Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate eyes run for Detroit mayor
Michigan’s first Black House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, has created a campaign committee to run for mayor of Detroit.
Tate, 43, filed paperwork on Nov. 21 that allows him to begin collecting campaign donations for the 2025 election. He has yet to formally announce his intention to run for mayor, but his inclusion in the race sets up a potential contest for the nonpartisan seat against City Council President Mary Sheffield, Council Member Fred Durhal III, nonprofit CEO Saunteel Jenkins and businessman Joel Haashiim.
Tate, Durhal and Sheffield attended a Monday press conference on Detroit’s eastside celebrating reductions in crime in areas served by ShotStoppers, the city’s community violence intervention program. Tate told BridgeDetroit that he’s focused on finishing this year’s legislative agenda, which includes a bill that would create permanent funding for the crime reduction program, and will discuss his ambitions for mayor at a later date.
Mayor Mike Duggan announced last month that he would not seek re-election after his term ends in 2025. Tate said the opportunity to serve Detroiters is what has him interested in running to replace Duggan.
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