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Candidate For Mayor of Detroit - Lisa Howze
Source: HuffingtonPost

Former State Rep. Lisa Howze is a lifelong Detroiter with a
background in accounting. She declared her candidacy for
mayor in 2012. Her platform is focused on public safety,
better city management and improving Detroit's economy.
During her time in the state House, she was a primary
sponsor of the successfully passed House Bill 4596, which
forbids faulty credit information from being used to determine
insurance rates. Howze also voted against the former
emergency manager law, Public Act 4. She has disputed
claims by Gov. Snyder's Detroit Financial Review board that
total the city's long term debt at $14 billi on. Howze places the
city's short-term financial liabilities at around $2 billion,
according to the Detroit Free Press, and says they can be
managed without the appointment of an emergency manager.

Mayor Dave Bing
Source: HuffingtonPost

Dave Bing was elected as Mayor of Detroit during a special 2009
election and later went on to win the position in a general
election. On May 14, 2013, he announced he would not run for
reelection.
During his time in office, he has overseen the development of the
monumental Detroit Future City strategic framework, a 50-year
vision plan for the city put together by his Detroit Works think
tank.
In addition, he's presided over the city during a time of severe
financial turmoil, which he has cited in defense of his decision to
make drastic budget cuts to public safety, transportation,
recreation and other city services. His administration has also
seen a high rate of turnover for city officials.