1 week Ago By Peg McNichol
The Aug. 5 primary ballot in some communities reflects an increase in interest in running for local office.In Pontiac, for example, six candidates have filed to run for mayor, up from five in 2021.
In Southfield, three candidates are running for mayor.PontiacSix filed for the Pontiac mayor’s seat being vacated by Mayor Tim Greimel, who is running for the District 10 Congressional House seat.Pontiac’s mayoral candidates:• Gill Garrett, Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy and former school board president.
• Mark E. Holland, Sr., a former city councilman and former deputy mayor who ran for the District 9 commission seat in 2017 and for Pontiac’s school board in 2012.
• Mike McGuinness. Current city councilman and board president.• Deirdre Waterman, former two-term Pontiac mayor.
• Kermit Williams, Oakland Forward’s executive director and former city councilman and board president.• Wendell Woods, former teacherRelated ArticlesEarly voting starts Saturday for a handful of Oakland County communitiesDevelopment on Kmart HQ property in Troy may be in doubtMichigan Supreme Court won’t intervene in divorced couple’s dispute over frozen embryoMichigan Lottery win is no joke for Oakland County manMichigan headed toward worst year for measles in decades, chief medical exec saysThree are running for Pontiac’s new at-large council seat: Adrian Austin, Marcus Bowman; Rev. William Parker, Jr.
, an incumbent councilman; and Sennel K. Threlkeld, an Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy who works in Pontiac.Sixth District candidates are Cassandra Bradford, Regina K.
Campbell and Troy F. Craft. Craft is currently a Pontiac school board trustee.
SouthfieldLong-time Mayor Ken Siver has two opponents for the next 4-year term: Sylvia Jordan who has served 17 years on the council and has previously run for the mayor’s seat, Ryan Foster, who has run for council twice, state senator once and last year campaigned for Congress..
