Sherry Gay-Dagnogo
2021 - Present
2028
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Sherry Gay-Dagnogo is an at-large member of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Gay-Dagnogo ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Gay-Dagnogo represented District 8 in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 through 2020.
Elections
2024
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 57,228 |
| ✔ |  | Monique Bryant (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 42,928 |
| ✔ |  | Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 41,181 |
| Sherisse Butler (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 38,351 | ||
| Aliya Moore (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 36,407 | ||
| Boyd White III (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 33,592 | ||
 | Tawanna Simpson (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 27,252 | |
| Nicole Conaway (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 25,167 | ||
 | Toson Jewell-Knight (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 21,996 | |
| Christopher Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 14,498 | ||
| Marie Hill-Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 14,333 | ||
| Victor B. Gibson (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 14,125 | ||
 | Kenneth Snapp (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 12,628 | |
| Eugene Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 12,360 | ||
| Jason Malone (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 10,371 | ||
| Jeremiah Steen (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,036 | ||
| Faustine Onwuneme (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,003 | ||
 | Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 8,187 | |
| Jen Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 7,366 | ||
| Benjamin Royal (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 6,865 | ||
 | Tabrian Joe (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,823 | |
| R. Amir Short (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,914 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 5,803 | ||
| Total votes: 459,414 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaylin Harris (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Gay-Dagnogo received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Shri Thanedar defeated Martell Bivings, Simone Coleman, and Christopher Dardzinski in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shri Thanedar (D) | 71.1 | 166,650 |
 | Martell Bivings (R) | 24.0 | 56,187 | |
 | Simone Coleman (Working Class Party) | 3.8 | 8,833 | |
 | Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 1.2 | 2,769 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 234,444 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lorrie Rutledge (D)
- Anthony Carbonaro (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shri Thanedar | 28.3 | 22,314 |
 | Adam Hollier | 23.5 | 18,517 | |
 | Portia Roberson | 16.9 | 13,318 | |
 | John Conyers III | 8.6 | 6,778 | |
| Sherry Gay-Dagnogo | 8.2 | 6,440 | |
| Sharon McPhail | 6.4 | 5,043 | ||
 | Michael Griffie | 4.6 | 3,636 | |
| Sam Riddle | 2.3 | 1,841 | ||
 | Lorrie Rutledge | 1.2 | 916 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 78,809 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Toni Mua (D)
- Rogelio Landin (D)
- Ralph Godbee Jr. (D)
- Angela McIntosh (D)
- Adrian Tonon (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Martell Bivings advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martell Bivings | 100.0 | 19,618 |
| Total votes: 19,618 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Articia Bomer (R)
- Ramon Jackson (R)
- Vance Patrick (R)
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Christopher Dardzinski advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on July 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Simone Coleman advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on June 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Simone Coleman (Working Class Party) |
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2020
School board election
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonya Mays (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 69,144 |
| ✔ |  | Misha Stallworth (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 66,132 |
| ✔ | | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 53,344 |
 | Iris Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 51,388 | |
 | LaMar Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 39,400 | |
| Bessie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 37,649 | ||
| Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 30,982 | |
| Jermain Jones (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 22,669 | ||
 | Elena Herrada (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 20,258 | |
| Zsa Zsa Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 19,493 | ||
| John Telford (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 15,691 | ||
| Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 15,640 | |
| Terrance Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 15,305 | ||
| Chico Frank Sorrell (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 11,292 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 3,471 | ||
| Total votes: 471,858 | |||
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State legislative election
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
U.S. House
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Rashida Tlaib defeated Sam Johnson and D. Etta Wilcoxon in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rashida Tlaib (D) | 84.2 | 165,355 |
 | Sam Johnson (Working Class Party) | 11.3 | 22,186 | |
 | D. Etta Wilcoxon (G) | 4.1 | 7,980 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 778 | ||
| Total votes: 196,299 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Conyers III (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rashida Tlaib | 31.2 | 27,841 |
 | Brenda Jones | 30.2 | 26,941 | |
 | Bill Wild | 14.1 | 12,613 | |
 | Coleman Young II | 12.5 | 11,172 | |
 | Ian Conyers | 6.6 | 5,861 | |
 | Shanelle Jackson | 5.4 | 4,853 | |
| Total votes: 89,281 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
State House
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Sherry Gay-Dagnogo defeated Valerie Parker in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) | 96.4 | 26,995 |
 | Valerie Parker (R) | 3.6 | 1,022 | |
| Total votes: 28,017 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Sherry Gay-Dagnogo defeated Jasmine Henry, George Etheridge, LaSonya Beaver, and Seydi Sarr in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo | 62.5 | 7,892 |
| Jasmine Henry | 12.9 | 1,624 | ||
 | George Etheridge | 10.6 | 1,333 | |
| LaSonya Beaver | 8.1 | 1,026 | ||
 | Seydi Sarr | 6.0 | 755 | |
| Total votes: 12,630 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8
Valerie Parker advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Parker | 100.0 | 228 |
| Total votes: 228 | |||
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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 Sherry Gay-Dagnogo defeated Jennifer Rynicki in the Michigan House of Representatives District 8 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sherry Gay-Dagnogo Incumbent |
95.77% | 33,270 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Rynicki | 4.23% | 1,470 | |
| Total Votes | 34,740 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Sherry Gay-Dagnogo ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Jennifer Rynicki ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jennifer Rynicki (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo defeated five other challengers in the Democratic primary. Christopher Ewald was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gay-Dagnogo defeated Ewald in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo |
96.8% | 23,008 | |
| Republican | Christopher Ewald | 3.2% | 770 | |
| Total Votes | 23,778 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Sherry Gay-Dagnogo |
45.5% | 4,318 |
| Stacy Pugh | 28.2% | 2,674 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 8.4% | 793 |
| Nichole Hampton | 8% | 760 |
| Mia Grillier | 7.3% | 696 |
| Cyrus Wheeler | 2.7% | 254 |
| Total Votes | 9,495 | |
2012
Gay-Dagnogo ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8. She ran against Mia Grillier, Taryn Jones and David E. Nathan in the Democratic primary on August 7 and was defeated.[8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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David Nathan Incumbent |
44.9% | 4,790 |
| Sherry Gay-Dagnogo | 34.2% | 3,646 |
| Taryn Jones | 10.9% | 1,162 |
| Mia Grillier | 10% | 1,064 |
| Total Votes | 10,662 | |
Campaign themes
2024
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Other survey responses
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2022
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2020
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Gay-Dagnogo's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]
An Education-Driven Platform
- Excerpt: "Education must become our number one priority! As the mom of a Detroit Public Schools K-12 graduate (he is currently attending South Carolina State University) and a certified science teacher with more than seven years of middle school teaching experience with Detroit students, I offer a blended perspective of how to ensure all students reach their true potential."
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Gay-Dagnogo was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Services Committee, Minority Vice Chair
- Insurance Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Families, Children, and Seniors |
| • Financial Services, Vice chair |
| • Insurance |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gay-Dagnogo served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Financial Services |
| • Tourism and Outdoor Recreation |
Sponsored legislation
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ dagnogo4detroit.com, "Platform," accessed July 22, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 8 2015-2021 |
Succeeded by Stephanie Young (D) |
