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Dennis Black (Michigan)

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Dennis Black was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 6 of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Black's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

End state takeover

  • Excerpt: "My mission is to reverse the destructive policies implemented by emergency managers across the state and to pursue and support current lawsuits that looks to recover damages incurred while under emergency management."

Mass incarceration

  • Excerpt: "The policies and legislation that i [sic] intend to immediately introduce will cap the prison population,and [sic] drastically reduce the budget and re-invest in Detroit Public Schools and a state wide re-entry program, emphasizing on skilled trade apprenticeships in green manufacturing."

Jobs and Detroit's economy

  • Excerpt: "My primary goal in my first two years, if elected your State Representative of District 6 is to bring revenue to the City of Detroit and jobs to YOU. With my experience working on the Budget, Finance and Audit committee of City Council, I have a in-depth understanding of the current state of city finances, the lingering implications of bankruptcy, and what I believe some of the best ways for the native Detroiters of this city to make our own comeback."

Environmental injustice

  • Excerpt: "I will work relentlessly in destroying the Marathon and DTE fossil fuel fossil fuel [sic] monopoly in the city of Detroit and Michigan that continues to kill people of color."

Elections

2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.

Incumbent Stephanie Chang defeated Attie Pollard in the Michigan House of Representatives District 6 general election.[2]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Chang Incumbent 92.52% 26,301
     Republican Attie Pollard 7.48% 2,125
Total Votes 28,426
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 6 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Chang Incumbent 70.82% 5,276
     Democratic Dennis Black 7.50% 559
     Democratic Donnie Malone 1.48% 110
     Democratic Dwayne Redding 1.87% 139
     Democratic David Sanchez 6.51% 485
     Democratic Casondria Walker-Keith 5.05% 376
     Democratic Deirdre Jackson 6.78% 505
Total Votes 7,450


Attie Pollard ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 6 Republican primary.[3][4]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Attie Pollard  (unopposed)

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dennis Black for State Representative, "On the Issues," accessed June 22, 2016
  2. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016


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