Sherry Gay-Dagnogo Explained

Sherry Gay-Dagnogo
State House:Michigan
District:8th
Term Start:January 1, 2015
Term End:January 1, 2021
Predecessor:David Nathan
Successor:Stephanie A. Young
Birth Date:30 January 1967
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Children:1
Education:Wayne State University (BS, MEd)

Sherry J. Gay-Dagnogo[1] (born January 30, 1967) is a current Detroit School Board Member elected citywide and a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives who represented the 8th District. The 8th House District includes portions of Northwest Detroit, including the Bethune, Brightmoor, Castle Rouge, College Park, and Grandmont-Rosedale communities. In January 2020, Gay-Dagnogo announced that she was forming a political committee to explore the possibility of running for Mayor of Detroit in 2021.[2]

Personal life

Gay-Dagnogo is former Vice President, of the North Rosedale Park Civic Association.[3]

In 2019, a house owned by Gay-Dagnogo was professionally demolished without her permission and without planning permission. The circumstances surrounding the demolition were initially unclear.[4] Gay-Dagnogo had previously sought quotes from local contractors concerning a potential demolition, but decided to renovate it instead.[5] In October, construction debris from the house were discovered in a landfill in Wayne County, twenty-one miles away from the location of the house.[6] A few days later, the owner of a local trucking company self-identified as the responsible party.[7] [8]

Political career

As of 2018, Gay-Dagnogo has not sponsored a bill that has been signed into law.[9]

Incumbent State Rep. David Nathan defeated Gay-Dagnogo in the 2012 House District 8 Primary Election for the Michigan House of Representatives. Gay-Dagnogo was re-elected in 2014 and 2016.

In 2018, Gay-Dagnogo ran for the House of Representatives after John Conyers Jr. resigned in December 2017 amid allegations of sexual harassment. She later withdrew.

During a reception celebrating Black History Month in February 2020, Gay-Dagnogo lobbied President Donald Trump to grant clemency to Kwame Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit, was convicted of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy in 2013 and sentenced to 18 years in prison.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michigan Committee Statement of Organization . . November 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: State Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo exploring bid for Detroit mayor in 2021. Ferretti. Christine. January 30, 2020. Detroit News. April 6, 2020.
  3. Web site: MIRS Biographical. MIRS.
  4. Web site: Stafford . Kat . State rep's Detroit house mysteriously torn down — and officials don't know why . 2020-04-06 . Detroit Free Press.
  5. Web site: 2019-10-10 . Lawmaker whose house was mysteriously razed sought demolition bids, police say . 2020-03-11 . mlive . en.
  6. Web site: Stafford . Kat . 2019-10-04 . Debris from mysterious Detroit demolition of state rep's home found 21 miles away . 2020-04-06 . Detroit Free Press.
  7. Web site: Stafford . Kat . 2019-10-06 . Trucking company owner named in demolition of state rep's Detroit home . 2020-04-06 . Detroit Free Press.
  8. Web site: Russell . Kim . 2019-12-09 . Man who tore down Detroit lawmaker's house explains why . 2020-04-06 . WXYZ.
  9. Web site: Bills by Sponsor. Michigan Legislature .
  10. Web site: Lawmaker asks Trump for clemency for ex-Detroit mayor. Associated Press. 2020-03-02. Holland Sentinel. 2020-04-06.

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