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Christopher Taylor Wins Four-Way Mayoral Primary Race
by P.D. Lesko
Petersen, Briere and Kunselman defeated—Sally Petersen slated to step down in November 2014. Stephen Kunselman says he will not run for re-election in 2015. Liksewise, Sabra Briere has suggested she will not seek…
Ward 1 Council Candidates: Sumi Kailasapathy and Don Adams, Jr.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Sumi Kailasapathy is not employed by U-M. Her husband is employed as a faculty member at Eastern Michigan University. She accepted a $500 donation from a local developer. Her employer is not a city…
Ward 3 City Council Candidates: Bob Dascola and Julie Grand
“I WILL FIGHT for you as hard as I fought to get on the ballot,” said Bob Dascola in his closing statement at the League of Women Voters debate. Dascola faces two other Democrats in the primary election: Julie Grand and U-M student Sam…
Pro-Life, Anti-Marriage Equality Ward 1 Candidate Says He Has Endorsements of Sen. Rebekah Warren and Chris Taylor
by P.D. Lesko
WARD 1 COUNCIL candidate Don Adams, Jr. doesn’t have any endorsers listed on his website, but when asked offered up an impressive list: Mayor John Hieftje, former Ward 1 Council member Sandi Smith, Ward 3 Council member…
Q + A: Ward 3 Candidate Samuel McMullen Wants to Pop Ann Arbor’s Political Bubble
by P.D. Lesko
SAMUEL MCMULLEN IS a local Waldorf school graduate and a U-M sophomore. He remembers Bob Dascola, one of his two opponents in the Ward 3 City Council Democratic primary election. McMullen talks about getting his hair cut…
Mayoral Candidate Briere: Donations and Comportment Trigger Questions
Sabra Briere: Campaigning as “works with everyone”: Has the endorsement of no current Council members. Four current Council members have endorsed against her.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Marijuana entrepreneurs gave over 15 percent…
Mayoral Candidate: Two Interviews With Sally Hart Petersen—Then and Now
"I am running for Mayor of Ann Arbor because it is time for new leadership, new knowledge, skills and abilities to leverage the economic growth ahead of us into improved city services for all residents."—Sally Hart Petersen
POTENTIAL…
Interview: Circuit Court Candidate—Michael Woodyard, The Seasoned Outsider
MICHAEL WOODYARD is either Gandalf or Saruman, it just depends on whom you ask. He challenged Judge Timothy Connors for his seat on the 22nd Circuit Court last year, a seat Connors has either warmed, or filled admirably, depending on whom…
Mayoral Candidate Taylor: OMA Lawsuit, Poor Attendance Record on Council
Christopher Taylor: Campaigning as “collaborative”: Four current Council members endorsed against him.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: U-M employs Taylor’s wife, Eva Rosenwald, full-time. Accepted $4,000 campaign donation from U-M…
Q & A: Washtenaw County Probate Court Candidate Tracy Van den Bergh
TRACY VAN DEN Bergh comes into Sweetwater’s in Kerrytown a bit before 10 a.m. on a Saturday. She’s holding an empty iced coffee and looks casually caffeinated. She’s 44- years-old, and wears her age well. Considering she’s competing in a…