It’s easy to forget the race for Detroit mayor is more than a heavyweight contest between Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon and former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan.
Although neither has filed for candidacy yet, they have dominated the headlines.
Now state Rep. Lisa Howze, the first to file for candidacy a year ago, is proving she’s a serious contender. In addition to getting an early start on raising money and shaking thousands of hands, Howze has built a powerful, reputable team that includes former Detroit Police Chief James Barren as senior advisor on crime and law enforcement; retired Deputy Fire Chief Reginald Amos, senior advisor on fire and EMS; and Campaign Director Brandon Jessup, who served as the African-American Vote Outreach Director for Michigan in the Obama for America Campaign.
On Sunday, her campaign made a splash announcement that the first-term legislator has bought space to run a Super Bowl ad on CBS on Feb. 3, six months before the primary election.
Campaign Director Brandon Jessup said “the ad will focus on a brighter future for Detroit and its people.
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The 30-second ad will air during the Super Bowl in Metro Detroit and run during a week-long media campaign.”
If elected, Howze would become the city’s first female mayor.
An accountant with an extensive background in auditing and other financials work, Howze has focused her campaign around fighting crime and fixing the city’s cash-starved budget.
“It will take teamwork and collaboration of concerned residents, churches, business leaders, unions, city employees and government to bring Detroit back to greatness,” Howze said. “While one person alone cannot turn the city around, I humbly accept the responsibility to lead this team effort and create the vision for a better Detroit.”
Also running for mayor is state Rep. Fred Durhal Jr.
To learn more about Howze, check out her campaign’s website.
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Steve Neavling is an investigative journalist and former city hall reporter for the Detroit Free Press. Living on the city’s east side, Neavling explores corruption, civil liberties and the underbelly of an oft-misunderstood city.
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