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Former Detroit City Council President Saunteel Jenkins Explores Mayoral Run

Aug 28, 2024 | 10:52 AM


DETROIT, Aug. 28, 2024 ~ Former Detroit City Council President Saunteel Jenkins is exploring a campaign to become the city’s next mayor.

Jenkins was elected to the council in 2009, later leaving in 2014 to run The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW), a nonprofit that helps people pay their utility bills. She joins current City Council President Mary Sheffield in exploring a run for mayor in 2025, though it is unclear if current Mayor Mike Duggan will run.

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Aug. 28, 2024 ~ Former Detroit City Council President Saunteel Jenkins has launched an exploratory committee to consider a run to become the next mayor of Detroit. Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Jenkins about what her mayoral administration would focus on, while Mayor Mike Duggan has not announced his reelection plans.

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