Former Gov. candidate Shri Thanedar may run for Detroit state representative
Shri Thanedar, the third-place finisher in the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary election, is setting his sights on a smaller target.
He has moved to the Palmer Woods neighborhood of Detroit and formed a committee to explore the possibility of running for state representative in the 3rd District, in a bid to replace Rep. Wendell Byrd, D-Detroit, who can’t run again because of term limits.
He’s one of three people who have filed to run for the seat, including Detroit residents Al Williams, a Democrat, and Lansing Sanchez-Castillo, who has no party affiliation. With 14 months before the 2020 election cycle, 51 people from all over Michigan have filed to run for seats in the state House of Representatives.
“I want to be an advocate for Detroit in Lansing because if Detroit succeeds, the entire state of Michigan succeeds,” Thanedar said. “We’ve seen a lot of progress in downtown, but the neighborhoods are still hurting.”
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(Detroit Free Press)