]

Assuming that its Napoleon and Duggan [[which is an assumption because I'm not so sure how things will shake out after this gets going) then how many votes do we honestly think Duggan will pick up after all those other candidates are removed?

That's the million dollar question.

- Keep in mind that voter turn out in the city is abysmal, so I wonder if that plays into the hands of Duggan or Napoleon

- Duggan is pretty shrewd. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that he gets an endorsement from one of the candidates that gets left off the ballot.

- Also curious to know whether the demographic shifts in Detroit are sizable enough to change tilt the scale one way or the other.

Gonna be interesting.

[Junkin4Life]

District One [[the northwest corner of the City): Darryl Brown, Marc Cayce, Wanda Jan Hill, Ulice Sherman and James Tate [[I).

James Tate has some popularities with his friends and neighbors in the North Rosedale Park and Grandmont area. He is best chance to keep the seat.

District Two [[the north part of the City): Ervin Bassett, Richard Bowers Jr., John W. Cromer, George Cushingberry Jr., Barbara Herard, Leslie Love, Derrick Muhammad, Carron Pinkins, Kenneth L. Scott, Mark Slater and Hollie Tugwell.

That's going to be very tight.

District Three [[the northeast side of the City): Francine Adams, Russell Bellant, Myron Benford, Scott Benson, Melia Howard, Adam R. Mundy, Wanda Redmond, Eugene Slappy and Dorthea Thomas.

Too close to call! But my eyes of on Scott Benson, Francine Adams, Dorthea Thomas.

District Four [[the east side of the City): Albert Aaron, Helena Blakemore, Bettie Cook-Scott, Ronald D. Diebel, Jessie Lee Fennie, Corey Josef Gilchrist, Khalil Ligon and Andre Spivey [[I).

Andre Spivey has very strong support from this friends in the east side. Bettie Cook-Scott may catch up. But Spivey will keep his council seat.

District Five [[includes Downtown and Midtown): Naomi Anderson, Adam Hollier, Willie McLeod, Attie Pollard, Yusef Shakur, Mary Sheffield, DaNetta Simpson, Brian White and Bonnie Warmack.

Keep your close eye on Mary Sheffield. He has some church folks from Horrace's D.A.B.O. group.

District Six [[the southwest side of the City): Tyrone Anthony Carter, Nina Fawaz, Vincent Keenan, Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, William I. Robinson, Davonte Sherard, Suneil Singh and Mary Waters

Raquel Canstaneda-Lopez has tons of her Mexican Hispanic friends on the W. Vernor business corridor. She could take the commanding lead for the council seat. Mary Water's little problem in court-of-law may put her out in the race.

District Seven [[the West Side of the City): John Bennett, Rob Bennett, Dustin Campbell, William Scott Phillips, Regina Ross and Tonya Renay Wells.

Keep you eyes on the Bennetts and well as the Tonya Renay Wells.

Tom Barrow, Angelo Brown, Tawanza Brown, D'Artagnan M. Collier, Krystal A. Crittendon, Michael E. Duggan, Fred Durhal Jr., Cheryl Franklin, Herman Griffin, Willie Lipscomb, Lisa Howze, Raymond J. Lile Jr., Benny Napoleon, John Olumba, Sigmunt Szczepkowski, Jean Vortkamp, Delores Scott, Mark Murphy, Velina Patterson-Dockery, Deneshea Richey and Percy Ross III.

So far Mike Duggan got the commading lead in the polls, Benny Napoleon is second,Krystal Crittendon is third and Lisa Houze if Forth.

Benny Napoleon and Krystal Crittendon and Lisa Howze are strongly oppose the emergency managers and want Detroit to return back to home rule. Napoleon and Crittendon sneaky problems in the past could lose the Mayor race by August Primary. Lisa Howse is doing very good to stay out the media's attention and could hang on for the August Primary. Mike Duggan has a strong reputation is saving DMC from banruptcy and saving SMART bus system from being non-existant for regional transit. Mike Duggan could be the strong candidate for Detroit Mayor.

What is your pick for At Large?

[Toka313]

What is your pick for At Large?

David Bullock stands a great chance for At large. Saunteel Jenkins would be my other pick.

[Junkin4Life]

IMO I think Yusef Shakur stands out for District 5.... Sorry I cannot take Mary Sheffield seriously

[downtownguy]

IMO I think Yusef Shakur stands out for District 5.... Sorry I cannot take Mary Sheffield seriously

According to the City Clerk's document referenced in the first post, Yusef Shakur did not meet the petition requirements.

[Junkin4Life]

According to the City Clerk's document referenced in the first post, Yusef Shakur did not meet the petition requirements.

If that is the case, who would be ideal for District 5?

[Toka313]

District Six [[the southwest side of the City): Tyrone Anthony Carter, Nina Fawaz, Vincent Keenan, Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, William I. Robinson, Davonte Sherard, Suneil Singh and Mary Waters

Raquel Canstaneda-Lopez has tons of her Mexican Hispanic friends on the W. Vernor business corridor. She could take the commanding lead for the council seat. Mary Water's little problem in court-of-law may put her out in the race.

You're overlooking William Isaac Robinson a little too much here. He stands an excellent chance of taking this district because of his political connections. He worked for Conyers as the senior legislative assistant and his mother Mary Rose Robinson just took a state rep position. I would see this as coming down to Canstaneda-Lopez and Robinson. I think it will be an interesting contest to watch. I'm unsure of Canstaneda-Lopez's position on the EM, but I suspect since her and Rashida Tlaib [[a superhero) are tight that she's not a fan.

I am not sure if Keenan is a viable candidate at this time. Even though he started a great service in Publius, I'll be interested to see what the reaction is for someone who pushed council by district quite strongly to then run for one of those districts. I'll be waiting to see his positions on issues on his website, but at this time his website is unfinished. This is not to trash Keenan in the slightest. I think someone concerned with political participation would be a great benefit to the district.

[rkayee]

District Five [[includes Downtown and Midtown): Naomi Anderson, Adam Hollier, Willie McLeod, Attie Pollard, Yusef Shakur, Mary Sheffield, DaNetta Simpson, Brian White and Bonnie Warmack.

Keep your close eye on Mary Sheffield. He has some church folks from Horrace's D.A.B.O. group.

Got my absentee ballot in the mail yesterday. Only names on the ballot for District 5 are Sheffield, Simpson, White and Hollier. Mary Waters is also included in District 5, not 6. Really wish Keenan was running @ large.

[msamslex]

Got a card stuck in my door the other day to write in candidate Charmaine Johnson for Detroit City Council, District 7. Have gotten cards for Bennett and Gabe Leland [[son of Burton Leland) also. Haven't decided yet who to vote for.

[poobert]

Saunteel Jenkins lost my vote when she was interviewed on NPR and said she was "surprised" by the bankruptcy announcement. Really, idiot, have you been living under a rock? You've been on Council how long, had how much time to look at the books, the pension boards are suing you, and you're mystified that the City is bankrupt? Go be clueless somewhere else.

[TexasT]

Saunteel Jenkins lost my vote when she was interviewed on NPR and said she was "surprised" by the bankruptcy announcement. Really, idiot, have you been living under a rock? You've been on Council how long, had how much time to look at the books, the pension boards are suing you, and you're mystified that the City is bankrupt? Go be clueless somewhere else.

To be fair, a lo of people were surprised by WHEN it was filed, not that it was filed. The process was sped up when the pensioners filed in Ingham Co.