Tate weighing run for Detroit mayor
(Gongwer News Service) — House Speaker Joe Tate has taken the first step toward a potential run for Detroit mayor.
The paperwork to form a committee for a potential mayoral campaign was filed last week with the Wayne County Clerk’s Office. The committee will allow Tate (D-Detroit) to hire staff and raise money.
“I’m focused on my job as speaker of the House, where we have a lot of important work to do in the coming weeks,” Tate said in a statement on Monday. “I’m considering all my options and how I can best serve our community, and I plan to discuss my next steps in January.”
Detroit city elections take place next November. If Tate were to be elected, he would take office as mayor in January 2026, halfway through the term for the 103rd Legislature.
Tate is the fifth person to form an exploratory committee to run for mayor of Michigan’s largest city. Current Mayor Mike Duggan announced last month that he is not seeking a fourth term. His term ends in 2025, and he is widely expected to run for governor, though Duggan hasn’t made any announcements.
If Tate decides to run for mayor, he will be the second sitting House member next term seeking office in local government. Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit) announced recently that she’s running for Detroit City Council. There was a similar situation during the first half of the current term when former Rep. Kevin Coleman and former Rep. Lori Stone announced that they were running for mayor of Westland and Warren, respectively, shortly after winning reelection to the House. Both won their races, which triggered a special election and deprived Democrats of their two-person majority for the first four months of 2024.
The paperwork to form a committee for a potential mayoral campaign was filed last week with the Wayne County Clerk’s Office. The committee will allow Tate (D-Detroit) to hire staff and raise money.
“I’m focused on my job as speaker of the House, where we have a lot of important work to do in the coming weeks,” Tate said in a statement on Monday. “I’m considering all my options and how I can best serve our community, and I plan to discuss my next steps in January.”
Detroit city elections take place next November. If Tate were to be elected, he would take office as mayor in January 2026, halfway through the term for the 103rd Legislature.
Tate is the fifth person to form an exploratory committee to run for mayor of Michigan’s largest city. Current Mayor Mike Duggan announced last month that he is not seeking a fourth term. His term ends in 2025, and he is widely expected to run for governor, though Duggan hasn’t made any announcements.
If Tate decides to run for mayor, he will be the second sitting House member next term seeking office in local government. Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit) announced recently that she’s running for Detroit City Council. There was a similar situation during the first half of the current term when former Rep. Kevin Coleman and former Rep. Lori Stone announced that they were running for mayor of Westland and Warren, respectively, shortly after winning reelection to the House. Both won their races, which triggered a special election and deprived Democrats of their two-person majority for the first four months of 2024.
NAPD?hosts ‘Women’s Virtual Conference’ Dec. 5-7
The National Association for Public Defense will conduct its “Women’s Virtual Conference: We Are The One’s We’ve Been Waiting For” online Thursday through Saturday, December 5-7.
The conference welcomes attendees to gather for advocacy, encouragement, empowerment, training workshops, development, networking, and renewal.
The event invites speakers who have been historically marginalized by age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, sexual identity, education, national origin, or any other distinguishing characteristic or trait. The goal of this event is to uplift marginalized perspectives within the public defense community.
The gathering is for all individuals, in all job titles, and practitioners who work or support public defense: attorneys, paralegals, core staff, social workers, trainers, policy advocates, and more. Law students are also encouraged and invited to join.
Additional information and online registration is available at https://publicde fenders.us/event/napd-womens-virtual-conference.
The conference welcomes attendees to gather for advocacy, encouragement, empowerment, training workshops, development, networking, and renewal.
The event invites speakers who have been historically marginalized by age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, sexual identity, education, national origin, or any other distinguishing characteristic or trait. The goal of this event is to uplift marginalized perspectives within the public defense community.
The gathering is for all individuals, in all job titles, and practitioners who work or support public defense: attorneys, paralegals, core staff, social workers, trainers, policy advocates, and more. Law students are also encouraged and invited to join.
Additional information and online registration is available at https://publicde fenders.us/event/napd-womens-virtual-conference.
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