Through the primary election on August 2, on every Tuesday and Thursday on the MLC Blog we will be highlighting races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available.

District Overview

The 9^th House District is located in Southeast Michigan in Wayne County, including a small portion of Dearborn and a portion of Detroit.  The district is heavily Democratic, with a base of 95.31%.  As is almost always the case, the Democratic primary is a full race with seven candidates vying for the seat.

Commentary

As is almost always the case, the Democratic primary is a full race with seven candidates vying for the seat.  Current Representative, Harvey Santana, can’t run again due to term limits.  His wife, Sylvia Santana, is one of the candidates in the primary and will benefit from name recognition.  Having served ten years on the Detroit Public School Board, Annie Carter will have the benefit of name recognition and will be known in the community.  The other candidate to watch is Gary Pollard, who has unsuccessfully ran before, given his membership on the Wayne State University Board of Governors.

Democratic Candidates:

• Annie Carter – Member of the Detroit Public Schools District School Board, retired Detroit Public School teacher.
• Tijuana Morris – Retired Detroit police officer, owner of a private investigating firm.
• Alicia Murphy – Property manager and real estate agent.
• William Phillips
• Gary Pollard – Former legislative staffer, Navy Veteran, member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors.
• Regina Ross – Detroit Public School teacher and community activist.
• Sylvia Santana – Financial industry, managing the health of a loan and funding portfolio.

Republican Candidates:

• James Stephens

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