January 20th, 20220DEARBORN — On Jan. 15, Abdullah H. Hammoud took the oath of office with his wife by his side and was sworn in with a copy of his family’s Quran.
The ceremony also included the swearing in of all seven City Council members, Clerk George Darany and all nine members of the Charter Revision Commission.
After the ceremony, Hammoud...
October 17th, 20210DEARBORN — Jamil Khuja, who just recently earned endorsements from AAPAC, ACTPAC and AMPAC, is running for the Charter Revision Commission.
“I ran for the charter commission because I care about Dearborn and want improvement in our city government,” Khuja said. “My wife and I graduated from Dearborn Public Schools. She now...
October 17th, 20210DEARBORN — Having lived and/or worked in Dearborn almost all of his life, Glenn O’Kray is hoping to serve the community by being elected to the Charter Revision Commission.
O’Kray is a retired director of financial aid and adjunct instructor at Henry Ford College, where he served for 45 years.
He has also held leadership...
October 17th, 20210DEARBORN — Albert Abbas, a dedicated father of four, is campaigning to become one of nine members of the Charter Revision Commission.
Abbas has lived in Dearborn for his entire life and has had a residence in every corridor of the city. His wife, Joanne, is a nurse practitioner, proudly serving in the Dearborn Public School...
October 16th, 20210DEARBORN —Sharon Dulmage, a former School Board member, is hoping to continue to serve the community on the Charter Revision Commission.
Married to a lifelong Dearborn resident, Dulmage and her husband raised their children in the city that she herself has called home since 1963.
Dulmage attended Henry Ford College, Detroit...
October 13th, 20210DEARBORN — Kimberly Ismail, a lifelong resident and active volunteer for at least 20 years, is campaigning to be elected to the Charter Revision Commission.
Ismail has worked in the Dearborn Public School System for more than 15 years and is the founder of Speak Hope Walk for Hunger, an organizing campaign that supports refugee...
October 9th, 20210DEARBORN — As a resident for nearly 35 years, Laura Dudgeon is hoping to earn one of the nine seats on the Charter Revision Commission.
Dudgeon chose Dearborn as the place to raise her young son and because of the schools, the pools, the parks and the location.
She has found that Dearborn's best asset is the...
October 2nd, 20210DEARBORN — Michael Kuentz, a freelance photographer for the city of Dearborn, is campaigning to be one of nine mebers elected to the Charter Revision Commission.
Kuentz, a resident for more than 20 years, is a photographer and video producer, freelancing for the city and the Press & Guide and producing videos for the...
September 27th, 20210DEARBORN — Despite retiring from the city of Dearborn as the treasurer and finance director after 26 years of service, Jim O’Connor still wants to serve the city in other ways.
O’Connor is one of 22 candidates running for nine seats on the Charter Revision Commission.
He grew up in Dearborn and went on to graduate from Edsel...
September 27th, 20210DEARBORN — Mansour Sharha, who is currently serving as a Library Commissioner, is campaigning to earn one of nine seats on the Charter Revision Commission.
Sharha, a husband and father of four, has lived in Dearborn for more than 17 years with his family and is an activist, leader and mentor to young professional groups, including...
September 19th, 20211DEARBORN — Having experience on one city commission already, Gail Walls is looking to bring her experience to the Charter Revision Commission.
Walls, who has lived in Dearborn for the past 33 years, has worked and raised her family in the city. She has worked for Ford Motor Company for 34 years in purchasing as a buyer and a...
September 14th, 20210DEARBORN — Mark Dawdy, a lifelong resident of Dearborn and a Fordson High School alumni, has announced his candidacy for the Charter Revision Commission.
Dawdy has been married to his wife, Diane, for 32 years and has two children through adoption.
After graduating from Fordson, Dawdy went on to Henry Ford College before...
September 11th, 20210DEARBORN — Hussein Hachem, the founder and CEO of Educare Student Services and the What’s Up Media Network, is vying for a seat on the Charter Revision Commission.
Voters approved the creation of the Charter Revision Commission during the Aug. 3 primary and now have to pick nine members in the Nov. 2 general election.
Hachem,...
September 11th, 20210DEARBORN — Cheryl Hawkins, a resident for more than 35 years and a mother of two, is looking to earn a seat on the Charter Revision Commission.
With bachelor's and master’s degrees in occupational therapy and a PhD in education, Hawkins considers herself a life-long learner.
Hawkins recently retired from Schoolcraft College...
August 28th, 20210DEARBORN — Community member, artist, activist and researcher Elizabeth Bailey has announced her candidacy for the Dearborn Charter Revision Commission.
Residents voted in the Aug. 3 primary for the establishment of a Charter Revision Commission and now will have to select nine commissioners in the Nov. 2 general...
July 30th, 20210DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned the decisions of lower courts and ordered a proposed revision of Detroit’s city charter to appear on the August 3 ballot.
Usually a charter amendment proceeds to the ballot after earning approval from the governor and is rejected for the ballot if the governor vetoes it, but in...
