Click below to see everything we have to offer. Thanedar, an entrepreneur, moved to Detroit from Ann Arbor and was elected in 2020 to Michigan's 3rd House District. Staying current is easy with Crains news delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge.
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View service information and full obituary. Martell Bivings, who is Black, ran unopposed in Tuesday's Republican primary for the 13th District, but is a longshot to win the general election in the heavily Democratic leaning district. William Bill McGuckin was born in Detroit, Michigan on Novemand passed away peacefully on Jsurrounded by his family. Lawrence earlier announced she would not be seeking a fifth term after Southfield was made part of the 12th Congressional District. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Septemto his late parents Theodore and LaVerne Lendeen. The 13th District - redrawn through redistricting after Michigan lost a seat following the census - currently is represented by Brenda Lawrence, a Democrat from the Detroit suburb of Southfield. Gregory Ralph Lendeen, age 62, passed away on July 14, 2022. "Michigan's 13th Congressional district is one of the poorest in the country, and I will fight for economic and racial justice in Congress." "This race was not about me," Thanedar said Wednesday in a statement. Click any region below to see todays obituaries, to search obituaries archives, to post a tribute in a guest book, or to find news. Find all of the latest Detroit, Michigan obituaries, condolences, and death notices from the Detroit Free Press. Diggs was joined in Congress in 1965 by Democrat John Conyers, who retained his congressional seat for more than 50 years.ĭetroit is about 80% Black and all of the other candidates in the primary were Black. Provided by Funeral Directors and Family. Adam Hollier and attorney Portia Roberson.ĭetroit has not been without a Black representative in Congress since before Charles Diggs Jr.
Results from Tuesday's election show Thanedar, an immigrant from India, defeating state Rep. Shri Thanedar won Michigan's 13th Congressional Democratic primary, topping a field of nine candidates in a district that covers most of Detroit and potentially leaving the predominantly Black city next term without Black representation in Congress for the first time since the early 1950s.