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4 Detroit City Council Members Are Not Running For Reelection In August

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(CBS DETROIT) - Four out of nine Detroit City Council members are not running for reelection, including Council President Brenda Jones.

At least 45 candidates are running to fill up the city council seats.

Of the 45 candidates, five are incumbents: pro tem Mary Sheffield, at large member Janeé Ayers, James Tate of District 1, Roy McCalister Jr. of District 2, and Scott Benson of District 3.

Besides Jones, incumbents not running for reelection are District 4 member André L. Spivey, District 6 member Raquel Castañeda-López and District 7 member Gabe Leland.

Two seats are at large and seven are district-based.

The election primary is scheduled for August 3.

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First published on April 27, 2021 / 11:14 PM EDT

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