November 12th, 20210DEARBORN — With a historic election in the books, the voter turnout across the city was surprisingly low in every precinct.
Precinct 32 had the highest voter turnout percentage of 51.11 percent and 441 people voting at the polls, with 252 voters returning their absentee ballots.
Precinct 35 had the second highest voter turnout...
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 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...
February 5th, 20210DEARBORN — Former City Council President Tom Tafelski and financial advisor Jim Parrelly have entered the race for Dearborn mayor, both announcing their intent to run in recent days.
The Dearborn City Clerk’s Office told The Arab American News on Thursday that only Dearborn School Board member Hussein Berry, former Wayne County...
February 1st, 20210DEARBORN — Former State Rep. and Wayne County Commission chairman Gary Woronchak has officially put his name in the running for Dearborn mayor.
Woronchak announced he had filed documents for his candidacy on Monday, Feb. 1, joining State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn), Dearborn Council President Susan Dabaja and Dearborn School...
November 9th, 20180DEARBORN — On Tuesday, long-time real estate associate broker Sam Baydoun was elected to the 13th District Wayne County Commission seat vacated by outgoing Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak. Baydoun ran unopposed and received 30,920 votes.
Woronchak, who mounted an unsuccessful run for State Senate, will step down in...
July 13th, 20181DEARBORN – Several key races are brewing that could alter the course municipalities and the state are taking as they face challenges like improving public education, fixing dilapidated infrastructure and lowering insurance premiums.
After a passionate debate on Tuesday, July 11, The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC)...
June 30th, 20181DEARBORN - Two state senate candidates for the third district, State Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and Wayne County Commissioner Gary Woronchak, are competing in the August Democratic primary to replace term-limited State Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit), who represents a district of about 215,000 residents in Dearborn, Detroit and...
June 9th, 20180DEARBORN — The Michigan Court of Appeals has sided with State Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) in a lawsuit challenging her eligibility to be on the ballot in her run for the third State Senate district this primary election.
Judges Michael Riordan, Christopher Murray and Cynthia Stephens decided unanimously on June 6 that Wayne...
June 1st, 20180DEARBORN — A lawsuit to remove State Rep. Sylvia Santana from the ballot in her run for the third State Senate district this primary election is moving to the Michigan Court of Appeals, after a Wayne County Circuit Judge ruled in Santana's favor on March 29.
The seat is currently held by State Sen. Morris Hood and encompasses...
May 11th, 20180DETROIT — On Thursday, May 10, the Wayne County Commission approved a resolution introduced by Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn) recognizing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins May 16.
Woronchak continued a tradition he established several years ago of commemorating the start of Ramadan each year with a...
May 4th, 20180DEARBORN — A Dearborn resident is challenging State Representative Sylvia Santana’s eligibility to run for the third State Senate district, alleging that she has not paid late filing fees from her last election before filing to run this year.
If confirmed, Santana’s name could not appear on the ballot this November.
The third...
February 23rd, 20180I want to give back to all of you. I truly believe that there is no greater calling than public service. I want the opportunity to fight for you.
DEARBORN — More than 500 people attended the first fundraising dinner for long-time real estate broker Sam Baydoun, who recently announced his bid for the Wayne County Commission seat being...
January 26th, 20180DETROIT — On Jan. 22, Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans announced before a crowd of more than 100 supporters at the Samaritan Center on the city's east side that he'd seek a second term.
"You find a way to make chicken pie out of chicken feathers," Evans said about his first term. "That's what we did, we took chicken feathers...
January 26th, 20180DEARBORN — Dearborn Real Estate associate broker and businessman Sam Baydoun announced that he will seek the Wayne County Commission seat being vacated by Chairman Gary Woronchak, who has opted against seeking another term on the county's governing board and will instead run for an open seat in the State Senate. Woronchak represents...
January 24th, 20181DEARBORN, Mich. – Dearborn Real Estate associate broker and businessman Sam Baydoun announced today that he will seek the Wayne County Commission seat being vacated by Chairman Gary Woronchak, who has opted to against seeking another term on the county's governing board and will instead run for an open seat in the State Senate....
January 12th, 20180DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has announced her endorsement of Gary Woronchak for the State Senate in the Third District.
"Gary Woronchak understands the challenges my office faces in fighting crime and will be an advocate to help us meet those challenges as a state senator," Worthy said. "He has demonstrated...
December 8th, 20170On Wednesday, Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East condemned the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region and Palestinians said Washington was abandoning its leading role as a peace mediator.
The European Union and United Nations also voiced alarm at President Trump's decision to...
November 15th, 20170DEARBORN — On Thursday, Nov. 2, Wayne County Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn) announced he won’t be seeking reelection, after being unopposed for reelection in 2014 and 2016, he plans to run for the third state Senate District in 2018.
The district encompasses Dearborn and Melvindale and includes a portion of...
