The 1st Ward race for the Ann Arbor City Council leaves voters with a choice between a 26-year-old tennis coach and a 45-year-old accountant from Sri Lanka. No matter who wins between Eric Sturgis and Sumi Kailasapathy, there'll be a new face on council later this year, as incumbent Sandi ...
With Tuesday's filing deadline only days away, candidates for the Ann Arbor City Council are lining up and making their campaigns official. Vivienne Armentrout, who is running as a Democrat in the 5th Ward, filed on Thursday. Her opponent in the August primary, Chuck Warpehoski, filed on Wednesday.
Related story: Warpehoski pulls petitions in 5th Ward as Ann Arbor City Council races take shape Sandi Smith announced today she will not seek re-election to the Ann Arbor City Council this year, leaving open the 1st Ward seat she's held since 2008. Smith, a local real estate professional, cited ...
(This story has been updated to reflect information from campaign finance reports filed by John Hieftje, Jack Eaton, Lou Glorie. Glorie filed her report late today. Eaton filed his report shortly before the county clerk's office closed on Thursday, but due to a lag on the county's part it was ...
Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje and three of his colleagues on the City Council declared victory Tuesday night over a slate of candidates who were hoping to oust them. The challengers waged an aggressive campaign during the last few months, but it was clear when the polls opened Tuesday morning ...
The polls are open in Ann Arbor, and voters are speaking. So far, they appear to be saying they want to keep Mayor John Hieftje and all three incumbent Ann Arbor City Council members who are up for reelection today in office.
What's at stake in Tuesday's Democratic primary election? The future of Ann Arbor, say the candidates running for city offices. A slate of four challengers headed up by mayoral candidate Patricia Lesko is hoping to overthrow Mayor John Hieftje and three council members, claiming the incumbents have mismanaged the city's ...
Voters in Ann Arbor's 1st Ward will decide next Tuesday between two Ann Arbor City Council candidates with vastly different perspectives and priorities. Sandi Smith, who was first elected two years ago, is seeking reelection. She's a University of Michigan graduate and local real estate professional with a long history ...
Three challengers seeking election to the Ann Arbor City Council went head-to-head with the incumbents in a debate this week, saying the quality of life in Ann Arbor is starting to slip. "Ann Arbor is great, but it sure is declining," said Sumi Kailasapathy, an accountant who is running against ...
The local and statewide chapters of the Sierra Club are backing an unofficial slate of candidates hoping to oust incumbent Ann Arbor City Council members in the Aug. 3 primary. Both the Huron Valley Group and the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club announced they are supporting Patricia Lesko for mayor, ...
Sumi Kailasapathy says she's not buying the argument that Ann Arbor is doing well just because it's better off than other cities in Michigan. "Ann Arbor has a different economy," she said. "So it's kind of a moot point to keep saying we are better. It's like saying, 'Oh, George ...
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