{"id":5979,"date":"2022-05-12T15:14:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T19:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2022-05-23T18:55:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:55:13","slug":"the-candidates-for-wayne-county-commissions-2022-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/the-candidates-for-wayne-county-commissions-2022-election\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candidates for Wayne County Commission&#8217;s 2022 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Simon Albaugh \u2013 Yemeni American News<\/p>\n<p>Wayne County, Mich. \u2013 The Wayne County Commission is the main legislative body for county-wide initiatives. Setting county-wide laws, providing legislative oversight and allocating county funds for services are just some of the ways the County Commission serves its constituents.<\/p>\n<p>With the 2022 Midterm election, the Wayne County Commission could change entirely. In Dearborn, Hamtramck and Detroit, the mix of those seeking re-election on the commission and new politicians putting their name onto the August Primary ballot will define this race.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of candidates for Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park and Dearborn\u2019s County Commission candidates. A complete list of candidates for every race is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynecounty.com\/elected\/clerk\/election-information.aspx\">Wayne County Clerk\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">District Two \u2013 Detroit<\/p>\n<p>Willie Burton \u2013 While on the Board of Police Commissioners in Detroit, Burton was a vocal critic of facial recognition software, even filing a lawsuit after being removed from the meeting when he vocalized his criticism. His current term with the Board of Police Commissioners is set to end in 2026, it looks like he\u2019s vying for County Commission instead.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan C. Kinloch \u2013 Serving as president of a media and public policy consulting company, Kinloch is simultaneously running for his second term on the Wayne County Commission. Previously, Kinloch has been elected to the Detroit Board of Education and other elected offices.<\/p>\n<p>Also running in this district is Matthew Johnson. No public information was immediately available on this candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">District Three \u2013 Detroit \/ Hamtramck \/ Highland Park<\/p>\n<p>Armani Asad \u2013 A former Hamtramck City Council candidate, his campaign missed the cutoff for moving past the primary election for Hamtramck City Council.<\/p>\n<p>LaMar Lemmons \u2013 Lemmons formerly served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010. According to his archived legislative profile, he\u2019s worked on initiatives like youth homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Alsomiri \u2013 Serving a current term until 2024 as a Hamtramck City Councilmember, Alsomiri is active in the city\u2019s Yemeni American Community.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Alasri \u2013 A Yemeni American activist, advocate and politician, Alasri serves as chairman of the Yemeni American Political Action Committee based in Metro Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>Sigmunt John Szczepkowski \u2013 A reoccurring candidate for State Representative, previous wayne county commission races and the Detroit City Council. Szczepkowski has a felony conviction which he told the Detroit News stemmed from defense during a break-in.<\/p>\n<p>Martha G. Scott \u2013 Currently serving her sixth term on the Wayne County Commission, Scott is a former Michigan State Senator and has worked on initiatives like Veteran\u2019s affairs and elderly welfare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">District 7 \u2013 Detroit \/ Melvindale<\/p>\n<p>Alisha Bell \u2013 The only candidate in the county commission\u2019s District 7, Bell was first elected to the commission in 2002. When first elected, she was the youngest African American woman to be elected to the commission. Now serving as Chair of the Wayne County Commission, she plays an incredibly active role in county affairs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">District 13 \u2013 Dearborn \/ Allen Park<\/p>\n<p>Abdullatif Al-Jahmi \u2013 A real-estate agent in Dearborn, Al-Jahmi is originally from Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Baydoun \u2013 Incumbent for the Wayne County Commission\u2019s 13<sup>th<\/sup> District, Baydoun also serves Dearborn as an accomplished real-estate agent.<\/p>\n<p>Also running are Anne F. Clark and Mohammad Mubarak. No public information is immediately available on those two candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>With primary elections approaching for the 2022 Midterms, the Yemeni American News will be providing detailed views of the every race. Stay tuned for more election coverage. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class='clear '><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Simon Albaugh \u2013 Yemeni American News Wayne County, Mich. \u2013 The Wayne County Commission is the main legislative body for county-wide initiatives. Setting county-wide laws, providing legislative oversight and allocating county funds for services are just some of the ways the County Commission serves its constituents. 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