Ninth district Congressman wins on support of Oakland County, according to reports.
U.S. Rep. Gary Peters won the Democratic Party's nomination for the 14th District Congressional seat Tuesday in the only state race between two incumbent Congressmen. The Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday night that Peters, a representative currently serving the 9th district, won on the strength of overwhelming support in Oakland County over second-place U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke. Peters, originally of Bloomfield Township, was switched from the 9th District to the 14th after redistricting. He defeated a crowded field including Clarke, Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, former state Rep. Mary Waters of Detroit, and retired magistrate Bob Costello of Detroit. The redistricted 14th drew controversy in the weeks leading up to redistricting for …
Five of the six candidates for the 14th Congressional district spoke Sunday amid talk of 'racist rhetoric,' according to Detroit Democrat.
SOUTHFIELD — Each of the candidates for the 14th Congressional district seat in this year's election agreed in support of federal legislation to help Detroit, except for U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke, who announced Friday plans to skip ensuing debates due to "racist rhetoric." Democrats U.S. Rep. Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township, Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, former state Rep. Mary Waters of Detroit, and retired magistrate Bob Costello of Detroit and Republican John Hauler of Grosse Pointe Woods spoke at the League of Women Voters-sponsored event Sunday at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Clarke, of Detroit, said in a statement Friday that he would not participate due to "racist rhetoric and race-baiting." The statement did not specify a …
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Bob Carr
5:10 pm on Saturday, July 7, 2012
A while ago, I wrote Rep. Clarke, Rep. Dingell, Sen. Levin and Pres. Obama regarding an issue that should have been right up their alley. Pres. Obama replied with a generic form letter so devoid of any content whatsoever that it looked more like something out of SNL than the DNC, Sen. Levin replied with a form letter that was on topic but seemed to assume that he could safely presume that his … more ›