Annivory Calvert running for City Council

LodgeDodger · May-02-09, 11:51 PM

Saturday, May 2, 2009
Young II's mother to run for City Council

The Detroit News

Detroit --Annivory Calvert, the mother and former campaign manager of state Rep. Coleman A. Young II, is running for City Council.
Adding her name to a list that is approaching 400, Calvert told The Detroit News on Friday that she is "heeding the call of the people" and circulating petitions for the Aug. 4 primary.
Calvert, a former assistant director of public works, had a relationship with Coleman A. Young, the legendary and controversial former mayor, and left town for several years to raise her son. She managed her son's fifth-place campaign for mayor in February.

She joins a roster that includes former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown, former Fox-2 personality Charles Pugh and former council staffer Saunteel Jenkins.

Wow.

**Gistok** · May-02-09, 11:59 PM

She'd have a better chance if she changed her name to Annivory Alexandra Young...

**reddog289** · May-03-09, 01:53 AM

That would work out better for her if she changed her name.

**firstandten** · May-03-09, 02:00 AM

"she is "heeding the call of the people" and circulating petitions for the Aug. 4 primary. "

How about just saying I wanted to run for the job and the pay is pretty good especially in this bad economy.

**Crumbled_pavement** · May-03-09, 08:15 AM

Why do these vultures keep circling around over the city?

**Huggybear** · May-03-09, 08:33 AM

The word nepotocracy comes to mind: Young, Conyers, Cockrel, Leland, Hertel, Levin [[and that's not an exhaustive list). And it's not just limited to Detroit or state politics: we have the Bush and Clinton families at the national level. This isn't 13th century Florence - but you'd never know it from how we elect.