Detroit's new City Council sworn in, picks Mary Sheffield as president
Detroit's City Council was sworn in Tuesday for a new, four-year term and appoints Mary Sheffield as president and James Tate as pro tem.
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Detroit's City Council was sworn in Tuesday for a new, four-year term and appoints Mary Sheffield as president and James Tate as pro tem.
Results for the November 2, 2021 election in Michigan will start to come in after 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Despite two incumbents running unopposed and a third scoring a big victory in the 1st District, there were several newcomers that succeeded Tuesday night when results were all tallied up.
There are four open Detroit City Council seats up for grabs in next week's Election Day - but political analyst Adolph Mongo says he can't understand why the races aren't more interesting.
Ex-mayor's son a step closer to Detroit Council at-large seat Detroit — The son of the city's first African American mayor is leading a field of contenders in Tuesday's primary hoping to secure at-large seats on Detroit's City Council. Coleman A. Young II, a former state senator and mayoral candidate, topped the field alongside incumbent City Councilwoman Janee Ayers, each pulling in about 31% of the vote Tuesday, with 81% of precincts reporting. The two join former State Rep. Mary Waters and Nicole Smalls, a Detroit Charter Revision Commissioner and activist Jermain Lee Jones, in th...