Sherry Gay-Dagnogo

Sherry Gay-Dagnogo
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byDavid Nathan
Succeeded byStephanie A. Young
Personal details
Born (1967-01-30) January 30, 1967 (age 57)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationWayne State University (BS, MEd)
WebsiteCampaign website

Sherry J. Gay-Dagnogo[1] (born January 30, 1967) is a current Detroit School Board Member elected citywide and a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives who represented the 8th District. The 8th House District includes portions of Northwest Detroit, including the Bethune, Brightmoor, Castle Rouge, College Park, and Grandmont-Rosedale communities. In January 2020, Gay-Dagnogo announced that she was forming a political committee to explore the possibility of running for Mayor of Detroit in 2021.[2]

Personal life

Gay-Dagnogo is former Vice President, of the North Rosedale Park Civic Association.[3]

In 2019, a house owned by Gay-Dagnogo was professionally demolished without her permission and without planning permission. The circumstances surrounding the demolition were initially unclear.[4] Gay-Dagnogo had previously sought quotes from local contractors concerning a potential demolition, but decided to renovate it instead.[5] In October, construction debris from the house were discovered in a landfill in Wayne County, twenty-one miles away from the location of the house.[6] A few days later, the owner of a local trucking company self-identified as the responsible party.[7][8]

Political career

As of 2018, Gay-Dagnogo has not sponsored a bill that has been signed into law.[9]

Incumbent State Rep. David Nathan defeated Gay-Dagnogo in the 2012 House District 8 Primary Election for the Michigan House of Representatives. Gay-Dagnogo was re-elected in 2014 and 2016.

In 2018, Gay-Dagnogo ran for the House of Representatives after John Conyers Jr. resigned in December 2017 amid allegations of sexual harassment. She later withdrew.[2]

During a reception celebrating Black History Month in February 2020, Gay-Dagnogo lobbied President Donald Trump to grant clemency to Kwame Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit, was convicted of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy in 2013 and sentenced to 18 years in prison.[10]

Electoral history

2012 Michigan 8th House District Primary Election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Nathan 4,790 45
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 3,647 34
Democratic Taryn Jones 1,162 10
Democratic Mia Grillier 1,064 9
2014 Michigan 8th House District Primary Election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 4,318 45
Democratic Stacy Pugh 2,674 28
Democratic Muhsin Muhammad 793 8
Democratic Nichole Hampton 760 8
Democratic Mia Grillier 696 7
Democratic Cyrus Wheeler 254 2
2014 Michigan 8th House District General Election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 23,008 96
Republican Christopher Ewald 770 3
2016 Michigan 8th House District General Election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 33,270 95
Republican Jennifer Rynicki 1,470 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michigan Committee Statement of Organization". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Ferretti, Christine (January 30, 2020). "State Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo exploring bid for Detroit mayor in 2021". Detroit News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "MIRS Biographical". MIRS.
  4. ^ Stafford, Kat. "State rep's Detroit house mysteriously torn down — and officials don't know why". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lawmaker whose house was mysteriously razed sought demolition bids, police say". mlive. October 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Stafford, Kat (October 4, 2019). "Debris from mysterious Detroit demolition of state rep's home found 21 miles away". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Stafford, Kat (October 6, 2019). "Trucking company owner named in demolition of state rep's Detroit home". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Russell, Kim (December 9, 2019). "Man who tore down Detroit lawmaker's house explains why". WXYZ. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Bills by Sponsor". Michigan Legislature.
  10. ^ "Lawmaker asks Trump for clemency for ex-Detroit mayor". Holland Sentinel. Associated Press. March 2, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - August 7th, 2012". Michigan Department of State. August 7, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  12. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - August 5th, 2014". Michigan Department of State. August 5, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 4th, 2014". Michigan Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 8th, 2016". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2017.