November 3rd, 20211HAMTRAMCK — Amer Ghalib celebrated a decisive victory against a long-time incumbent mayor on Tuesday, in an election that marks the changing of political tides in the city's history.
Ghalib may also be the first fully Yemeni American to serve as mayor of an American city, though Montgomery Township, New Jersey's Sadaf Jaffer,...
November 3rd, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill Bazzi has beat challenger Council Chairwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell and will continue being mayor.
Bazzi earned 73 percent of the vote for a partial term that ends this year and 72 percent of the vote for a full four-year term that follows.
The partial term was to finish the term of former...
October 29th, 20210DEARBORN — As Election Day looms, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) hosted a pre-election reception at Byblo's Banquet hall in Dearborn.
While the event was not as large as typically would be due to COVID, elected officials and candidates alike were in attendance.
“This is probably the most critical and...
July 25th, 20210DEARBORN — Residents have a lot of decisions to make in the August 3 primary by narrowing down a large selection of mayoral and City Council candidates.
Mayor
With the retirement of Mayor Jack O’Reilly, seven people submitted their names for the position, two of whom will advance to the general election in November.
City...
July 25th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With partial and full terms on the ballot for the 2021 elections, only the mayor’s position is up for election in the August 3 primary.
The partial terms are for mayor, ending on Dec. 31, city clerk, ending on Dec. 31, and a City Council seat, ending on Dec. 31, 2023.
Mayor
The partial term for mayor is to...
July 24th, 20210WESTLAND — Voters will choose from four candidates for mayor and 12 for City Council in the Aug. 3 primary.
In Westland, four Council members are elected at each regular odd year city election. The three candidates who receive the highest number of votes are elected to four-year terms and the candidate receiving the fourth highest...
July 24th, 20211WESTLAND — Bill Wild, the city's longest-serving mayor, is currently running for a fourth term.
Before first being elected mayor in 2007, Wild served for six years on the City Council and two years on the Planning Commission.
As one of four candidates for mayor, Wild has already been endorsed by AAPAC, UAW Region 1A, Westland...
July 8th, 20210DEARBORN — Abdullah Hammoud, who is one of seven candidates running for mayor of Dearborn, has earned the endorsement of Wayne County Executive Warren Evans.
Hammoud, a state representative in his final term, announced his candidacy for mayor in January.
Hammoud announced the endorsement in a Facebook post.
“We are...
July 6th, 20210DEARBORN — Gary Woronchak, a former editor of the Press & Guide, state representative and chairman of the Wayne County Commission, is running for mayor.
Woronchak’s parents moved to Dearborn from the east side of Detroit right before he started kindergarten at Whitmore-Bolles Elementary school. He then went on to Edison...
July 3rd, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn Public School Board Trustee Hussein Berry is looking to become the next mayor of the city he loves and calls home.
“My story is Dearborn’s story,” he said. “I grew up in the Southend, watching the smoke stacks as I went to school. I watched my father create a business that still thrives today —...
July 3rd, 20210DEARBORN — Ziad Abdulmalik is looking to obtain enough votes to take one of the seven City Council seats that are up for grabs in this election.
The 34-year-old was born and raised in Dearborn, met his wife in Dearborn before getting married nine years ago and has a 4-year-old son in the Dearborn Public School District, with...
June 23rd, 20210DEARBORN — Kamel Elkadri wants to bring his vision for Dearborn to the City Council.
“I decided to run for City Council because Dearborn has given me and my family so much and I want that same opportunity for others,” said Elkadri, one of 18 candidates competing for the seven Council seats. “My father immigrated to this...
June 16th, 20210DEARBORN/HAMTRAMCK — The Yemeni-American Michigan Democratic Caucus (YAMDC) announced its endorsements for Dearborn and Hamtramck City Council and mayoral candidates.
For City Council in Dearborn, the group is endorsing Mustapha Hammoud, Samraa Luqman, Khodr Farhat, Khalil Othman, Kamal Alsawafy, Saeid Alawathy and incumbent Leslie...
June 12th, 20210DEARBORN — With all seven City Council seats up for grabs, Councilman Mike Sareini is one of 18 candidates and is hoping to retain his seat.
Sareini, 49, is a married father of five and a lifelong Dearborn resident. His mother, Suzanne Sareini, held the seat for 24 years before he decided to run the same year she announced she...
June 6th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mo Baydoun, who was appointed to the Dearborn Heights City Council earlier this year, is running to retain his seat.
Baydoun was appointed to finish out former Councilwoman Lisa Hicks-Clayton’s term once she was elected treasurer in November.
In 2017, Baydoun ran for a full-term seat on the City Council and...
June 2nd, 20210DEARBORN/HEIGHTS — Emgage has announced its endorsement for Abdullah Hammoud for Dearborn mayor and Hassan Ahmad and Mo Baydoun for Dearborn Heights City Council.
Emgage's website says it is a family of civic and political institutions dedicated to strengthening the engagement of Muslim Americans in the civic and political process,...
May 8th, 20211DEARBORN — Lifelong resident Mustapha Hammoud has entered the race for one of seven City Council seats that are up for election.
Having been born and raised in Dearborn, Hammoud attended Dearborn Public Schools, Henry Ford College and the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in...
May 1st, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Anthony Camilleri, a local businessman and resident for more than 49 years, has decided it’s time to run for mayor.
Camilleri said that in his campaign, he will strive to work with and for all residents.
“My goals are to build a stronger, safer, better community,” he said. “Everything I set out to...
May 1st, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Rachel LaPointe is one of two women vying for one of four full-term City Council seats that are up for election this year.
“Dearborn Heights is in a time of transition, following the passing of Mayor Paletko, and we need strong, creative leaders,” she said. “When I noticed that the City Council could...
April 16th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Hassan Ahmad, a resident for more than 15 years and a real estate broker with Re/Max Leading Edge is running for City Council.
After moving to Dearborn Heights, Ahmad met his wife and had a daughter and two sons, who attend school in the city.
“Being the proud product of this city, I have come to know the...
April 14th, 20210DEARBORN — Longtime resident and activist Khodr Farhat has announced that he is running for one of seven City Council seats up for grabs in the upcoming election.
Farhat made the announcement in a Facebook post.
“After many long conversations with community members, family and friends, I’m excited to announce that I will be...
