Elections
Elections
Among my biggest disappointments in politics
December 14th, 20180 The other day, a friend asked what surprised me most about politics. This may seem strange, but I’d never really thought about the question. My response was...
Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson announces transition team
November 24th, 20180 LANSING— Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson has announced her transition committee, which will guide her preparation to assume the role of Michigan’s chief...
The real midterm elections wave wasn’t blue, it was Muslim
November 22nd, 20180 The Muslims are no longer coming—they are here! Well, in reality Muslims have been in America and contributing to it even before the nation was formed, since......
Mississippi Senate race may be defining moment for Black voters
November 17th, 20180 JACKSON, MS — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R-MS) remark to a colleague that “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row” puts the...
Dana Nessel announces her transition team, including two Arab Americans
November 13th, 20180 LANSING - Michigan Attorney General-elect Dana Nessel recruited a team of experts to assist with the transition as she prepares to take office as Michigan’s 55th......
Michiganders had highest turnout in five decades for midterm elections
November 12th, 20180 DEARBORN - Around 4.3 million Michiganders cast their ballots on Tuesday — more than 1 million more than the last gubernatorial election in 2014 — a surge that...
Women win both Michigan Supreme Court seats
November 12th, 20180 LANSING— Elizabeth T. Clement, who was snubbed by her own Republican party, and Megan Cavanagh, a Democratic nominee for the state's highest court, rode the pink wave......
Stabenow defeats James, retains her seat in the U.S. Senate
November 11th, 20180 LANSING— Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow defeated her Republican challenger, John James, a 37-year-old Farmington Hills businessman, by the smallest margin...
Republicans keep majorities in Michigan’s House and Senate, despite Democrats’ gain
November 11th, 20180 LANSING — Michigan Republicans will retain majorities in the Michigan House and Senate despite losing seats to Democrats in Tuesday's election, stopping a blue wave......
Rashida Tlaib wins U.S. House seat in landslide, defeats Jones’ write-in campaign
November 10th, 20180 DETROIT — Rashida Tlaib will be one of two Arab American and Muslim women ever to be elected to Congress after winning the seat of former U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr....
Donna Shalala second Lebanese American woman to enter Congress
November 9th, 20181 FLORIDA – Democratic candidate Donna Shalala won the seat vacated by retiring Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, with 51.7......
Sam Baydoun wins seat on the Wayne County Commission
November 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, long-time real estate associate broker Sam Baydoun was elected to the 13th District Wayne County Commission seat vacated by outgoing Commission...
Arab Americans win in Northville and Crestwood, but lose in Dearborn School Board races
November 9th, 20183 DEARBORN — In a dramatic contrast, all five Arab American candidates failed in the Dearborn Board of Education race on Tuesday, while other Arab Americans scored......
Voters pass all three state-wide proposals
November 9th, 20180 LANSING — All three of the statewide proposals in Michigan passed on Tuesday, November 6. Proposal One, which legalized recreational marijuana for adults, passed...
For Democrats, U.S. House win moves Pelosi back to center stage
November 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON — Now that the Democrats have won control of the U.S. House of Representatives, they need to choose a leader and that means solving one of their toughest......
Dearborn voters renew Henry Ford College millage by wide margin
November 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — Voters living in the Dearborn Public School District approved on November 6 the renewal of a Henry Ford Community College millage for five years, starting...
Here are some facts about this midterm elections
November 6th, 20180 Control of both houses of the U.S. Congress and 36 state governorships are at stake in Tuesday’s elections, which are widely viewed as a referendum on Republican......
Trump agenda at stake as voters decide control of U.S. Congress
November 6th, 20180 WASHINGTON - American voters will decide whether Trump’s Republicans maintain their grip on the U.S. Congress, or if Democrats can slow the president’s agenda after...
Worthy endorses Wilder for Michigan Supreme Court
November 4th, 20180 DETROIT – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy issued a statement endorsing Justice Kurtis Wilder for election to Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 6. "On......
Go to the polls on Nov. 6 and cast your vote
November 2nd, 20180 On Tuesday, November 6, the Arab American community must rise to the challenge and exercise their right and duty to vote. Now more than ever Arab American voters are...
Poll: Schuette and GOP gaining ground on Whitmer
October 29th, 20180 DETROIT— According to a new poll commissioned by the Detroit Free Press and its media partners, Democratic leads over Republicans in the Michigan races for governor......
Opponents of Michigan pot legalization proposal speak out
October 28th, 20180 DETROIT — Community leaders and advocacy groups voiced during a news conference Tuesday their opposition to a measure on the Nov. 6 ballot that asks Michigan voters to...
This is why Arab Americans should vote YES on Proposal 18-3
October 26th, 20180 For too long the Arab American voice on Election Day in Southeast Michigan and in cities like Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck in particular has been muted.......
