Mayor John "Jack" B. O'Reilly, Jr. will turn in his petitions to run for his first full term in office today at 4:30pm at the Dearborn City Clerk's Office in the concourse of City Hall. Joining him to show their support will be State Senator Irma Clark-Coleman, State Representative Gino Polidori, County Commissioner Gary Woronchak and representatives of Congressmen John Conyers and John Dingell.As most know, Mayor O'Reilly assumed office after the death of Mayor Michael A. Guido in late 2006. Mayor O'Reilly was elected to a partial term in February 2007 with over 90 percent of the vote in a special election that included 10 other candidates. Before that, of course, he had been City Council president for 17 years, meaning he earned the highest number of votes each of the five times he ran. His father had been Mayor from 1978-1985.
Petitions to run for Dearborn city offices are due on Tuesday, May 12th. At least 100 signatures from registered Dearborn voters must be turned in to qualify to run. The primary is August 4th and the general election is November 3rd.
In addition to the Mayor's race, the election will determine all seven City Council seats and the City Clerk's position. All are four year terms, beginning on Jan. 1, 2010.
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"...Joining him to show their support will be State Senator Irma Clark-Coleman, State Representative Gino Polidori, County Commissioner Gary Woronchak and representatives of Congressmen John Conyers and John Dingell..."
ReplyDeleteWhy? I would think O'Reilly easily will win re-election.
Good point Dearborn Diva, to everyone else but a few he is a 'sure thing'. Sorry but isn't that a little over-casting.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's more about "face time" for the others. It's obvious by their collective track record of non-accomplishments that they probably have nothing better to do.
ReplyDeleteIt's sure seems easy to jab at others' "non-accomplishments" when you're hiding behind an anonymous nickname.
ReplyDeleteNobody's going to touch O'Reilly in this election. Not Doug Thomas. Not Tom Tafelski. Ain't gonna happen. But I wouldn't be surprised to see at least 3 new faces on council.
ReplyDeleteLets hope for 6 new council members, and settle for 4.
ReplyDeleteOh Pat you are a dreamer!!! Even Michigan Ave. Man is pushing it at 3 new faces.
ReplyDeleteI agree Donna. Dearborn voters love nothing more than an incumbent. I'm not sure what you have to do to get voted off council. I'm afraid we'll be seeing the same clowns this time next year.
ReplyDeleteSocial media (Facebook, Twitter) and the Internet will play a role in the city council race for the first time. I am connected with several candidates... Some are doing quite well in reaching online supporters.
ReplyDeleteStandouts:
Rabih Hammoud, 448 members in Facebook Group
Brad Hajec, 317 members in Group
Kristyn Taylor, 160 members in Group
What these candidates have is an easy, free way to promote themselves, grow their constituencies, and update their positions in real-time.
Time alone will tell if this has any real effect come election day, but it is the way of the future, and all candidates would be wise to embrace it.
By the way, this is not an endorsement of any particular candidate, just observations.
I apologize for my premature "non-accomplishments" remark regarding the gang of 5 who showed up for Mayor O'Reilly's filing of his petitions.
ReplyDeleteThe awesome recent accomplishment of one of the 5, Congressman John Conyers, was published this week in the Detroit News.
All of us who are his constituents in Dearborn should be bursting with pride that he has outspent every other member of Congress by at least a 2-1 margin thus far in 2009 for travel expenses, to the tune of $46,000.
What a circus it must have been. Is he the only candidate in Dearborn that travels with an entourage for the press's cameras?
ReplyDeleteNo. He's the only candidate the cameras bother to follow.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see any pictures in the papers or TV.
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