August 3rd, 20210DEARBORN — With all votes counted, both State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud and Gary Woronchak say they are ready for a competitive race for mayor.
"Dearborn, we won," Hammoud said in a Facebook post. "Tonight's results showed that Dearborn residents are demanding change from City Hall. I'm honored and humbled with today's victory, and I...
August 3rd, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Both Mayor Bill Bazzi and Council Chairwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell have issued statements thanking residents for their support and getting them through to the general election in November.
"I am humbled and honored by the outpour of support from our Dearborn Heights residents on our collective lead," Bazzi...
August 3rd, 20212Correction: And earlier version of this story mistakenly noted that Amer Ghalib is the first Muslim primary front-runner in a Hamtramck mayoral election. Abdul Algazali beat current Karen Majewski by 31 votes in 2013's primary election.
HAMTRAMCK — Yemeni American mayoral candidate Amer Ghalib became the front-runner in the Aug. 3...
July 31st, 20212DEARBORN — Back in June, Dearborn City Council candidate Jon Akkari won an endorsement from UAW Region 1A, an important endorsement for Aug 3.’s primary election candidates.
That endorsement was pulled four days before Tuesday’s election. The organization told Akkari it reviewed his website, which has been up for months, and...
July 31st, 20210DEARBORN — As a lifelong resident and product of the Dearborn Public Schools, Silvio Davis says it’s time for him to use his connections to help lead Dearborn.
Davis, who graduated from Edsel Ford in 2004, has been volunteering since and currently is president of the Dearborn Goodfellows.
While Davis was named Goodfellow of...
July 31st, 20210DEARBORN — With more than 20 years of experience on the Dearborn City Council, Councilman Robert Abraham is looking to retain his seat.
Abraham has three children who are graduates of Loyola University-Chicago, has served the Fordson High School Varsity Alumni charity as the treasurer and director for almost 25 years, is the...
July 30th, 20210HAMTRMACK — The primary election to determine Hamtramck's next mayor is just days away. The Arab American News reached to all four mayoral candidates to ask questions regarding the city's financial challenges, property taxes, marijuana dispensaries and more.
Only Asm Rahman and Mayor Karen Majewski returned responses this week,...
July 28th, 20210– Hassan F. Abdallah is a candidate for the Dearborn City Charter Commission, a Corporate and Regulatory Compliance Officer and community activist.
On Tuesday, August 3, Dearborn voters will be faced with making several key decisions that will shape the future of the city for many years to come. Voters will be electing a new City...
July 24th, 20210Campaign finance reports show how much candidates in Dearborn’s mayoral race have received and spent in campaign funds through mid July. Dearborn mayoral candidate Gary Woronchak has compiled a summary of each candidate's finances, with numbers rounded up from reports publicly available.
The information is found on Woronchak’s...
July 24th, 20210Four candidates for Hamtramck mayor and eight for City Council are vying for four-year terms and will face off in the Aug. 3 primary election, after which the mayoral race will come down to two candidates and the Council race to six.
The city is also asking voters to decide on a ballot proposal which would increase property taxes to...
July 24th, 20210DEARBORN — With a packed ballot for the August 3 primary, Arab American advocates have been asking the city to offer translated voting material.
On the ballot for the primary election, residents will be narrowing the fields for mayor and City Council and will decide the outcome of proposals asking for a renewal of a six-year...
July 17th, 20210DEARBORN – On Tuesday, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) announced endorsements for the local 2021 primary elections.
Formed in 1998 by a group of Arab American professionals, AAPAC is a non-partisan political organization that encourages Arab American participation in the political process and encourages Arab...
June 27th, 20210DEARBORN — Leslie Herrick is looking to retain her seat on the City Council.
“I am running for re-election to the Dearborn City Council because I’m eager to continue the work I began four years ago when I was first elected by listening to residents, addressing their concerns, delivering first-class services and improving...
June 26th, 20210DEARBORN — Kalette Willis, a Henry Ford College (HFC) student and a Gulf War veteran, has become the first African American woman to run for Dearborn mayor.
Willis, a pioneer resident artist at Eastborn’s City Hall Artspace Lofts, considers herself a liberal artist in residence.
