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Revision as of 18:40, 21 September 2013
Michael E. Duggan | |
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| Deputy County Executive | |
| In office 1987–2001 | |
| Prosecutor | |
| In office 2001–20003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Education | Attended University of Michigan, doctorate of jurisprudence |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Website | http://www.dugganfordetroit.com |
Michael E. "Mike" Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American businessman and politician. He is currently a candidate for Mayor of Detroit, Michigan.[1] His campaign has received national attention in part because he would be the first white mayor of the majority African-American city in four decades,[2] and he received 52 percent of the primary vote as a write-in candidate.[3]
Duggan holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School. A Democrat, Duggan was an appointed and elected official in Wayne County, Michigan beginning in 1986. He was deputy County Executive from 1986 to 2001 under Edward H. McNamara and was elected Prosecutor in 2001.[citation needed]
Beginning in 2004, Duggan was president and CEO of the Detroit Medical Center. He was in this position when the formerly nonprofit DMC was sold to publicly traded Vanguard Health Systems in 2010.[4]
He resigned his position at the DMC in 2012 and moved from the suburb of Livonia to the city of Detroit, to run for the office of mayor.[5] However, he failed to qualify for the ballot because he turned in his petition less than a year after establishing residency in the city; if he had waited two more weeks to file, he would have qualified.[6] He mounted a write-in campaign, receiving enough votes in the August primary for his name to be placed on the ballot for the run-off election in November, along with second-place finisher Benny Napoleon.[7]
References
- ^ "Poll: Mike Duggan Leads Race For Detroit Mayor". Huffington Post. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Smith, Jay Scott (5 March 2013). "Mike Duggan: A White Candidate For (Gasp!) Detroit". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ ASSOCIATED PRESS (7 August 2013). "Write-ins dominate Detroit voting". Politico. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Vanguard Set to Acquire Detroit Hospitals". The Wall Street Journal. 31 December 2010.
- ^ Helms, Matt (8 November 2012). "Mike Duggan to step down as DMC chief in pursuit of Detroit mayoral bid". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Staff (28 June 2013). "Mike Duggan will run for Detroit mayor as write-in candidate". WJBK-TV Fox 2. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "How underdog story propelled Mike Duggan to top vote-getter in Detroit primary". Detroit Free Press. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.