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Angela Calloway
2022 - Present
2026
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Angela Calloway is a member of the Detroit City Council in Michigan, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Calloway is running for re-election to the Detroit City Council to represent District 2 in Michigan. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the primary on August 5, 2025.
Biography
Angela Calloway was born in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree from Spelman College in 1982 and a law degree from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University in 1991.[1]
Calloway has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1][2]
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- AKA, Tau Alpha Omega Chapter
- Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc.
- Detroit Association of Women Club, Inc.
- Greenacres Woodward Civic Association
- National Alumnae Association of Spelman College
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
General election
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General election for Detroit City Council District 2
Incumbent Angela Calloway and Roy McCalister Jr. are running in the general election for Detroit City Council District 2 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Angela Calloway (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Roy McCalister Jr. (Nonpartisan) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 2
Incumbent Angela Calloway and Roy McCalister Jr. defeated Helena Scott in the primary for Detroit City Council District 2 on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Calloway (Nonpartisan) | 44.6 | 7,423 |
| ✔ | | Roy McCalister Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 4,983 |
 | Helena Scott (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 4,254 | |
| Total votes: 16,660 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carnell Lockhart (Nonpartisan)
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2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council District 2
Angela Calloway defeated incumbent Roy McCalister Jr. in the general election for Detroit City Council District 2 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Calloway (Nonpartisan) | 55.1 | 9,970 |
| Roy McCalister Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 8,034 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 87 | ||
| Total votes: 18,091 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Roy McCalister Jr. and Angela Calloway advanced from the primary for Detroit City Council District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Evans (Nonpartisan)
- Jaylin Harris (Nonpartisan)
- Levan Adams (Nonpartisan)
- Andrew Tyus (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
Angela Calloway completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Calloway's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- $600M Property Tax: According to the Detroit News, homeowners were overtaxed $600 million, at minimum, by the City of Detroit in the years following The Great Recession. Our government should uplift our residents, not kick us while we're down.
- City Council vs Detroit Will Breathe: In 2020, the City Council for the City of Detroit voted to sue members of Detroit Will Breathe, an organization dedicated to protesting police brutality and fighting for the neighborhoods.
- Redistribute Detroit Police Department Funds: After speaking with many native Detroiters, redistributing police department funds could prove to be beneficial not only for citizens, but for the officers as well.
Read about it here: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2021/07/30/detroit-charter-plan-seeks-more-task-forces-government-oversight/5430223001/
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Detroit City Council District 2 |
Officeholder Detroit City Council District 2 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Roy McCalister Jr. |
Detroit City Council, District 2 2022–Present |
Succeeded by NA |
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