“I am an American soldier, Gulf War Veteran,...
June 16th, 20211DEARBORN — With all seven seats on the City Council up for grabs this election, Councilwoman Erin Byrnes is looking to hold on to her seat by running for re-election.
Having been born and raised in Dearborn, Byrnes went on to graduate from the University of Michigan-Dearborn before going on to graduate school and serving as a...
June 11th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — As one of three mayoral candidates in this year's election, Denise Malinowski-Maxwell has kicked off her campaign with a fundraiser event.
The event was held at the American Legion in Dearborn Heights.
With recent endorsements from the Teamsters 299 and the Region 1A UAW, many members of the community and...
June 3rd, 20210DEARBORN — Financial planner James Parrelly is one of seven people vying for the residents’ votes for mayor in the August 3 primary election and, ultimately, the Nov. 2 general election.
Parrelly had run in the 2017 election, but lost in the primary.
He said he believes he is the thought leader in the campaign.
“I was...
May 27th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Having thought of running for City Council the previous two elections, resident Nancy Bryer has decided now is her time.
Bryer, who earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Washington State University, has been president of the South Dearborn Heights Civic Association for four years.
“I am running...
May 25th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Coming off of his first term on City Council, Councilman Tom Wencel has decided his job is not done and is running for re-election.
“I decided to run for re-election because during my first term on the City Council we have made such tremendous advancements for the residents of Dearborn Heights, and we’re just...
May 25th, 20210DEARBORN — The city clerk’s office is now accepting absent voter ballot applications for the 2021 municipal primary and general elections.
The clerk’s office mailed the applications on May 18.
Clerk George Darany said that more than 14,000 absent voter (AV) ballot applications were mailed so registered voters could request...
May 11th, 20210DEARBORN — As a resident of Dearborn for nearly 40 years, Saeid Alawathi has decided to put his name on the ballot for one of the seven City Council seats up for election.
Alawathi is a Yemeni immigrant who grew up in the Southend of the city before graduating from Fordson High School and later completing his associate degree in...
May 8th, 20211DEARBORN — Longtime resident and social activist Samraa “Sam“ Luqman is seeking one of seven open seats in this year’s election for Dearborn City Council.
“As an active Dearborn resident, I have been advocating for years for my neighborhood of the Southend to be heard,” Luqman said. “To put it simply, I decided to run...
May 8th, 20211DEARBORN — Jon Akkari, an attorney born and raised in Dearborn, is vying for a position on the City Council this year. A primary election is set for Aug. 3, with a crowded field of Council and mayoral candidates.
Akkari is the son of a Lebanese immigrant father and third-generation Dearbornite mother. His father has been a blue...
May 1st, 20210DEARBORN — With all seven seats on the City Council up for grabs in this year’s election, Lola Elzein is one of 18 candidates vying for one of those seats.
Elzein was born and raised in Dearborn and is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and recently earned an MBA from the Ross...
May 1st, 20210DEARBORN— In late February, Khalil Othman was among the first of 19 candidates to announce his bid for a seat on the Dearborn City Council.
“I can best serve the Council because I come from a problem-solver mindset and experience,” Othman said. “Every single issue we have here, I will be advocating for as a core principle I...
April 26th, 20210DEARBORN — In addition to narrowing down their mayor and Council selections, voters will have another big decision in the Aug. 3 primary elections.
Whether the community wants to revise the City Charter or not will be put before voters.
If voters decide that the charter should be revised, a Charter Commission will be established...
April 24th, 20210DEARBORN — With the filing deadline coming to a close, Kamal Alsawafy becomes one of 19 candidates vying for one of seven City Council seats up for grabs.
“What makes me a qualified and unique candidate for Dearborn City Council is my diversified and relevant experience,” Alsawafy said. “Dearborn is a great place to call...
April 23rd, 20211- Ali "Barber Al" Alhashemi withdrew from the race. There are now 18 candidates for the seven city council seats.
DEARBORN — While candidates had until April 23 to withdraw their names from the race, an unofficial list has been announced in Dearborn.
The primary election is scheduled for August 3.
With the retirement of...
