Yousef Rabhi enters race for Washtenaw County's 11th District
Ann Arbor native and current University of Michigan student Yousef Rabhi formally entered the race as a Democratic candidate for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners 11th District seat on Monday.
Yousef Rabhi poses in front of a building on University of Michigan's Central Campus where he attends classes.
Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com
Rabhi had previously announced intentions to run but did not officially become a candidate until he turned in a nominating petition with more than 100 signatures to the Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office on Monday afternoon.
“I wanted to submit the signatures because I felt that it was a more democratic way to get my name on the ballot, and to show that I already have a strong group of supporters in the community,” Rabhi stated in a press release.
Rabhi considers himself a firm populist and progressive candidate. He says he believes in governmental transparency and continual correspondence between elected officials and the people they represent.
Other candidates expected to run for the 11th District seat include Democrats Mike Fried, Alice Ralph and LuAnne Bullington. Democratic incumbent Jeff Irwin is vacating the seat to run for the state House.
The primary election will be held on Aug. 3, with a general election Nov. 2.
Ryan J. Stanton covers government for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529.
Comments
cinnabar7071
Tue, Feb 9, 2010 : 12:11 p.m.
"Rabhi considers himself a firm populist" Populist were have I heard that word before. He lost my vote already!
Ryan J. Stanton
Tue, Feb 9, 2010 : 9:17 a.m.
We will dig deeper into the issues as we get closer to the election. Stay tuned.
xmo
Tue, Feb 9, 2010 : 8:45 a.m.
Another Democrat running for office, Oh boy! Please interview these canidates and get their positions on the important issues. We have had enough of the vague "hope and change" or "smarter, better" statements for a life time.