MI-13: 'Taking our seat back': Black leaders in Wayne Co. back McKinney.(D) over Thanedar (D) for Congress

Several prominent Black elected Democrats from Wayne County threw their support behind state Rep. Donavan McKinney Tuesday in his bid to unseat a fellow Democrat in Congress, two-term U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar.

The group includes Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, Wayne County Commission Chair Alisha Bell and former U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Southfield, who indicated they are uniting behind McKinney in hopes of restoring Black representation from Detroit in Congress.

"I've been advocating for at least four years for a change ― a change in an African American to lead the 13th Congressional District," Evans said during a news conference at the coffee shop Sip Detroit.

"With Donavan, it's about working people. It's about understanding that you have to connect with the communities that you serve. The big problem we have now is that connection is not there. I mean, it's nowhere near there," Evans added.



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