DEI Comes Back to Bite Incumbent Dem Shri Thanedar

DEI Comes Back to Bite Incumbent Dem Shri Thanedar

Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., says he is devoted to addressing “systemic inequities” that affect “marginalized communities” like black Americans. Black Americans, however, just sent Thanedar packing. Michigan’s 13th district includes portions of Detroit in Wayne county. The county has a 37.6% black population — the highest percentage of black residents of any county in the...

Socialist Upset Jolts Congressional Primary

Detroit Democrats just replaced an impeachment-happy incumbent with a democratic socialist, and that choice will echo far beyond one blue House seat. Story Snapshot Donavan McKinney, a democratic socialist, defeated Congressman Shri Thanedar in a tight Democratic primary. The win came in a safely Democratic district, meaning McKinney is overwhelmingly likely to go to Congress....

Thanedar ousted in primary; transit millage approved

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers Incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-13th District) was defeated in the Aug. 4 primary election, narrowly losing to state Rep. Donavan McKinney’s 57,714 votes (51.9 percent) to 53,494 votes (48.1 percent). McKinney will face Republican T.P. Nykoriak, who ran unopposed in the primary, in November. In the U.S. Senate […]