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"Millionaire Rep. Shri Thanedar Under Fire: Black Dems Want Their Seat Back in Michigan’s 13th District
DETROIT, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – 70-year-old U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar – Detroit’s Democratic millionaire-turned-U.S. congressman – is facing a primary challenge from two Black Democrats who want to restore Black representation to Detroit.
Challenging Thanedar is not just about policy differences; it’s about representation, authenticity, and a community demanding its voice back from this incumbent who won his seat in a nine-way primary in 2022 with only 28.3% of the votes. According to the Associated Press, that victory in Detroit, as well as his re-election in 2022 – in a city that is 80% Black – left the community without Black congressional representation for the first time in over 70 years.
State Rep. Donavan McKinney, 32, of Detroit, has entered the race for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, joining 39-year-old former state Senator and U.S. Army veteran Adam Hollier. Hollier had planned to challenge incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar in 2024 but was knocked off the ballot after failing to submit enough valid signatures – a discovery sparked by a challenge from Thanedar. Hollier’s attorney slammed the outcome as “voter suppression” at the time. Hollier is currently campaigning on issues like lead pipe removal, boosting literacy in Detroit schools, and creating a Black equity fund."
www.michigannewssource.com
Seems racist to me. He won the election. What's these racist Democrats' problem?
DETROIT, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – 70-year-old U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar – Detroit’s Democratic millionaire-turned-U.S. congressman – is facing a primary challenge from two Black Democrats who want to restore Black representation to Detroit.
Challenging Thanedar is not just about policy differences; it’s about representation, authenticity, and a community demanding its voice back from this incumbent who won his seat in a nine-way primary in 2022 with only 28.3% of the votes. According to the Associated Press, that victory in Detroit, as well as his re-election in 2022 – in a city that is 80% Black – left the community without Black congressional representation for the first time in over 70 years.
State Rep. Donavan McKinney, 32, of Detroit, has entered the race for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, joining 39-year-old former state Senator and U.S. Army veteran Adam Hollier. Hollier had planned to challenge incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar in 2024 but was knocked off the ballot after failing to submit enough valid signatures – a discovery sparked by a challenge from Thanedar. Hollier’s attorney slammed the outcome as “voter suppression” at the time. Hollier is currently campaigning on issues like lead pipe removal, boosting literacy in Detroit schools, and creating a Black equity fund."
Millionaire Rep. Shri Thanedar Under Fire: Black Dems Want Their Seat Back in Michigan’s 13th District
DETROIT, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – 70-year-old U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar – Detroit’s Democratic millionaire-turned-U.S. congressman – is facing a
Seems racist to me. He won the election. What's these racist Democrats' problem?
