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Bullard, a Republican, served in the State Legislature from 1982 to 2002.
He then was elected to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners where he served four terms, including six years as chairman.
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âI served with Bill on the Board of Commissioners and quickly grew to admire his deep knowledge and ability to get things done. We were from different parties but he was a man of his word, a genuine public servant and a friend. My sincere condolences to his loved ones,ââ Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter wrote in a Tweet.
Bullard succeeded Ruth Johnson as Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds when she was elected Secretary of State in 2010. He was defeated for re-election to a full term as county clerk in 2012 by Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown.
Bill Bullard Jr., an Oakland County Republican political stalwart for four decades, died Friday night from complications of COVID-19 and cancer, friends and former colleagues said. He was 77. He was a fighter, said Anthony Noble, a longtime friend and the newly sworn-in White Lake Township clerk who had chosen Bullard as his deputy. He was a warrior.
Bullard had an extensive career in county and state politics. He was known to be an effective statesman, a mentor to younger legislators and had the ability to work with Democrats across the aisle, former associates said. While serving as a state representative and senator for over 20 years, he sponsored more than 170 bills that were signed into law, according to his bio for the Lansing lobbying firm Strategic Communications Solutions, where he was a partner after leaving office.
A look back at the legacy of Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon
‘He loved Detroit as much as anyone I’ve ever known,’ says mayor
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DETROIT – Wayne County sheriff Benny Napoleon had a unique place in Wayne County politics.
All one had to hear was the name Benny and they immediately knew who someone was talking about. Napoleon served in one of the most difficult jobs anywhere as jailer, and yet his legacy goes far beyond that.
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He was 65 years old.
He spent his entire life serving Detroit. He started as a patrol officer for the Detroit Police Department when he was 18. Former Detroit Police chief Ike McKinnon said he showed early promise.
By Allan Lengel and Violet Ikonomova Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who was battling Covid-19 and on a ventilator for nearly three weeks, died Thursday night at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, according to sources. He was 65. Napoleon had just won another a four-year term in November, when he was unopposed. Less than three weeks later, he was hospitalized Nov. 22. A Detroit native, Napoleon graduated from Cass Technical High School. He earned a bachelor s degree from University of Detroit Mercy and juris doctor from the Detroit College of Law. Napoleon joined the Detroit Police Department in 1975, rising to chief under Mayor Dennis Archer from 1998 to 2001. In 2004, he was named assistant Wayne County Executive and in 2009, he became sheriff.