March 9th, 20180DEARBORN — He'd never thought politics would be in the cards for him, but Abdul El-Sayed is the first Democratic candidate to submit required signatures to the state, inching closer, aspiring to become Michigan's first Arab and Muslim American governor.
On March 6, El-Sayed, 33, a physician and epidemiologist and former director of...
March 9th, 20180DETROIT — Thousands of people attended the sanctuary of Detroit's Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on March 3 to hear from four of the gubernatorial candidates. According to Miunited.org, Democrats Bill Cobbs, Abdul El-Sayed and Gretchen Whitmer were joined by Republican Patrick Colbeck in discussions about criminal justice reform,...
February 9th, 20180This gubernatorial election has a pool of Democratic candidates who represent a diverse range of backgrounds, including an Arab American, an African American and an Indian American. If any of them are elected, it would be first for the state.
The fourth and leading candidate, Gretchen Whitmer, would be the state's second woman...
January 5th, 20180Questions:
1. Where did you celebrate?
2. What is your personal New Year's resolution?
3. What are your hopes for the New Year?
Bill Bazzi
Dearborn Heights City Councilman
1. Celebrated with friends and family
2. To be the best I can be, and as I promised residents when I ran for election, to represent them and to do...
January 5th, 20180Here's our 2017 year-in-review of the most important news and developments as reported by The Arab American News locally, nationally and internationally.
Community and local
1. Former Dearborn City Clerk Kathy Buda was convicted on embezzlement charges, after clerk office employees reported suspicions she was stealing cash from fees...
December 22nd, 20171ANN ARBOR — Optimism echoed through the University of Michigan's Union Rogel Ballroom on December 16, as speeches from Abdul El-Sayed, Linda Sarsour and Winnie Wong inspired attendees at a town hall event.
More than 100 students and citizens filled the second floor ballroom during finals week to hear the speeches from El-Sayed, a...
November 28th, 20170I am running for Governor to make Michigan the most prosperous state in the nation
LANSING — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is running for governor, he announced on his website early Tuesday morning.
"I am running for Governor to make Michigan the most prosperous state in the nation," he wrote. "I represent a new generation, and in a time...
March 4th, 20170
DETROIT— On Saturday, February 25, Former Detroit Public Health Director Abdul El-Sayed officially announced his candidacy for governor. He made his announcement under Eastern Market Shed No. 2 before supporters, a broad and diverse congregation that included family and friends.
El-Sayed, a Democrat, thanked family members and...
February 10th, 20170
DETROIT— Public Health Director Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, told local media outlets that he plans to resign and run for governor in the 2018 election.
"Right now, I'm focused on taking care of our health department to make sure that I leave it better than how I found it and to make sure the transition is smooth," he...
